An examination of legality of global abortion services and the genesis of public policy

IF 1.4 3区社会学 Q2 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Business and Politics Pub Date : 2023-01-10 DOI:10.1017/bap.2022.23

Laurel A. Steinfield, Girish Ramani, R. Hill, Rehana Paul

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Abstract

Abstract Legality of abortion has been one of the most controversial political initiatives in modern times, which also impacts the healthcare delivery system especially for women. The debate often devolves into disagreement on either access to services on demand from healthcare providers or service refusal regardless of the circumstances. However, the reality is different from this bipolar conversation. Instead, it varies depending upon location of the potential abortion recipient and a host of factors associated with nation-states. Thus, our purpose is to reveal different legislative protocols that lead to or inhibit availability of this aspect of women's reproductive rights, and to empirically determine what are the underlying series of factors that drive these policy decisions. Together they reveal a complex mosaic of fundamental principles that are rarely considered when formulating public policy. We hope our research across nations will help healthcare providers and policy makers recognize the genealogy of options and opportunities as they continue to debate abortion's provision to women within healthcare systems.

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审查全球堕胎服务的合法性和公共政策的起源

堕胎的合法性一直是现代最具争议的政治举措之一，这也影响了医疗保健服务系统，特别是对妇女。辩论往往演变为在获得医疗保健提供者要求的服务或无论情况如何都拒绝服务方面的分歧。然而，现实与这种两极对话不同。相反，它取决于潜在堕胎接受者的位置以及与民族国家相关的一系列因素。因此，我们的目的是揭示导致或抑制妇女生殖权利这方面可用性的不同立法协议，并通过经验确定驱动这些政策决定的一系列潜在因素。它们共同揭示了在制定公共政策时很少考虑的复杂的基本原则。我们希望我们跨国家的研究将帮助医疗保健提供者和政策制定者认识到选择和机会的谱系，因为他们继续辩论堕胎在医疗系统内提供给妇女。

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Business and Politics Social Sciences-Political Science and International Relations

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16.70%

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