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Faúndes, Aníbal, 1931-

The human drama of abortion : seeking a global consensus / Anibal Faundes, Jose Barzelatto.

1st ed.

Nashville, Tenn. : Vanderbilt University Press, 2006.

xxii, 200 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Deeply touched by the tragedies of botched abortions that they witnessed as medical students and young physicians in Chile in the 1970s and later around the world, the authors have attempted in this book, to establish a framework for dialogue to replace the polarization that exists today.

Abortion -- Cross-cultural studies.

Unwanted pregnancy -- Cross-cultural studies.

Birth control clinics.

Medical policy.

Unwanted pregnancy.

Women's rights.

Abortion.

Family planning services.

Cross-cultural studies.

Barzelatto, J. (José)

Drama do Aborto. English

Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-193) and index.

Translated from the Portuguese.

Listening to women: why they have abortions -- The meaning of words -- The magnitude of induced abortion -- Consequences of unsafe abortion -- Why women get pregnant when they do not want to -- Why is a pregnancy so unwanted that it ends in abortion? -- Conflicting values faced by health professionals -- Religious values -- Ethical values -- Values as reflected in law -- How to decrease the number of abortions -- How to reduce the human, social, and economic cost of abortions -- The paradox: rejecting abortion and opposing the prevention -- How to reach a consensus on abortion.

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