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Study: Pill used in quarter of early abortions in U.S.

Roughly a fourth of American women getting early abortions lastyear did so with drugs rather than surgery, statistics show, as anew study reported improved safety in using the so-called"abortion pill."

Some experts predict the percentage of such "medicalabortions," which offer more privacy than surgical termination atan abortion clinic or hospital, will rise even more due to the newstudy....

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