Legal abortion worldwide: incidence and recent trends.

CONTEXT: Information on abortion levels and trends can inform research and policies affecting maternal and reproductive health, but the incidence of legal abortion has not been assessed in nearly a decade.METHODS: Statistics on legal abortions in 2003 were compiled for 60 countries in which the proc...

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Published in:Perspectives on Sexual & Reproductive Health Vol. 39; no. 4; pp. 216 - 226
Main Authors: Sedgh G, Henshaw SK, Singh S, Bankole A, Drescher J
Format: research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Dec2007
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