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PG Coffey<\/h4>\n\n\n
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Canadian Medical Association Journal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Extract<\/strong>
If a mother decided to kill her newborn baby everyone would be shocked, but if she decides to kill the fetus before birth, say at 20 weeks, half of the country cheers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Coffey PG. (Correspondence) Induced abortion<\/a>. Can Med Assoc J. 1989 Nov 01;141(9):869-870. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

PG Coffey ExtractIf a mother decided to kill her newborn baby everyone would be shocked, but if she decides to kill the fetus before birth, say at 20 weeks, half of the country cheers. Coffey PG. (Correspondence) Induced abortion. 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