Clinical course in women undergoing termination of pregnancy within the legal time limit in French-speaking Switzerland

Perrin, Eliane; Berthoud, Marianne; Pott, Murielle; Toledo Vera, Anna G; Perrenoud, David; Bianchi-Demicheli, Francesco

doi:10.4414/smw.2011.13282

Scientific article

English

Clinical course in women undergoing termination of pregnancy within the legal time limit in French-speaking Switzerland

ContributorsPerrin, Eliane; Berthoud, Marianne; Pott, Murielle; Toledo Vera, Anna G; Perrenoud, David; Bianchi-Demicheli, Francesco

Published inSchweizerische medizinische Wochenschrift, vol. 141, w13282

Publication date2011

Abstract

In 2002, Swiss citizens voted to accept new laws legalising the termination of pregnancy (TOP) up to 12th week of pregnancy. As a result the cantons formulated rules of implementation. Health institutions then had to modify their procedures and practices.

Keywords

Abortion, Legal/economics/methods/statistics & numerical data
Adolescent
Adult
Clinical Protocols
Decision Making
Female
Humans
Pregnancy
Questionnaires
Switzerland
Time Factors
Young Adult

Affiliation entities

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de pédiatrie, gynécologie et obstétrique

Research groups

Organisation de la fonction sexuelle humaine (692)

Funding

Swiss National Science Foundation - DORE Fund No 13DPD3-108465

Citation (ISO format)

PERRIN, Eliane et al. Clinical course in women undergoing termination of pregnancy within the legal time limit in French-speaking Switzerland. In: Schweizerische medizinische Wochenschrift, 2011, vol. 141, p. w13282. doi: 10.4414/smw.2011.13282

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Identifiers

PID : unige:29196
DOI : 10.4414/smw.2011.13282
PMID : 22009758

Journal ISSN0036-7672

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Clinical course in women undergoing termination of pregnancy within the legal time limit in French-speaking Switzerland

In 2002, Swiss citizens voted to accept new laws legalising the termination of pregnancy (TOP) up to 12th week of pregnancy. As a result the cantons formulated rules of implementation. Health institutions then had to modify their procedures and practices.

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