The Japanese Ministry of Health and Welfare is again considering legalization of steroid oral contraceptives. Approval could greatly reduce the incidence of abortion in Japan, which is at least twice that officially reported.
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Maruyama, H., Raphael, J. & Djerassi, C. Why Japan ought to legalize the Pill. Nature 379, 579–580 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1038/379579a0
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