The incidence of illegal abortion

1 July 1971

journal article
research article
Published by Taylor & Francis in Population Studies

Vol. 25 (2) , 327-339
https://doi.org/10.1080/00324728.1971.10405808

Abstract

Previous estimates of the incidence of illegal abortion in this country are reviewed. It is suggested that data examined by Goodhart imply that there were more (perhaps many more) than 60,000 illegal abortions in 1967. Estimates of the incidence of female sterilizing operations are reviewed. It is suggested that in this country each female sterilizing operation averts about one live birth or — where induced abortion is the alternative — one induced abortion.

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