Denial of abortion rights as a form of ill-treatment or torture by Pau Pérez-Sales, Sara Lopez-Martin

“…Subsequently, an analysis is presented of the extant data on legislation by country, statistics on unsafe abortion and evidences on the relationship between abortion and mental health. In the second section, the text reviews the legal grounds for two situations: firstly, the denial of health services in relation to the termination of pregnancy as cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment; and secondly, those cases in which the denial of abortion could constitute a violation of the Convention against Torture. …”
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Any better? A follow-up content analysis of adolescent sexual and reproductive health inclusion in Global Financing Facility country planning documents by Ulla Walmisley, Mary V. Kinney, Joël Arthur Kiendrébéogo, Yamba Kafando, Asha S. George

“…Related conditions, such as fistula, abortion, and mental health, were insufficiently addressed. …”
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