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Abstract
The serious health and social consequences of adolescent pregnancy call for the examination of the laws that affect adolescents' access to contraception and abortion. The general law of any country relating to the availability, sale, or distribution and financing of contraceptives affects adolescents. Similarly, a country's general law on abortion applies to adolescents faced with unwanted pregnancy and affects them accordingly. In addition, special legislation relating to adolescents, particularly legislation or court decisions concerning parental consent for contraception or abortion for a minor, has an important influence on the access that sexually active young people have to services.Entities:
Keywords: Genetics and Reproduction; Legal Approach; Abortion Law; Abortion, Induced; Adolescent Pregnancy; Adolescents; Adolescents, Female; Advisory Services; Age Factors; Behavior; Confidential Information; Contraception; Contraceptive Availability--legal aspects; Contraceptive Distribution--legal aspects; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Developing Countries; Distributional Activities; Family Planning; Family Planning Policy; Fertility; Fertility Control, Postconception; Financial Activities; Financing, Government; Informed Consent; Legislation; Organization And Administration; Parents; Policy; Political Factors; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Population Law; Population Policy; Pregnancy; Premarital Pregnancy; Premarital Sex Behavior; Program Activities; Programs; Reproduction; Reproductive Behavior; Sex Behavior; Social Policy; Youth
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Year: 1985 PMID： 4060209
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Stud Fam Plann ISSN： 0039-3665