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Public health and human rights leaders from over 30 countries are calling for expanded access to abortion care to prevent women from dying from botched procedures, urging governments around the world to “make safe, legal abortion universally available and accessible to all women regardless of age, income, or where they live.” The international figures issued their recommendations for achieving that goal in a new declaration released on Wednesday.