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Revista de Economía Institucional

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Abstract

The myth of the 400,000 abortions in Colombia. Rev.econ.inst. [online]. 2015, vol.17, n.33, pp.253-274. ISSN 0124-5996.  https://doi.org/10.18601/01245996.v17n33.11.

For several years, without any justification and against all available evidence, it has been said that in Colombia 400,000 clandestine abortions are performed each year. This paper seeks to test the validity of this number. First, it provides an overview of what could have been the original source of this figure, and then it shows that this hasty calculation is inconsistent with a rigorous study of induced abortion made in 1992. Also, it analyses different sources of information that contradict those assessments; exposes the difficulties inherent in estimating the magnitude of illegal activities; and criticizes one methodology. Finally, it estimates the range of the number of annual abortions based on the Demographic and Health Surveys.

Keywords : Clandestine abortions; demography; health; Colombia.

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