Resumen : This paper addresses a number of issues relating to priorities for research and programme implementation in Latin America and the Caribbean. The paper reviews attitude towards abortion, determinants of induced abortion, the incidence of induced abortion, the quality and types of abortion services, abortion among adolescents and the relationship between contraception and abortion. Areas in need of research in Latin America and the Caribbean include analysis of the formation of ideological positions against or in favour of abortion, measuring the prevalence of abortion using household surveys focusing on various subgroups in the population, improving understanding of the Decision making process in dealing with an unwanted pregnancy in the Latin American region, improving understanding of the Decision making process among adolescents regarding sexuality, contraceptive-use, abortion and fertility, and conducting policy-oriented research and the findings with decision-makers, legislators, and those in charge of formulated abortion-related policies and programmes.
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