title: [Elective abortions, a right to defend].
abstract: Every year in France, almost 210 000 women request a termination of an unwanted pregnancy. Two thirds of them were however using a form of contraception, hence the importance, for caregivers, of encouraging women to find the method which works best for them. The right to abortion is the fruit of a long fight for a woman's right to control her own body. It is a right which must be protected.
authors.affiliation: CHU de Nancy, 10, rue du Docteur-Heydenreich, BP 4213, 54042 Nancy cedex, France. Electronic address: a.zaccabri@chu-nancy.fr.
authors.forename: Annie
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zaccabri
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D014933:Women's Rights
keywords: care; droit; elective abortion; femme; grossesse; interruption volontaire de grossesse; pregnancy; prise en charge; right; woman