Abstract:
Unsafe abortion continues to be an important factor affecting women’s reproductive lives and survival in the developing world, where 98% of all unsafe abortions occur. It has not declined in recent years, continuing at an annual rate of 16 per 1000 women of reproductive age in the developing world according to updated information for 2008. Laws that are highly restrictive help to explain the prevalence of unsafe abortion; however, even in some countries where the law permits abortion under broad indications, difficulties in accessing legal and safe services mean that high proportions of abortions are still unsafe.
Published in International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics 2012: 118, S63-S64.
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Publication date:
February 9, 2010
Publication type:
Journal Article