Unsafe abortion is prevalent in many developing countries, mostly in sub-Saharan Africa,
Latin America and South and Southeast Asia, where abortion laws are more restrictive, the …

As part of an effort to provide responsive and comprehensive reproductive health services,
an important question must be asked: Is there a problem of unsafe abortion1? If there is …

Induced abortions 42 million 38 million 130 million unsafe abortions. Unsafe abortion
accounts for 13 percent of deaths related to pregnancy and childbirth in the developing …

This paper reviews pertinent literature and identifies research needs relating to unsafe
abortion in Nigeria. The paper is organised into three sections. In the first part of the article, a …

This sixth edition of the WHO Global and regional estimates of unsafe abortion and
associated mortality is intended for policy-makers and programme managers, health …

Over three fourths of the abortions in South Asia and nearly two thirds of the abortions in
South-East Asia are illegal. The majority of these abortions are also medically unsafe, with …

Unsafe abortion is preventable and yet remains a significant cause of maternal morbidity
and mortality in much of the developing world. Over the last decade, the World Health …

Every year, worldwide, about 42 million women with unintended pregnancies choose
abortion, and nearly half of these procedures, 20 million, are unsafe. Some 68,000 women …

Background: Unsafe abortion is an important cause of maternal mortality and morbidity,
particularly marked in developing countries with restrictive abortion laws. It has both …