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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

This work was supported in part by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation and the Open Society Institute.

Diana Taylor, RN, PhD

Ann C. Hwang, MD

Felicia H. Stewart, MD

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

At the University of California, San Francisco, Dr. Taylor is Professor Emeritus, Department of Family Health Care Nursing, Dr. Hwang is Policy Analyst, Center for Reproductive Health Research & Policy, and Dr. Stewart is Adjunct Professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences and Co-Director, Center for Reproductive Health Research & Policy.