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 …

This paper reports on a community-based study in 2001–02 in a rural district of Tamil Nadu,
India, among 97 women who had had recent abortions, to examine their decision-making …

Despite 30 years of liberal legislation, the majority of women in India still lack access to safe
abortion care. This paper critically reviews the history of abortion law and policy in India …

Despite the legalisation of abortion in India, morbidity and mortality continue to remain a
serious problem for a majority of women undergoing abortions. A lack of reliable information …

Though the law in India has permitted medical termination of pregnancy on broad legal
grounds for over two decades, unsafe abortions carried out by unqualified providers show …

Globally, induced abortion—safe or unsafe, legal or illegal—is a reproductive health service
that is part of the lives of women, couples and communities in both developed and …

The Indian Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act came into force in 1972, in
response to the high mortality and morbidity associated with illegal abortion. However, 25 …

The medical abortion drugs mifepristone and misoprostol are now widely available in rural
Tamil Nadu, India, and the practice of abortion is being transformed. This paper reports on …

Medical abortion is safe and effective and has been approved for use in early termination of
pregnancy in South Africa since 2001. The Department of Health is currently considering its …

It is surprising that even after twenty four years of legalizations of MTP its availability
particularly in rural area is very limited. Recently, however there is a growing realization …