Fig. 2.
Induced abortion rates in 20 sub-Saharan African countries, by exposure to the Mexico City Policy,a 1994–2008b,c
a Exposure to the Mexico City Policy was classified as high or low according to whether the level of per capita financial assistance provided to the country for family planning and reproductive health by the United States was above or below the median for the period from 1995 to 2000.
b The dashed vertical line indicates the year the Mexico City Policy was reinstated.
c The two curves were generated from observational data using the locally weighted scatterplot smoothing (lowess) method.
