1.   But Law, who sees firsthand the problems that single motherhood brings, says more must be done to prevent unwed births.

2.   Despite years of controversy, there are few reliable figures on the number of abortions every year that are done solely to prevent the birth of girls.

3.   He also suggested that testing the embryos before they are used could prevent the birth of sick or deformed children.

4.   If early detection and treatment of contractions do not prevent preterm births, the question is, what does?

5.   Medically speaking, the critical issue is preventing multiple births from occurring too early.

6.   The problem, public health specialists say, is that not much is known about how to prevent premature births.

7.   The study showed that neither the monitoring nor the daily calls were better than weekly calls in preventing preterm births.

8.   When Dorina was young, abortion was the primary means to prevent unwanted births.

9.   Critics also say the policy has led to forced abortions and sterilization by local officials under pressure to prevent births from exceeding annual quotas.

10.   Lowey appealed to abortion foes for support by arguing that the use of contraceptives can prevent unwanted births.