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  • Adding It Up
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  • Guttmacher-Lancet Commission
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  1. November 2018 Fact Sheet

    Haciendo cuentas: Costos y beneficios de satisfacer las necesidades de anticoncepción de las adolescentes en las regiones en desarrollo

  2. November 2018 News Release

    In Developing Regions, Greater Investment Is Needed to Help Adolescents Prevent Unintended Pregnancy

  3. November 2018 News Release

    Se necesitan mayores inversiones en las regiones en desarrollo para ayudar a que las adolescentes prevengan los embarazos no planeados

  4. November 2018 Fact Sheet

    Vue d’ensemble: Coûts et avantages de répondre aux besoins de contraception des adolescentes dans les régions en développement

  5. November 2018 Fact Sheet

    Vue d’ensemble: Coûts et avantages de répondre aux besoins de contraception des adolescentes en Afrique subsaharienne

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    November 2018 Fact Sheet

    Adding It Up: Investing in Contraception and Maternal and Newborn Health for Adolescents in Ethiopia, 2018

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Generally speaking, abortion rates are similar in countries where abortion is broadly legal and in those where it is restricted– underscoring that women seek abortion when experiencing unintended pregnancy, regardless of its legal status.

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Jonathan Bearak

Principal Research Scientist

Guttmacher Institute

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