Unsafe abortion and associated morbidity and mortality in women are completely avoidable.
This paper reports on an analysis of the association between legal grounds for abortion in …

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 …

Objectives Despite a substantial rise in contraceptive use around the world, unplanned
pregnancies and induced abortion continue to occur. Each year an estimated 19 million …

Background Although abortion is technically legal in Zambia, the reality is far more
complicated. This study describes the process and results of galvanizing access to medical …

South Asia (Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka) is home to 28% of the
world's people and accounts for about a third (30%) of the world's maternal deaths. Thirteen …

This assessment of a Comprehensive Abortion Care (CAC) model was conducted by the
Population Council on behalf of the Consortium for Safe Abortions in India. The goal of the …

In 2006, in response to the high maternal mortality, driven largely by unsafe abortions, the
government of Ghana, in partnership with other organizations, launched the reducing …

Background The WHO estimates that 13% of maternal mortality is due to unsafe abortion,
but challenges with measurement and data quality persist. To our knowledge, no systematic …

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

Unplanned and unwanted pregnancies and unsafe abortions are serious public health
problems in the developing world for which many governments and international …