Emergency contraception: different bioethical perspectives
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Current perspectives on emergency contraception
Emergency contraception is safe and effective for preventing an unplanned pregnancy, although it is not widely used. Widespread and appropriate use of emergency contraception should be encouraged as it is a promising means to arrest the increasing abortion rate. It is therefore important for all doctors to be able to prescribe emergency contraceptive pills and to educate women of reproductive a...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Emergency Care Journal
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1826-9826
DOI: 10.4081/ecj.2007.5.39