Zambia has one of the most liberal abortion laws in sub-Saharan Africa. However, rates of
unsafe abortion remain high with negative health and economic consequences. Little is …

Unsafe abortion is a significant but preventable cause of maternal mortality. Although
induced abortion has been legal in Zambia since 1972, many women still face logistical …

Although abortion is legal in Zambia under a variety of broad conditions, unsafe abortion
remains common. The purpose of this project was to compare the financial costs for women …

METHODS Data from a 2011–2012 survey of 1,338 women who received postabortion care
at 27 Ugandan health facilities were used to assess the economic consequences of unsafe …

Background While induced abortion is considered to be illegal and socially unacceptable in
Nigeria, it is still practiced by many women in the country. Poor family planning and unsafe …

Background The demand for induced abortions in Uganda is high despite legal and moral
proscriptions. Abortion seekers usually go to illegal, hidden clinics where procedures are …

In Zambia, because safe, legal abortion is inaccessible to many women, an unknown
number of women each year resort to illegal abortions, many of which are performed under …

Abortion is illegal in Rwanda except when necessary to protect a woman's physical health or
to save her life. Many women in Rwanda obtain unsafe abortions, and some experience …

Unsafe abortion is a significant but preventable cause of global maternal mortality and
morbidity. Zambia has among the most liberal abortion laws in sub-Saharan Africa, however …

Based on research conducted in 2012, we estimate the cost to the Rwandan health-care
system of providing post-abortion care (PAC) due to unsafe abortions, a subject of policy …