Unsafe abortion and associated morbidity and mortality in women are completely avoidable.
This paper reports on an analysis of the association between legal grounds for abortion in …

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 …

Unsafe abortion is a significant cause of death and ill health in women in the developing
world. A substantial body of research on these consequences exists, although studies are of …

Unsafe abortion is preventable and yet remains a significant cause of maternal morbidity
and mortality in much of the developing world. Over the last decade, the World Health …

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 …

Illegal abortion is responsible for up to half of maternal deaths and consumes a large
proportion of health resources in many developing countries, particularly in Africa and Latin …

Forty per cent of the world's women are living in countries with restrictive abortion laws,
which prohibit abortion or only allow abortion to protect a woman's life or her physical or …

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 …

Preventing unsafe abortion and its consequences: priorities for research and action Preventing
Unsafe Abortion and its Consequences Priorities for Research and Action Preventing Unsafe …

Despite the availability of safe and highly effective methods of abortion, unsafe abortions
continue to be widespread, nearly all in developing countries. The latest estimates from the …