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For Low-Income Women, Lack of Coverage Leads to Anxiety, Unnecessary Delays in Terminating Pregnancies

By Elisabeth Sowecke, DC Abortion Fund, Association of Reproductive Health Professionals (ARHP)

July 22, 2009 - 7:00am

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Low-income women--even many ostensibly covered by Medicaid--face numerous obstacles to obtaining early, safe abortion services, leading to higher costs and later abortions than need be the case. The DC Abortion Fund is struggling to close the gap.


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