2 CHAPTER 2 Unsafe abortion : The global public health challenge
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• EC\c~ year approximately 20 million unsafe abortions occur, primarily in developing countries, and they account for 20% . of ail j:>regmincy-related deaths and disabilities. • AwClman's likelihood of having an indlJCed abortion is almost the same whether she lives in a developed country or a de~eldpin9 country. The main difference is safety: abortion is primarily safe in the former and'mostly unsafe in the latter.
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تاریخ انتشار 2009