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Abortions just as common in countries that ban it as in ones that don't
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| Contributor | Servo |
| Last Edited | Servo Oct 12, 2007 02:22pm |
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| News Date | Friday, October 12, 2007 08:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Women are just as likely to get an abortion in countries where it is outlawed as they are in countries where it is legal, according to research published Friday.
In a study examining abortion trends from 1995 to 2003, experts found that abortion rates are virtually equal in rich and poor countries, with one in five pregnancies worldwide and one in three in Europe ending in abortion.
The study was conducted by Gilda Sedgh of the Guttmacher Institute in the United States and colleagues from the World Health Organization. It was published in an edition of The Lancet medical journal devoted to maternal health.
"The legal status of abortion has never dissuaded women and couples, who, for whatever reason, seek to end pregnancy," Beth Fredrick of the International Women's Health Coalition in the United States said in an accompanying commentary. |
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