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Comment
. 2023 Jan 17;4(1):100905.
doi: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2022.100905.

Abortion bans and their impacts: A view from the United States

Laura J Frye  1 , Beverly Winikoff  2
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Abortion bans and their impacts: A view from the United States

Laura J Frye et al. Cell Rep Med. .

Abstract

A retrospective study of abortion facilities in and around Texas by White et al.1 and a spatial analysis by Rader et al.2 are combined to illustrate the detrimental effects of abortion bans enacted in the United States.

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Declaration of interests The authors declare no competing interests.

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