title: Mortality from abortion after Roe vs Wade.
abstract: The decline in mortality from abortions after Roe vs Wade was probably a result of the introduction of safer procedures for abortions, but the decline in mortality was greater for induced abortions than for other types of abortions.
authors.affiliation: Psychology Program, The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Pomona 08240-0195, USA.
authors.forename: Dana M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Smargisso
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lester
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced / Q000401:mortality*; D000029:Abortion, Legal / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000401:mortality; D002423:Cause of Death; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D014481:United States