Title: Survey of laws on fertility control: country profiles.

POPLINE Document Number: 797409

Corporate Author(s):

United Nations Fund for Population Activities [UNFPA]

Source citation:

New York, UNFPA, 1979. 98 p.

Abstract:

This monograph is a summary of the laws on sterilization and abortion for fertility control purposes in 140 different countries. Emerging trends in sterilization laws are: 1) a recognition of the right of mature individuals to the operation on request; 2) protection of younger persons against premature decisions by a requirement of committee authorization; and 3) requirement of an informed and free decision to maintain voluntarism. Laws dealing with induced abortion in recent years have moved in the direction of liberalization in most parts of both the developing and the developed world. It is hoped that this compilation of laws will be useful for researchers, health and family planning administrators, and legislators working on similar legislation for their own countries.

Keywords:

Laws and Statutes
Sterilization, Sexual
Abortion
Family Planning
Fertility Control, Postconception