title: The impact of liberalized abortion legislation on contraceptive practice in Denmark.
abstract: During the fifteen months following the 1973 Danish abortion legislation, the mean annual rate of induced abortion was 23 per 1,000 women aged 15-44 compared with a mean annual rate of 14.5 during the 15 preceding months. Though use of legal abortion has increased, the rate is not of a magnitude to suggest large-scale abandonment of contraception. On the contrary, preconceptive fertility control continues to be widely practiced.
mesh_terms: D000029:Abortion, Legal; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001723:Birth Rate; D003268:Contraception Behavior; D003276:Contraceptives, Oral; D003718:Denmark; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007434:Intrauterine Devices; D007883:Legislation, Medical; D013223:Statistics as Topic
chemical_list: D003276:Contraceptives, Oral