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  5. Research Article

    Setting the research agenda for induced abortion in Africa and Asia

    Rachel H. Scott, Veronique Filippi, Ann M. Moore, Rajib Acharya, Akinrinola Bankole, Clara Calvert, Kathryn Church, Jenny A. Cresswell, Katharine Footman, Joanne Gleason, Kazuyo Machiyama, Cicely Marston, Mike Mbizvo, Maurice Musheke, Onikepe Owolabi, Jennifer Palmer, Christopher Smith, Katerini Storeng and Felicia Yeung International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics
  6. Report

    Accelerate Progress—Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights for All

    Ann M. Starrs, Alex Ezeh, Gary Barker, Alaka Basu, Jane T. Bertrand, Robert W. Blum, Awa M. Coll-Seck, Anand Grover, Laura Laski, Monica Roa, Zeba A. Sathar, Lale Say, Gamal I. Serour, Susheela Singh, Karin Stenberg, Marleen Temmerman, Ann Biddlecom, Anna Popinchalk, Cynthia Summers and Lori S. Ashford

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.