Lessons from Texas: Widespread consequences of assaults on abortion access

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 106, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 970-971

  Gold, Rachel Benson ^a   Hasstedt, Kinsey ^a  

^a GUTTMACHER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; LEGAL ABORTION; PREGNANCY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TEXAS;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ABORTION, LEGAL; ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; TEXAS;

EID: 84968866108     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2016.303220     Document Type: Editorial

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