Systematic Review Explores Reasons Why Women In Countries Where Abortion Is Legal Sometimes Seek Informal-Sector Abortions

BMC: Why do women still resort to informal sector abortions in countries where abortion is legal?
Giuliano Russo, lecturer at Queen Mary University of London, and Sonia Chemlal, masters student at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, discuss findings from a recent systematic review examining informal sector abortions and reasons why women in countries where abortion is legal decide to seek abortions outside of formal health care settings (4/25).

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