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Induced Abortion in Latin America: Impact on Health

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Induced abortion on request is illegal in all Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries of Latin America, with Cuba, where abortion was legalized in 1979, the only exception.

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  1. Faculty of Medicine, Academia de Medicina Instituto de Chile, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile

    Benjamin Viel (Professor of Preventive Medicine, Member)

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  1. International Women’s Health Coalition, New York, New York, USA

    Uta Landy

  2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Republic of Singapore

    S. S. Ratnam

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Viel, B. (1986). Induced Abortion in Latin America: Impact on Health. In: Landy, U., Ratnam, S.S. (eds) Prevention and Treatment of Contraceptive Failure. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5248-8_11

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