Word: kapiolani
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Because of its 90-day residence requirement, not yet tested in the courts, and its distance from the mainland, Hawaii has not so far become an "abortion capital." Under the new law, 1,002 operations have been performed, 638 of them at Honolulu's Kapiolani Maternity and Gynecological Hospital. Three-fourths of the women aborted have been single, including divorcees and widows; most have been between 20 and 30 years old. On the premise that it is cheaper to help parents control family size than to force them to feed unwanted children, welfare authorities have paid welfare patients...