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Table 03
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OB-GYN knowledge and opinion of Brazilian abortion law by circumstance (n = 572) |
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| Circumstance |
Believe abortion is currently legal |
Believe abortion should be legal |
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| n |
% |
n |
% |
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| Pregnancy as a result of rape* |
529 |
92.5 |
488 |
85.3 |
| Risk to the woman's life* |
453 |
79.2 |
493 |
86.2 |
| Severe fetal malformation |
205 |
35.8 |
506 |
88.5 |
| Risk to the woman's health |
38 |
6.6 |
180 |
31.5 |
| Socioeconomic reasons |
3 |
< 1.0 |
74 |
12.9 |
| When the woman chooses |
1 |
< 1.0 |
76 |
13.3 |
| Never |
12 |
2.1 |
23 |
4.0 |
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* At the time of data collection, abortion was legal under this circumstance |
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