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摘要

Opponents of abortion tend instinctively to favour discouraging it with as many legal restrictions as possible. But statistics from the other side challenge that approach. A new report by the Gutt-macher Institute, a pro-choice think-tank, suggests that the number of abortions is declining, particularly in countries with legal regimes. But the number of illegal (and usually unsafe) abortions is staying steady. The analysis comes on the eve of a big international conference in Addis Ababa, which aims to review international family-planning policy 15 years on from a landmark summit on population and development held in Cairo in 1994.