Along with governments from around the world, African leaders agreed at the International
Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in 1994 to address unsafe abortion as …

Unsafe abortion is a major public health problem in Africa and is responsible for the deaths
and disabilities of thousands of women each year. Low contraceptive use, restrictive …

PIP: Annually, worldwide, there are approximately 150 million births and 50 million
abortions. In Africa, more than 90% of abortions are unsafe, the highest rate in the world …

Sub-Saharan Africa has, by far, the highest maternal mortality ratio today. It is estimated that
the risk of dying from pregnancy-related cause for a girl born in Africa today is as high as 1 …

PIP: This overview of unsafe abortion in Africa indicates some reforms such as the provision
of family planning services close to maternity units or hospitals where women can go for …

Perhaps the most common argument for legalising abortion throughout history is that women
will get abortions either way, but if abortion is illegal it will be unsafe and women will die as a …

This article examines how to save more lives and move towards sustainable development.
Unsafe abortions account for 13% of maternal deaths globally, a neglected public health …

More than ten years after the launch of the Safe Motherhood Initiative in 1987, abortion is
certainly the 'poor relation'in the debate concerning ways to reduce the number of deaths …

PIP: This paper presents steps that safe motherhood programs can take to address the
problem of unsafe abortion. The author discusses studies and training programs throughout …

Each year an estimated 20 million unsafe abortions take place worldwide, 95% of which
occur in the developing world.'Of the 1.1 billion adolescents aged 10-19 years, 85% live in …