2011
DOI: 10.1111/j.1728-4465.2011.00277.x
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Patient Characteristics and Service Trends Following Abortion Legalization in Mexico City, 2007–10

Abstract: Legal abortion services have been available in public and private health facilities in Mexico City since April 2007 for pregnancies of up to 12 weeks gestation. As of January 2011, more than 50,000 procedures have been performed by Ministry of Health hospitals and clinics. We researched trends in service users' characteristics, types of procedures performed, post-procedure complications, repeat abortions, and postabortion uptake of contraception in 15 designated hospitals from April 2007 to March 2010. The tre… Show more

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“…Algunos opinan que el programa es empleado como mé-todo anticonceptivo, aun cuando datos publicados sobre abortos reiterados en la SSDF informan una tasa de repetidoras inferior al 2% (11).…”
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“…Algunos opinan que el programa es empleado como mé-todo anticonceptivo, aun cuando datos publicados sobre abortos reiterados en la SSDF informan una tasa de repetidoras inferior al 2% (11).…”
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“…El personal de trabajo social realiza el estudio socioeconómico para determinar el costo del procedimiento, basándose en el "tabulador de cobro de derechos por los servicios médicos" de la SSDF (3). Los lineamientos establecen que la consejería y la provisión de méto-dos anticonceptivos, excepto el dispositivo intrauterino (DIU) y la ligadura de trompas (11), estén a cargo primordialmente del personal de enfermería (3). Las trabajadoras sociales proporcionan consejería para reducir la carga de trabajo de las enfermeras.…”
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“…Currently, 71% of abortions 5 are medical abortions, and approximately 80% of women take up post-abortion contraception. 6 Protection of life from the moment of conception The 16 Mexican states that amended their constitutions between 2008 and 2009 to protect life "from the moment of conception" were part of a national backlash to prevent the expansion of legal grounds for abortion, ensure that decriminalization of abortion did not occur outside of Mexico City and limit women's reproductive rights in Mexico. The language of these 16 law reforms are not identical, however.…”
Section: The Regulation Of Abortion In Mexicomentioning
confidence: 99%