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Abortion: legislation and statistics in Europe

Christian Fialaa Gynmed Clinic, Vienna, Austria;b Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, Karolinska Institutet, and WHO collaborating centre, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]

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Aubert Agostinic La Conception, University Hospital, Marseille, France

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8171-1418

Teresa Bombasd Obstetric Unit, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

Roberto Lertxundie Department of Gynaecology and Human Reproduction, Clinica Euskalduna, Bilbao, Spain

Marek Lubuskyf Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Palacky University Hospital, Olomouc, Czech Republic

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Mirella Parachinig Women’s Health Department, ASL Roma 1, Rome, Italy

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1656-0251

Kristina Gemzell-Danielssonb Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, Karolinska Institutet, and WHO collaborating centre, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6516-1444

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Pages 345-352 | Received 18 Jun 2021, Accepted 20 Mar 2022, Published online: 14 Apr 2022

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