The incidence of induced abortion in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, 2016.

BACKGROUND:In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the penal code prohibits the provision of abortion. In practice, however, it is widely accepted that the procedure can be performed to save the life of a pregnant woman. Although abortion is highly restricted, anecdotal evidence indicates that women of...

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Main Authors: Sophia Chae, Patrick K Kayembe, Jesse Philbin, Crispin Mabika, Akinrinola Bankole
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5624571?pdf=render