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  • Title: Demographic characteristics of women applying for interruption of pregnancy in Israel, 1989.
    Author: Israel. Central Bureau of Statistics.
    Journal: Mon Bull Stat U N Stat Off; 1991 Nov; 42(11 Suppl):77-102. PubMed ID: 12222388.
    Abstract:
    In Jerusalem, Israel, the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) compiles demographic data on women applying for induced abortion. Prior to 1989, it did not publish tables by district of residence or number of prior induced abortions. This publication presents 1988 and 1989 data. Various institutions' committees review proposed abortion cases and either approve or reject abortion requests. In 1989, they approved 15,918 (89%) of 17,761 applications and rejected 786 (4.43%) cases. The Bureau did not know the status of 240 cases (mainly married women). The 1st and 2nd part of the application include demographic and medical data and referral to a licensed institution and information on abortion method and possible complications, respectively. Women must pay an application fee. The committee refers the application to a gynecologist and refers every adolescent and any women wanting to talk with a social worker to a social worker, who also sits on the committee. The committee makes a decision after receiving the gynecologist's diagnosis of gestational age and after assurance that the applicant knows the risks, as required by law. If the committee rejects an applicant, the applicant can appeal the decision before the sommittee. Sometimes the committee postpones decisions until members receive additional documents. The Law of Pregnancy Interruption 1977 required hospitals to report abortion statistics to the Ministry of Health (MOH). In 1989, data reported to CBS were 6% lower than those reported to MOH and 0.3% lower in 1988. The law allows committees to approve abortions when the woman is less than 17 years old or 40 years old, the pregnancy is a result of illicit sexual intercourse, the fetus is physically or mentally malformed or the pregnancy is a threat to the woman's life. Tables display data on prior induced abortions and marital status, religion, and age; law article and marital status, religion, age; marital status and religion, age, decision; and applications and approvals by locality of residence and by district of residence.
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