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Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters Volume 28, 2020 - Issue 2: Universal Health Coverage: Sexual and Reproductive Rights in Focus
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Can universal health coverage eliminate unsafe abortion?

Katharine Footmana Senior Researcher, MSI Reproductive Choices, London, UK. Correspondence:[email protected]ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8606-7326
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Banchiamlack Dessalegnb Regional Director, East and Southern Africa, MSI Reproductive Choices, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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George Hayesc Regional Advocacy Advisor, MSI Reproductive Choices, London, UK
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Kathryn Churchd Director of Global Evidence, MSI Reproductive Choices, London, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4491-9521
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Article: 1848398 | Published online: 01 Dec 2020

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