Concepedia

Abortion Law

**Abortion Law** is the subfield of reproductive health law that comprises the legal principles, statutes, case law, and regulatory frameworks governing the permissibility, conditions, and regulation of the induced termination of pregnancy, including the rights and duties of pregnant persons, healthcare providers, and the state.

3.5K

Publications

132.3K

Citations

5.6K

Authors

1.8K

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

747

Parents

Children

Publications

3.5K

Abortion and the Politics of Motherhood

Mary Joe Neitz, Kristin Luker · Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion · 1985 · 1K citations

, , +10

Life's dominion: an argument about abortion, euthanasia, and individual freedom

Choice Reviews Online · 1993 · 1K citations

, , +12

Safe abortion: technical and policy guidance for health systems

Reproductive Health Matters · 2012 · 753 citations · Full text

, , +16

GYNAECOLOGISTS' ATTITUDES TO ABORTION

Wendy Savage, Colin Francome · The Lancet · 1989 · 604 citations

, , +12

Induced abortion: incidence and trends worldwide from 1995 to 2008

Gilda Sedgh, Susheela Singh, Iqbal Shah et al. · The Lancet · 2012 · 604 citations

, , +10

1–5 of 3.5K

Authors

5.6K

  1. SS
    Susheela Singh

    Guttmacher Institute, United States

    33 publications · 3.9K citations

    27

    h-index

  2. DG
    Daniel Grossman

    Ibis Reproductive Health, United States

    34 publications · 1.5K citations

    23

    h-index

  3. SK
    Stanley K. Henshaw

    Guttmacher Institute, United States

    24 publications · 3.1K citations

    21

    h-index

  4. AB
    Akinrinola Bankole

    Guttmacher Institute, United States

    20 publications · 1.9K citations

    19

    h-index

  5. BW
    Beverly Winikoff

    Gynuity Health Projects, United States

    21 publications · 1.1K citations

    18

    h-index

1–5 of 5.6K

Institutions

1.8K

  1. Guttmacher Institute

    New York, United States

    38 h-index

    127 publications

    14.8K citations

  2. Ibis Reproductive Health

    Cambridge, United States

    36 h-index

    194 publications

    7.5K citations

  3. University of California, San Francisco

    San Francisco, United States

    35 h-index

    180 publications

    7.5K citations

  4. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Chapel Hill, United States

    26 h-index

    79 publications

    2.9K citations

  5. Gynuity Health Projects

    New York, United States

    24 h-index

    67 publications

    4.1K citations

  6. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    24 h-index

    81 publications

    2.9K citations

  7. Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, United States

    23 h-index

    86 publications

    3.2K citations

  8. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    23 h-index

    63 publications

    2.4K citations

1–8 of 1.8K

Venues

  1. Contraception

    174 publications · 7.7K citations

    49

    h-index

  2. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 89 publications · 6.1K citations

    40

    h-index

  3. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

    AJOG · 109 publications · 3.9K citations

    37

    h-index

  4. PubMed

    Repository · 264 publications · 6.7K citations

    36

    h-index

  5. Reproductive Health Matters

    110 publications · 4.2K citations

    35

    h-index

1–5