Do you understand what it means to abort? An approach to the information requirements of the Women's Right to Know Act

This article is a scientific descriptive study of the information requirements prior to any legal practice of abortion, as stipulated by the Womens' Right to Know Act -rules enacted by different States in the U.S.A. to ensure protection ofboth access to a fully Inform...

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Autor: Velazco Ramos, Carmen Beatriz
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:Perú
Institución:Universidad Femenina del Sagrado Corazón
Repositorio:Revistas - Universidad Femenina del Sagrado Corazón
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.revistas.unife.edu.pe:article/434
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.unife.edu.pe/index.php/personayfamilia/article/view/434
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Informed consent
Abortion counseling
Prenatal Life
Abortion
Medical Procedure
GestationalAge
Biolaw
Pregnancy
Ultrasound
Bioethics
Consentimiento informado
Asesoramiento para el aborto
Vida prenatal
aborto
acto médico
edad gestacional
Bioderecho
Embarazo
Ultrasonido
Bioética
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Sumario:This article is a scientific descriptive study of the information requirements prior to any legal practice of abortion, as stipulated by the Womens' Right to Know Act -rules enacted by different States in the U.S.A. to ensure protection ofboth access to a fully Informed Consent ofwomen and the legitimate interest in prenatal lije of the State. In a context that favors the practice of abortion, either by way of legalization or decriminalization, our objective is to introduce the reader to the specific issues around the decision to abort. Adequately knowing such issues enables to weigh deeply the importance of information in the decision making process of those seeking an abortion.  Given the complexity of the issue, we refiect briefly on the consideration of abortion as a medical procedure and the use of the legal concept of informed consent in this practice.