Study Shows Difficulty Of Estimating Rates Of Self-Induced Abortion

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The rate of reported self-induced abortion remains relatively low, according to a study conducted by the Guttmacher Institute and published Sept. 23 in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Reuters reports. However, study authors note that some abortion providers believe that the actual number of women self-inducing abortion with the use of the ulcer drug medication misoprostol might be substantially higher than the number of reported self-induced abortions. The study, which included data from about 10,000 patients at nearly 100 abortion facilities in the U.S., found that 1...


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