title: Abortion laws in African Commonwealth countries.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Cook
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Dickens
mesh_terms: D000024:Abortion, Illegal; D000028:Abortion, Induced; D000029:Abortion, Legal; D000032:Abortion, Therapeutic; D000349:Africa; D017954:Africa South of the Sahara; D000351:Africa, Eastern; D000354:Africa, Western; D000488:Allied Health Personnel; D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities; D001902:Botswana; D003469:Culture; D003906:Developing Countries; D013541:Eswatini; D004989:Ethics; D005193:Family Planning Services; D005714:Gambia; D005869:Ghana; D007603:Jurisprudence; D007630:Kenya; D007878:Legislation as Topic; D007927:Lesotho; D008295:Malawi; D009549:Nigeria; D010820:Physicians; D011203:Poverty; D012750:Seychelles; D012807:Sierra Leone; D012922:Social Change; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014454:Uganda; D015024:Zambia; D015030:Zimbabwe
keywords: Abortion Centers; Abortion Law; Abortion Law--changes; Abortion, Illegal; Abortion, Induced--legal aspects; Abortion, Legal; Abortion, Therapeutic; Africa; Africa South Of The Sahara; Botswana; Culture; Developing Countries; Eastern Africa; English Speaking Africa; Ethics; Family Planning; Fertility Control, Postconception; Gambia; Ghana; Historical Survey; Jurisprudence--changes; Kenya; Legislation; Legislation--changes; Lesotho; Low Income Population; Malawi; Nigeria; Paramedical Personnel; Physicians; Poverty; Research Report; Seychelles; Sierra Leone; Social Change; Socioeconomic Factors; Swaziland; Uganda; Western Africa; Zambia; Zimbabwe