When abortion at a clinic is not available, 1 in 3 pregnant people say they will do something on their own to end the pregnancy
- Written by Lauren Ralph, Associate Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco
A self-managed abortion is the termination of pregnancy outside the formal health care system, often with self-sourced abortion pills.Liudmila Chernetska/iStock via Getty Images PlusThe Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.
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One in three people in need of abortion will consider doing something on their own to...


