Abortion mortality, United States, 1972 through 1987
American Journal of Obstetrics and GynecologyPublished 1 November 1994
Herschel W. Lawson, Alice Frye, Hani K. Atrash, J. Carson Smith, Holly B. Shulman, M Ramick
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The findings suggest that more rigorous efforts are needed to increase the safety of anesthetic methods and anesthetic agents used for abortions and that efforts are still necessary to monitor serious complications of abortion aimed at further reducing risks of death associated with the procedure.
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Although legal induced abortion-related deaths are rare events, our findings suggest that more rigorous efforts are needed to increase the safety of anesthetic methods and anesthetic agents used for abortions and that efforts are still necessary to monitor serious complications of abortion aimed at further reducing risks of death associated with the procedure.
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