 Abortion, Legal
"Abortion, Legal" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Termination of pregnancy under conditions allowed under local laws. (POPLINE Thesaurus, 1991)
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D000029
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.520.050.055
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| Concept/Terms |
Abortion, Legal- Abortion, Legal
- Abortions, Legal
- Legal Abortion
- Legal Abortions
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2023 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2025 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Abortion, Legal" by people in Profiles.
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Osborne LM, Appelbaum P, Watson K, Yonkers K, Burnett-Zeigler I, Epperson CN, Monk C, Wisner KL. US Abortion Restrictions and the Neuropsychiatric Health of Pregnant Individuals and Families. JAMA Psychiatry. 2025 Oct 01; 82(10):1025-1029.
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DeBie K, Keller KP, Gutilla MJ, Rojas-Rueda D, Peel JL, Neophytou AM. Time-Series Analysis of Infant Mortality Disaggregated by Race, Ethnicity, and Specific Causes After 6-Week Abortion Ban. Am J Prev Med. 2025 Oct; 69(4):107960.
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DeBie KA, Keller KP, Peel JL, Gutilla MJ, Neophytou AM. Association of reproductive access restrictions and out-of-state abortion care in Colorado: an interrupted time series analysis for 2018 to 2024. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2025 Nov; 233(5):455.e1-455.e9.
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Masten M, Campbell O, Horvath S, Zahedi-Spung L. Abortion and Mental Health and Wellbeing: A Contemporary Review of the Literature. Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2024 Dec; 26(12):877-884.
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Stevenson AJ, Coleman-Minahan K. Use of Judicial Bypass of Mandatory Parental Consent to Access Abortion and Judicial Bypass Denials, Florida and Texas, 2018-2021. Am J Public Health. 2023 03; 113(3):316-319.
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Rizzolo K, Faucett A, Kendrick J. Implications of Antiabortion Laws on Patients with Kidney Disease in Pregnancy. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2023 02 01; 18(2):276-278.
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Thompson LM, Goldberg DS, O'Donnell K. Allies, not authorities: Historical and bioethical considerations for a post-Roe world. Bioethics. 2022 10; 36(8):819-820.
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Coleman-Minahan K, Alspaugh A. Abortion Knowledge Among Advanced Practice Clinicians in Colorado. Womens Health Issues. 2022 Sep-Oct; 32(5):461-469.
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Stevenson AJ. The Pregnancy-Related Mortality Impact of a Total Abortion Ban in the United States: A Research Note on Increased Deaths Due to Remaining Pregnant. Demography. 2021 12 01; 58(6):2019-2028.
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Stevenson AJ, Coleman-Minahan K, Hays S. Denials of Judicial Bypass Petitions for Abortion in Texas Before and After the 2016 Bypass Process Change: 2001-2018. Am J Public Health. 2020 03; 110(3):351-353.
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