Pregnancy Prevention and Termination of Pregnancy in Adolescence: Facts, Ethics, Law and Politics

We present an overview of the current sexual behavior of adolescents in Israel, including the related social and moral issues, and compare it to that in Western countries. An important factor is the existence of liberal versus conservative views regarding the use of contraception and termination of...

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Published inThe Israel Medical Association journal Vol. 17; no. 11; pp. 665 - 668
Main Authors Fisher, Menachem, Ben Shlomo, Izhar, Solt, Ido, Burke, Yechiel Z
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Israel 01.11.2015
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Abortion, Induced - statistics & numerical data
Adolescent
Contraception - statistics & numerical data
Female
Humans
Israel
Politics
Pregnancy
Pregnancy in Adolescence - prevention & control
Pregnancy in Adolescence - statistics & numerical data
Sexual Behavior - statistics & numerical data
Israel
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Summary:We present an overview of the current sexual behavior of adolescents in Israel, including the related social and moral issues, and compare it to that in Western countries. An important factor is the existence of liberal versus conservative views regarding the use of contraception and termination of pregnancy in these young subjects. We describe the current situation where in most cases the medical providers do not provide adequate contraceptive advice to adolescent girls, resulting ultimately in a high rate of unintended pregnancy. In our opinion, it is essential to make effective contraception more accessible to this vulnerable group.
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ISSN:1565-1088