United States aid policy and induced abortion in sub-Saharan Africa

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether the Mexico City Policy, a United States government policy that prohibits funding to nongovernmental organizations performing or promoting abortion, was associated with the induced abortion rate in sub-Saharan Africa. METHODS: Women in 20 African countries who had indu...

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Main Authors: Eran Bendavid, Patrick Avila, Grant Miller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The World Health Organization 2011-12-01
Series:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862011001200010&lng=en&tlng=en