The costs and outcomes of health care are often compared among countries. In such comparisons, what is true about U.S. outcomes in relation to abortion?

A. Abortion rates are lower in the United States than in other industrialized nations.
B. Abortion rates are about the same in the United States as in other industrialized nations.
C. Abortion rates are higher in the United States than in other industrialized nations.
D. Abortion rates are higher among U.S. Caucasians than among Caucasians from other industrialized nations.


ANS: C

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