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

Introduction: The rate of unsafe abortions in Kenya has increased from 32 per 1000 women
of reproductive age in 2002 to 48 per 1000 women in 2012. This is one of the highest in Sub …

Abortion practices undermining reformist laws - experts : izindaba Page 1 302 May 2011, Vol.
101, No. 5 SAMJ A combination of stigma, ignorance of reformist laws and health care …

INTRODUCTION: To increase access to safe abortion in rural India, the feasibility and
acceptability of mifepristone–misoprostol abortion was assessed in a typical government run …

Background: Most of the information on abortion in Nigeria are based on information from
women hospitalized for abortion complications. However a lot of abortions, especially those …

To the Editor: The Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act1 appears to have had a very
marked impact on abortion-related mortality. This conclusion can be drawn by comparing …

Background The number of unsafe abortions is increasing across South Asia, also in
Pakistan, where abortion is only permitted under special circumstances. The law on abortion …

Nigeria has restrictive abortion laws; unsafe abortion and its complications are major public
health challenges. Access to reproductive health services in Nigeria, including medical …

Background Although abortion was legalized in Nepal in 2002, many women are not able to
obtain legal services. Using qualitative data from women who were denied legal abortion …

Objective To assess the need for post‐abortion contraception and to determine if women
who had an unsafe abortion will use a contraceptive method to avoid repeated unwanted …