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Bavaria threatens to reduce abortion access

BMJ 1996; 312 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.312.7039.1118a (Published 04 May 1996) Cite this as: BMJ 1996;312:1118
  1. Sandra Goldbeck-Wood

    Bavarian women's access to termination of pregnancy will be reduced if a cabinet proposal becomes law. In a bill currently before its state parliament Bavaria proposes to restrict both the type of doctors allowed to terminate pregnancies and the amount of their income that may be earned from performing this procedure. This could force some clinics to close and make it harder for women to find doctors who will carry out terminations of pregnancy.

    If passed, …

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