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Soviet poster circa 1925. Translation of text at top: "Abortions performed by either trained or self-taught midwives not only maim the woman, they also often lead to death." Caption for upper-left picture: "Visiting the self-taught midwife" Upper-right picture: "Consequences of abortion" Lower picture: "Death from abortion" Text at lower left: "Any abortion is harmful." Text at lower right: "Any trained or self-taught midwife who performs an abortion is committing a crime."

Image courtesy of the National Library of Medicine. [1]

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current12:27, 25 March 2006749×575 (420 KB)Nikita (Soviet poster circa 1925. Title translation from NLM: "Those not qualified to do abortions, including nurses and doctors, can cause death." Courtesy of the National Library of Medicine. [http://wwwihm.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/gw_44_3/chameleon?search=KEYWORD&)