Laws and Policies Today, 76 percent of the world's people live in countries where induced
abortion is legal, at least for health reasons; and 39 percent reside in nations where abortion …

An evaluation of the current situation regarding implementation of the plans of action for the
prevention of unsafe abortion shows that more than half of the countries selected for the …

There are significant variations in the legalisation, restrictions and legal abortion rates
worldwide. This undoubtedly influences the provision and accessibility to abortion services …

Unsafe abortion continues to be a major cause of maternal death; it accounts for 14.5% of all
maternal deaths globally and almost all of these deaths occur in countries with restrictive …

The promise of medical abortion to both reduce maternal mortality and morbidity from unsafe
abortion and to expand the reproductive rights of women can only be realized if information …

Until recently, WHO operationally defined unsafe abortion as illegal abortion. In the past
decade, however, the incidence of abortion by misoprostol administration has increased in …

Objective To review the legal status of abortion and its prevalence, safety, and accessibility
in Canada and to highlight related areas of concern. Methods We conducted a review of …

This special section of the Health and Human Rights Journal captures a particular historical
moment in the world of abortion law, policy, and practice, which is a constantly changing …

FIGO established a Working Group on the Prevention of Unsafe Abortion in 2007 and a
parallel program or “Initiative” with the same name. The initiative involved 46 FIGO member …

This paper summarizes the barriers to abortion in the United States, including the
determination of viability, cost and insurance coverage, waiting periods and parental …