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 …

SUMMARY Introduction: In Ghana unsafe abortion remains a major public health problem
despite apparent lib-eralization of the law on abortion over two dec-ades. The contention is …

Initiation of sexual behaviour is a normal part of human development and it often occurs
during adolescence. This is common and universal to all societies and cultures around the …

Introduction: there are controversies surrounding the practice of abortion especially in
developing countries of Africa. Cameroon is not an exception to this and hence this study …

Background Abortion draws varied emotions based on individual and societal beliefs. Often,
women known to have sought or those seeking abortion services experience stigma and …

Using a qualitative research methodology, twenty-four semi-structured interviews were
conducted with women with induced abortion experiences at Korle Bu and Tema Hospitals …

Background: Unsafe abortion is a major preventable public health problem and contributes
to high mortality among women. Ghana has ratified international conventions to prevent …

Under the leadership of the Ministry of Health (MOH)/Ghana Health Service (GHS), a
programme named Reducing Maternal Mortality and Morbidity (R3M) programme was …

The abortion law in Nigeria states that abortion is illegal unless done to save the life of the
mother. 1 Otherwise, the laws of Nigeria criminalise abortion with a steep penalty for both …

Background: Students in Ghana and other developing countries remain the major
vulnerable group most likely to have abortions and suffer abortion stigma. However there is …