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Reproductive Health Matters
An international journal on sexual and reproductive health and rights
Volume 13, 2005 - Issue 26: The abortion pill
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Medical Abortion: The Possibilities for Introduction in the Public Sector in South Africa

Diane CooperSenior Researcher, Women's Health Research Unit, School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South [email protected]
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Kim DicksonHIV/AIDS Advisor, DFIDNigeria
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Kelly BlanchardPresident, Ibis Reproductive Health, CambridgeMA, USA
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Lee CullingworthResearch Consultant, Women's Health Research Unit, School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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Nqobile MavimbelaProject Officer, UNICEF, Pretoria, South Africa
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Clare von MollendorfResearch Clinician, Reproductive Health Research Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Louis van BogaertSpecialist Obstetrician-Gynaecologist, Consultant, St Rita's Hospital, Limpopo Province, South Africa
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Beverly WinikoffPresident, Gynuity Health Projects, New YorkNY, USA
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Pages 35-43 | Published online: 12 Nov 2005

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