Response to Letter to Editor: Comment on “Revisiting the Relationship Between Legal Awareness and Safe Abortion Utilization”
Ololade Julius Baruwa, Emmanuel Banchani, Oluwaseyi Dolapo Somefun · 2026
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Baruwa, Banchani, and Somefun wrote a reply, published in 2026, to a letter about their study of abortion law awareness in Ghana. Their study asked whether knowing that abortion is legal leads more women to use safe services. It also asked whether schooling changes that link. A letter raised doubts about timing and memory in their data. The reply takes up those doubts in turn.
The critics noted that women may have learned the law only after their abortion, not before. They also warned that memories of past events can blur. The authors agree both points matter for a one-time survey. They explain that the 2017 national survey they used cannot settle the order of events. The reply clarifies what their findings can and cannot claim. It also points to the kind of study that could answer the timing question.
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| CREATOR | Ololade Julius Baruwa, Emmanuel Banchani, Oluwaseyi Dolapo Somefun |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 5 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |