The number of abortions in Italy
is falling, the health ministry said Thursday.
In 2016, confirming three-year trend, it said, the number
fell below 60,000 for the first time.
The abortion rate among underage girls was down too, the
ministry said.
A third of abortions are performed on foreign women, the
report said.
Conscientious objection by doctors was still widespread in
Italy, it said.
The highest rates of objection were found in Campania, the
region around Naples, and the northern province of Bolzano.
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