Conscientious objection to provision of legal abortion care
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Regulation of Conscientious Objection to Abortion
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0020-7292
DOI: 10.1016/s0020-7292(13)60004-1