Contraception
Volume 73, Issue 2 , Pages 211-213 , February 2006

Mandating parental involvement in adolescents' abortion: implications of a short-sighted policy

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PII: S0010-7824(05)00400-2

doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2005.10.002

Contraception
Volume 73, Issue 2 , Pages 211-213 , February 2006

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