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Wessex Abortion Study

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Includes:
Correspondence regarding Wessex abortion study being leaked to LIFE
Correspondence regarding Corrie Bill/Wessex abortion study
Press clippings regarding Wessex abortion study
Report: The Epidemiology of Induced Abortion in Wessex, prepared by Dr John R. Ashton
The Attitudes of Wessex Women Obtaining Induced Abortions Outside their own Region: Second Report of the Working Group … vol.1: Text
The Attitudes of Wessex Women Obtaining Induced Abortions Outside their own Region: Second Report of the Working Group … vol.2: Tables
Wessex Regional Health Authority News Release: Abortion reports pubished

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Wessex Abortion Study

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