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Editorial
. 2019 Dec;21(2):1-6.

The Limits of the Law: Abortion in the Middle East and North Africa

Irene Maffi  1 , Liv Tønnessen  1
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Editorial

The Limits of the Law: Abortion in the Middle East and North Africa

Irene Maffi et al. Health Hum Rights. 2019 Dec.
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Competing interests: None declared.

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