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Abortion Rates and Challenges in Arequipa by Luis Enrique Lopez is a document available to read on EtoBox.

According to a regional coordinator for sexual and reproductive rights in Arequipa, Peru, an average of 3,000 abortions occur per year across four Ministry of Health hospitals in the city. The coordinator notes that more women are now obtaining abortion pills rather than visiting clandestine clinics. However, surgical abortions after three months of pregnancy cannot be performed in Arequipa as the city lacks necessary equipment, and must be done elsewhere. The coordinator sees this situation as sad and beli

Author

Luis Enrique Lopez

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