Recommendations for the use of mifepristone and misoprostol for inducing abortion and for
managing incomplete abortion are contained within the 2012 WHO guideline Safe abortion …

Objective To describe the initial stages of the implementation of a risk‐reduction model
designed by Iniciativas Sanitarias to shield women from unsafe abortion in a traditional …

Background In Côte d'Ivoire, induced abortion is legally restricted unless a pregnancy
threatens a woman's life. Yet the limited available evidence suggests abortion is common …

The use of medications and herbs with presumed medicinal properties to induce abortion is
documented throughout recorded history [1]. However, the advent of safe and effective …

The Abortion Assessment Project–India, begun in August 2000, is one of the largest studies
on abortion ever undertaken in India. This article synthesises the findings of the six facility …

Complications of an unsafe abortion are a major contributor to maternal deaths and
morbidity in Africa. When abortions are performed in safe environments, such complications …

METHODS: A nationally representative survey of a sample of347health facilities that provide
postabortion or safe abortion services and a survey of 80 professionals knowledgeable …

Abortion is not legal in Chile even to save the woman's life or health. This situation creates
serious dilemmas and vulnerabilities for both women and medical practitioners. Abortion …

Abortions are safe if they are done with a method recommended by WHO that is appropriate
to the pregnancy duration and if the person providing or supporting the abortion is trained …

When conducted in a legal setting and under safe conditions, abortion is an extremely
effective and safe procedure. Tragically, almost half of all abortions that take place in the …