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Abortion: Countries
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Eight hundred public health experts, government representatives and women's health advocates from around the world convened at this international conference with a view to facilitating access to medical abortion. Representatives from nearly 60 countries took part in the conference, the first world gathering of its kind.
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Experience from many countries confirms that permissive legislation on abortion does not increase the abortion rate: it only determines whether it is performed under safe or unsafe conditions. The restrictive legislation which some countries have, for cultural or religious reasons, prevents a reduction in the death rate and health hazards of abortion.
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Reported methods of unsafe, self-induced abortion include misuse of misoprostol, and insertion of non-surgical implements such as knitting needles and clothes hangers into the uterus. These methods are rarely seen in developed countries where surgical abortion is legal and available.[17]
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Anti-abortion laws do not eliminate abortion, they merely make it unsafe. Those of you who do not remember the days before ‘Roe vs Wade’, should take note of the plight of women in developing countries where abortion is illegal or inaccessible.
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A number of opinion polls around the world have explored public opinion regarding the issue of abortion. Results have varied from poll to poll, country to country, and region to region, while varying with regard to different aspects of the issue.
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