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NWHIC Publications Catalog -- Record DetailsGet "In the Know": 20 Questions About Pregnancy, Contraception and Abortion (Copyright © Alan Guttmacher Institute)
2006,
fact sheet,
English
Description:This publication answers frequently asked questions about pregnancy, contraception, and abortion. It provides statistics on the number of women in the world who are in their childbearing years, how many U.S. women become pregnant each year, the proportion of those pregnancies that are unplanned, the teenage pregnancy rate, the rate of women using a contraceptive method, how well they work, how poor women afford contraceptives, emergency contraception, abortion incidence, characteristics of women having abortions, timing of abortion, abortion providers, safety of abortion, cost of abortion, and legal restrictions on abortion. Availability information:This publication is available only on the Internet. Source:Alan Guttmacher Institute Phone number(s):
(212) 248-1111 Related topics:These topics may help you find additional publications. Click any of these links to do an automatic search. NWHIC record number P-11916 |
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