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Reproductive Health Matters
An international journal on sexual and reproductive health and rights
Volume 22, 2014 - Issue 43: Population, environment and sustainable development
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Women’s perceptions about abortion in their communities: perspectives from western Kenya

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Boniface Ayanbekongshie Ushie, Kenneth Juma, Grace Kimemia, Maggie Magee, Emily Maistrellis, Terry McGovern & Sara E. Casey. (2020) Foreign assistance or attack? Impact of the expanded Global Gag Rule on sexual and reproductive health and rights in Kenya. Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters 28:3, pages 23-38.
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