Illegal abortion is more common in countries where access to contraception is limited, leading to higher rates of unintended pregnancies. In such contexts, women may resort to unsafe and illegal means to terminate pregnancies, increasing health risks and complications.

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Illegal Abortion

Question 56

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Illegal abortion:

A) tends not to present health risks, because terminating a pregnancy is fairly easy and rarely invasive.
B) is more common in countries in which people have less access to contraception.
C) tends to be more common in countries in which women have access to legal abortion, which can be seen as a reflection of more accepting attitude toward abortion.
D) is very uncommon in countries in which the majority of the population identifies as Catholic.

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