The impact of gestational age limits on abortion-related outcomes: a synthesis of legal and health evidence.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Gestational age limits (GLs) are common in abortion laws and policies. They restrict when lawful abortion may be accessed by reference to the gestational duration of a pregnancy, in some cases specifying that abortion is a criminal offense after, but not before, the GL. This synthesis of legal and health evidence addresses knowledge gaps on the health and non-health outcomes plausibly related to the effects of GLs on abortion-related outcomes.

Methods

This paper synthesizes the results of a systemic review with the identification and application of relevant international human rights standards. A search strategy was drawn up to capture public health, international human rights law, and policy evidence related to the impacts of GLs. We limited our search to papers

SUBMITTER: de Londras F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11789293 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature