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Abortion Resource Center |
January 22, 2007, marked the 34th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion in the United States. This decision is the centerpiece of abortion law in the US. Essentially, by handing down Roe, the Court recognized that a decision whether or not to terminate a pregnancy should reside with a woman, not the government or politicians.
The Abortion Resource Center includes important information about legislation and advocacy on this topic and important facts about abortion in the US and abroad. |
The clinical research featured below encompasses the most recent developments in reproductive health. To learn more on how to best read and interpret the findings from clinical research, see In Brief: Interpreting Research Studies from the Guttmacher Institute.
Bautista C, Mejia A, Leal L, Ayala C, Sanchez J, Montano S. Prevalence of lifetime abortion and methods of contraception among female sex workers in Bogota, Colombia. Contraception. 2008 March; 77(3): 209-213
Brown JS Jr, Adera T, Masho SW. Previous abortion and the risk of low weight and preterm births. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 2008;62:16-22.
Carbonell JL, Torres MA, Reyes P, Ortega L, García-Gallego F, Sánchez C. Second-trimester pregnancy termination with 600-μg vs. 400-μg vaginal misoprostol and systematic curettage postexpulsion: a randomized trial. Contraception. 2008 January;77(1): 50-55.
Cervical preparation for second-trimester surgical abortion prior to 20 weeks of gestation. Contraception. 2007 Dec;76(6):486-95. Epub 2007 Nov 9.
de Crespigny LJ, Savulescu J. Pregnant women with fetal abnormalities: the forgotten people in the abortion debate.Medical Journal of Australia. 2008 Jan 21; 188(2):100-3.
Espey E, Ogburn T, Leeman L, Nguyen T, Gill G. Abortion education in the medical curriculum: a survey of student attitudes. Contraception. 2008 March; 77(3): 205-208.
Foster G, Jackson R, Cosby K, Weitz T, Darney P, Drey E. Predictors of delay in each step leading to an abortion. Contraception. 2008 April; 77(4): 289-293.
Gate EM, et al. Counselling of complications of termination of pregnancy within a single Trust setting. J Fam Plann Reprod Health Care. 2007 Jul;33(3):203-4.
Lawton B, Rose S, Bromhead C, Gaitanos L, MacDonald E, Lund K. High Prevalence of Mycoplasma genitalium in women presenting for termination of pregnancy. Contraception. 2008 April; 77(4) 294-298.
Masch R, et al. The effect of consolidation of abortion services on patient outcomes. Contraception. 2008 January;77(1): 60-63.
Romero I, Turok D, Gilliam M. A randomized trial of tramadol versus ibuprofen as an adjunct to pain control during vacuum aspiration abortion. Contraception. 2008 January;77(1): 55-59.
Sedgh G, et al. Induced abortion: estimated rates and trends worldwide. The Lancet. 2007 Oct; 370:1338-1345.
Tupper C, et al. Setting up an outpatient service for early medical termination. J Fam Plann Reprod Health Care. 2007 Jul;33(3):199-202.
Turok D, et al. Second trimester termination of pregnancy: a review by site and procedure type. Contraception. 2008 March; 77(3): 155-161.
