This week in medicine

Courtesy The Lancet Blog  Tue, 02/03/2009 - 10:41

The following will appear in the Feb 7 issue of The Lancet

Reproductive rights US President Barack Obama has overturned a ban that prevented government funding being given to overseas groups who provided abortions or related counselling services.

The ban applied to groups who received such funding from any source, not just from the USA. The move should improve access to all forms of reproductive care for women in the developing world.

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