Unsafe abortions refer to terminations of unintended pregnancies by persons lacking the
necessary skills, or in an environment lacking the minimum medical standards, or both …

Every year, worldwide, about 42 million women with unintended pregnancies choose
abortion, and nearly half of these procedures, 20 million, are unsafe. Some 68,000 women …

Abstract The latest World Health Organization data estimate that the total number of unsafe
abortions globally has increased to 21.6 million in 2008. There is increasing recognition by …

An estimated 60 000–70 000 women die annually from complications of unsafe abortion and
hundreds of thousands more suffer long-term consequences which include chronic pelvic …

Objective This review aims to provide the latest global and regional estimates of the
incidence and trends in induced abortion, both safe and unsafe. A related objective is to …

Since the beginning of recorded history, women have attempted to terminate unwanted
pregnancies. Despite the safety of modern techniques of abortion, many women throughout …

Unsafe abortion is a recognized public health problem that contributes significantly to
maternal mortality. At least 13% of maternal mortality is caused by unsafe abortion, mostly in …

Unsafe abortion is an important public health problem, accountingfor 13% of maternal
mortality in developing countries. Of anestimated annual 70 000 deaths from unsafe …

It is now more than 50 years since the World Health Assembly recognized abortion as a
serious public health problem. The challenge still stands. Addressing the problem of unsafe …

As part of an effort to provide responsive and comprehensive reproductive health services,
an important question must be asked: Is there a problem of unsafe abortion1? If there is …