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(Birth Control) and Family Planning".
Contraception (birth control)
is a regimen of one or more actions, devices, or medications followed in
order to deliberately prevent or reduce the likelihood of a woman
becoming pregnant or giving birth. Therefore contraception is the
utilization of various and sundry surgical procedures, devices,
practices, agents, or drugs with the intention of preventing conception
or impregnation (pregnancy). Methods and intentions typically termed
birth control may be considered a pivotal ingredient to family
planning. Birth control is a controversial political and ethical
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Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning |
| From abortion to contraception in Romania. |
| WORLD HEALTH. 1991 Nov-Dec;:22. |
| The experiences of Romania show that legal decrees will not deter a woman determined to end her pregnancy, and |
| that it is easier to switch from illegal to legal abortion than it is to introduce the practice of modern contraception. |
| On Christmas Day 1989, Romania abrogated a 1966 that banned abortion and all modern contraceptive methods. |
| Through the 1966 law, the former regime had hoped to raise the birth rate, which at the time stood at 15.6/1000. |
| Succeeding briefly, the law ultimately failed to its objective, since by 1985 the birth rate had fallen to the initial 1966 |
| level. If year following the abrogation of the decree, 992,265 abortions were carried out, 92% of them legally. The |
| number of abortions is expected to top 1 million in 1991. Maternal death due to abortion has fallen by more than |
| 60%. Romania has also witnessed the establishment of the Society for Education in Contraception, a private family |
| planning association. UN and donor assistance has begun to arrive in Romania. 20,000 women attended family |
| planning clinics in 1990, a figure that increased to nearly 50,000 in 1991. Nonetheless, the case of Romania |
| illustrates the complexities involved in introducing the practice of modern contraception. In addition to commitment |
| from national authorities, setting up a program of modern contraception will require the following: convincing |
| physicians and clients as to the superiority of contraception over abortion; ensuring the training of health |
| professionals; developing public information programs; creating acceptable conditions for women to seek services; |
| and making contraceptives available and affordable. In order to facilitate the transition from abortion to |
| contraception, UNFPA and the WHO have initiated an emergency family planning program. (PubHealth.info |
| Document ID: CONT3T 2532-06) |
| PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "From abortion to contraception in Romania.", is(are) |
| Pierotti D. The source of this article is "WORLD HEALTH. 1991 Nov-Dec;:22.". This article was published in 1991 in |
| English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT3T 2532-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: |
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