Abortion Opinion Research in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Review of the Literature

Yam, Eileen A.; Dries-Daffner, Ingrid; García, Sandra G.

doi:10.1111/j.1728-4465.2006.00102.x

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“…We hope that our study will contribute to increased awareness of the scale of the problem and political willingness to address it, for which there is public support in Latin America. 36 …”

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Clandestine induced abortion: prevalence, incidence and risk factors among women in a Latin American country

Bernabé‐Ortiz¹,

White²,

Cárcamo³

et al. 2009

Canadian Medical Association Journal

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“…We hope that our study will contribute to increased awareness of the scale of the problem and political willingness to address it, for which there is public support in Latin America. 36 …”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Clandestine induced abortion: prevalence, incidence and risk factors among women in a Latin American country

Bernabé‐Ortiz¹,

White²,

Cárcamo³

et al. 2009

Canadian Medical Association Journal

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“…Rather, opinions lie somewhere in the middle, and individuals condition their opinion on abortion based on circumstances (Blake and Del Pina 1981;Cook, Jelen, and Wilcox 1993;Yam, Garcia, and Dries-Daffner 2006). Often, the issue of blame or culpability is considered when people form their opinions on abortion.…”

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Women’s opinions on the legalisation of abortion in Chile 2009–2013

Palermo

Erazo²,

Pinochet

2015

Culture, Health & Sexuality

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Chile is one of only four countries in the world where there is no explicit legal exception to prohibitions on abortion, and where the criminalisation of abortion endangers women's health and may be misaligned with public opinion. In this study we explored attitudes towards the legalisation of abortion and differences in levels of support across time. Among Chilean women in 2009 and 2013, we examined: (1) an additive index indicating support for legalisation of abortion in several situations and (2) support for each situation separately. We investigated the demographic characteristics associated with support for legalisation using multivariate regression. Over 70% of women supported the legalisation of abortion in cases of risk to the woman's life, rape and foetal malformation, and support was higher in 2013 compared to 2009 (β = 0.28; 95% CI: 0.12, 0.44). Women with increasing education and those attending church services less frequently were more likely to support the legalisation of abortion (β = 0.27; 95% CI: 0.11, 0.43), while those affiliated to a religion other than Catholicism (β = - 0.32; 95% CI: - 0.48, - 0.16) were less likely to do so. Our study is the first to examine public opinions on abortion in Chile and differences in levels of support across time periods. Results indicate that current policies may not reflect trends in public opinion.

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“…Abortion has been investigated in comparative Latin American studies and about 4.2 million abortions were conducted in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2008, mainly in South America (Kulczycki, 2011), causing more than 1,000 deaths and 500,000 hospitalizations per year. Despite the existence of legal restrictions, most people in Latin America (Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, and Colombia) support abortion under a greater number of circumstances than are permitted (Yam, Dries-Daffner, & Garcia, 2006).…”

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Couple and family relationships in Latin American social comparative studies

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Couple and family relationships have changed in different aspects in the recent history of Latin America. This paper reviewed comparative studies on couple and family relationships in Latin America published between 2001 and 2015. These studies used data from different countries. The contents analyzed in these investigations were divided in five main themes: (a) family size, structure and diversity; (b) couple and family internal dynamics, including couple and family formation and dissolution, gender and social roles, social care and protection, and couple and family violence; (c) couple, family and health; (d) couple, family and education; and, (e) couple, family and economy. Although comparative studies in Latin America are based mainly on data from national censuses and have a demographic approach, the comparative perspective is proposed as an important mean for the integration of diverse disciplines and the development of international cooperation in studies about couple and family in Latin America. Macro and micro perspectives, as well as quantitative and qualitative data, may complement each other and contribute to a more integrated knowledge about couple and family relationships in the region. Couple and family internal structure and dynamics are related to Latin American society and culture in diverse ways. Some possibilities and suggestions for future investigations are also presented.Keywords: couple, family, comparative studies, Latin America Interpersona, 2016, Vol. 10(2), 109-124, doi:10.5964/ijpr.v10i2.259 Published (VoR): 2016-12-23.*Corresponding author at: Av. Fernando Ferrari, 514. Vitória, ES/Brazil, 29075-910. E-mail: agnaldo.garcia@uol.com.br This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.Interpersonal relationships, including couple and family relationships, are fundamental for the social structure and dynamics of Latin American societies. In order to have a deeper and wider perspective of Latin American relationships, this paper reviews publications comparing data from different Latin American countries in themes related to couple and family relationships. This paper extends previous analysis made on friendship in comparative investigations in Latin America (Garcia, Bucher-Maluschke, Pérez-Angarita, & Pereira, 2016). Our assumptions are based on Hinde's (1997) contributions to relationship description and analyses. Hinde states that scientists should consider different levels of complexity, such as interactions, relationships, groups, as well as the environment and social and cultural structures. Therefore, a wide review of comparative Latin American family and couple studies may integrate data from different levels, including demographic, cultural, historical and social aspects of couple and family relationships.However, comparative studies about Latin A...

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Abortion Opinion Research in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Review of the Literature

Cited by 36 publications

References 25 publications

Clandestine induced abortion: prevalence, incidence and risk factors among women in a Latin American country

Clandestine induced abortion: prevalence, incidence and risk factors among women in a Latin American country

Women’s opinions on the legalisation of abortion in Chile 2009–2013

Couple and family relationships in Latin American social comparative studies

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