# Adding abortions into the denominator reduces the background miscarriage rate in the UK to 4.1%.
*Canonical page:* https://truthscore.com/claim/adding-abortions-into-the-denominator-reduces-the-background--d4a0987e
*Numbers under lens:* **Evidence-weighted** (`log-odds@1`)
*Machine twins:* https://truthscore.com/claim/adding-abortions-into-the-denominator-reduces-the-background--d4a0987e.md · JSON at https://truthscore.com/api/v1
Adding abortions into the denominator reduces the background miscarriage rate in the UK to 4.1%.

## Voices

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- [Arkmedic's blog](https://truthscore.com/entity/b0c78531) — independent

## Sources

- [A miscarriage of statistics: The thalidomide sequel](https://truthscore.com/source/6dfd42ac)