Access to safe legal abortion in Malaysia: women's insights and health sector response.

Autor:	Low WY; University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia lowwy@um.edu.my., Tong WT; University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia., Wong YL; University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia., Jegasothy R; MAHSA University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia., Choong SP; Klinik Rakyat Family Planning Services SdnBhd, Penang, Malaysia.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Asia-Pacific journal of public health [Asia Pac J Public Health] 2015 Jan; Vol. 27 (1), pp. 33-7. Date of Electronic Publication: 2014 Nov 30.
DOI:	10.1177/1010539514562275
Abstrakt:	Malaysia has an abortion law, which permits termination of pregnancy to save a woman's life and to preserve her physical and mental health (Penal Code Section 312, amended in 1989). However, lack of clear interpretation and understanding of the law results in women facing difficulties in accessing abortion information and services. Some health care providers were unaware of the legalities of abortion in Malaysia and influenced by their personal beliefs with regard to provision of abortion services. Accessibility to safer abortion techniques is also an issue. The development of the 2012 Guidelines on Termination of Pregnancy and Guidelines for Management of Sexual and Reproductive Health among Adolescents in Health Clinics by the Ministry of Health, Malaysia, is a step forward toward increasing women's accessibility to safe abortion services in Malaysia. This article provides an account of women's accessibility to abortion in Malaysia and the health sector response in addressing the barriers. (© 2014 APJPH.)
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