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According to a new report from a sexual health organization, worldwide rates of abortion and unintended pregnancy are falling in both the developed and the developing world, primarily due to increased use of contraceptives, but significant disparities remain in that in the developed world abortions are mainly carried out safely and legally, whereas in the developing world they are not: worldwide 70,000 women a year die as a result of unsafe, illegal abortions.

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Tags: Abortion, Pregnancy, Women's Health

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