"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)
Concept/Terms
Abortion, Legal- Abortion, Legal
- Abortions, Legal
- Legal Abortion
- Legal Abortions
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Abortion, Legal".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Abortion, Legal".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Abortion, Legal" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Abortion, Legal" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2017 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2022 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| 2023 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Abortion, Legal" by people in Profiles.
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Abortion-Related Laws and Concurrent Patterns in Abortion Incidence in Indiana, 2010-2019. Am J Public Health. 2023 04; 113(4):429-437.
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Alignment of state-level policies and public attitudes towards abortion legality and government restrictions on abortion in the United States. Soc Sci Med. 2023 03; 320:115724.
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Improving measures of access to legal abortion: A validation study triangulating multiple data sources to assess a global indicator. PLoS One. 2023; 18(1):e0280411.
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Estimated Travel Time and Spatial Access to Abortion Facilities in the US Before and After the Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health Decision. JAMA. 2022 11 22; 328(20):2041-2047.
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Post-Roe emergency medicine: Policy, clinical, training, and individual implications for emergency clinicians. Acad Emerg Med. 2022 Dec; 29(12):1414-1421.
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Legal Risks and Ethical Dilemmas for Clinicians in the Aftermath of Dobbs. JAMA. 2022 11 01; 328(17):1695-1696.
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Exploring barriers to abortion access: Medical students' intentions, attitudes and exposure to abortion. Sex Reprod Healthc. 2022 Dec; 34:100790.
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Socioeconomic Outcomes of Women Who Receive and Women Who Are Denied Wanted Abortions in the United States. Am J Public Health. 2022 09; 112(9):1290-1296.
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The Role of Primary Care Clinicians in Protecting Access to Abortion Services. JAMA Intern Med. 2022 09 01; 182(9):897-898.
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Barriers to abortion provision in primary care in New England, 2019-2020: A qualitative study. Contraception. 2023 01; 117:39-44.