"Abortion, Legal" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Termination of pregnancy under conditions allowed under local laws. (POPLINE Thesaurus, 1991)
| Descriptor ID |
D000029
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.520.050.055
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| Concept/Terms |
Abortion, Legal- Abortion, Legal
- Abortions, Legal
- Legal Abortion
- Legal Abortions
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Abortion, Legal" by people in this website by year, and whether "Abortion, Legal" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Abortion, Legal" by people in Profiles.
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Adolescents and Abortion Restrictions: Disproportionate Burdens and Critical Warnings. J Adolesc Health. 2023 08; 73(2):221-223.
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Pregnancy in Patients With Advanced Heart Failure: Impact of Overturn of Roe v Wade Ruling. JACC Heart Fail. 2023 03; 11(3):362-364.
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Abortion as Essential Health Care and the Critical Role Your Practice Can Play in Protecting Abortion Access. Obstet Gynecol. 2023 02 01; 141(2):419-420.
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Why the Post-Roe Era Requires Protecting Conscientious Provision as We Protect Conscientious Refusal in Health Care. AMA J Ethics. 2022 09 01; 24(9):E906-912.
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Who loses access to legal abortion with a 6-week ban? Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2022 Nov; 227(5):777-780.
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Forced Parental Involvement in Youth Abortion Creates Obstacles to Access, Even With Judicial Bypass. J Adolesc Health. 2021 01; 68(1):5-6.
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Distance to an Abortion Provider and Its Association with the Abortion Rate: A Multistate Longitudinal Analysis. Perspect Sex Reprod Health. 2020 12; 52(4):227-234.
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Supporting Women at the Time of Abortion: A Mixed-Methods Study of Male Partner Experiences and Perspectives. Perspect Sex Reprod Health. 2018 06; 50(2):75-83.
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Attitudes toward Abortion among Providers of Reproductive Health Care. Womens Health Issues. 2016 Sep-Oct; 26(5):511-6.
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Factors influencing parental involvement among minors seeking an abortion: a qualitative study. Am J Public Health. 2014 Nov; 104(11):2207-11.