High abortion rate in Vietnam

Fri, 04 Jul 1997 | Source: AFP

HANOI (AFP): Nearly two thirds of married Vietnamese women undergo abortions, according to health service estimates cited in a local report yesterday.

The health service estimates that between 58 percent and 65 percent of married Vietnamese women practice birth control through surgery, the official Vietnam News daily reported.

Abortion in Vietnam is legal and easy to obtain at state-owned hospitals as well as private clinics.

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