Introduction -- Global gag rule: politics and scope -- U.S. assistance for family planning : history and objectives -- Fertility and contraceptive use -- Global abortion policies and practices -- Impact of the global gag rule : new estimates -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary
This book supports three important messages: the global gag rule has failed to achieve its goal of reducing abortions; there is no definitive relationship between restrictive national abortion laws and abortion rates; and the 2017 expansion of the global gag rule will adversely affect a dashboard of health indicators
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on December 07, 2018)