Kiwi women are getting abortions earlier in their pregnancies, study finds

Kiwi women are getting abortions earlier in their pregnancies, study finds

Brittney Deguara
Apr 10 2019

New Zealand women who undergo an abortion are having the procedure earlier in their pregnancies, according to a new study.

The proportion of terminations that happen in the first 9 weeks of pregnancy has risen by 20 per cent in the last 10 years according to the study, published in BMJ Sexual and Reproductive Health.

Continued: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/111917883/kiwi-women-are-getting-abortions-earlier-in-their-pregnancies-study-finds