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State legislation related to abortion services

2021-02-22
(Press-News.org) What The Study Did: This survey study looked at changes in abortion policies among states by examining legislation enacted between January 2017 and November 2020.

Authors: Phillip M. Singer, Ph.D., of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, is the corresponding author.

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