Summary: By Corinne Whitaker and Adrienne Germain (African Journal of Reproductive Health, Vol. 3, No. 2, October, 1999, Benin City, Nigeria: Women's Health and Action Research Centre). Invited editorial co-authored by IWHC Senior Program Officer for Africa and IWHC President that describes the scope of the problem of unsafe abortion in Africa and outlines several possible approaches to solving it (4 pages).

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Summary: By Ruth Dixon-Mueller (Studies in Family Planning, Vol. 24, No. 5, 1993, New York: Population Council). Literature review commissioned by IWHC and the Working Group on Sexuality and Gender (IWHC and the Population Council). Explores the importance of sexuality and gender-based power relations to reproductive health policies and programs (13 pages).

Abortion Policy and Women's Health in Developing Countries

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Summary: By Ruth Dixon Mueller (International Journal of Health Services, Vol. 20, No. 2, 1990, New York: Baywood Publishing). This paper, commissioned by IWHC, draws on presentations given at the IWHC-sponsored Christopher Tietze International Symposium, "Women's Health in the Third World: The Impact of Unwanted Pregnancies," Brazil, 1988 (17 pages).

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