Clandestinaje legal: el aborto en Puerto Rico de 1937 a 1970 / Legal status: the abortion in Puerto Rico from 1937 to 1970
P. R. health sci. j
;
17(1): 15-26, mar. 1998.
Article
in Spanish
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RESUMO
The essay discusses abortion in Puerto Rico from 1937 to 1970, concentrating in its legal status as well as its social practice. The research documents the contradictions between the legality of the procedure and a social practice characterized by secrecy. The essay discusses the role of the Clergy Consultation Service on Abortion in promoting the legal practice of absortion in Puerto Rico. It also discusses the ambivalent role of medical doctors who, despite being legally authorized to perform abortions to protect the life and health of women, refused to perform the procedure arguing abortion was illegal. The essay concludes with a brief discussion on perceptions of illegality regarding abortion, emphasizing the contradictions between the practice of abortion and that of sterilization in Puerto Rico
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Index:
LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Abortion, Criminal
/
Abortion, Legal
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
/
Pregnancy
Country/Region as subject:
Caribbean
/
Puerto Rico
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
P. R. health sci. j
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
1998
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
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