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                                                                    Exhibit 23.2


                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
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     We consent to the incorporation by reference in this registration statement
of Abbott Laboratories, on Form S-8 of our report dated April 20, 2001 (relating
to the financial statements of the BASF Pharmaceutical Business) included in
Amendment No. 1 to the current report on Form 8-K of Abbott Laboratories dated
March 2, 2001.





Deloitte & Touche GmbH
Wirtschaftsprufungsgesellschaft

/s/ Deloitte & Touche

Frankfurt, Germany
August 23, 2001

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