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Many abortion restrictions have no basis in rigorous scientific evidence
October 19, 2017 Infographic

Abortion rates by race and ethnicity

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Jones RK and Jerman J, Population Group Abortion Rates and Lifetime Incidence of Abortion: United States, 2008–2014, American Journal of Public Health, 2017.

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