Sets out guidelines that can help reduce the high levels of maternal morbidity and mortality
associated with abortion whether spontaneous or induced. Recommendations and advice …

Globally, abortion mortality accounts for at least 13% of all maternal mortality. Unsafe
abortion procedures, untrained abortion providers, restrictive abortion laws and high …

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

In June 1999 a United Nations General Assembly Special Session reviewed and appraised
progress toward implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference …

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 …

Abstract The International Congress on Population and Development (ICPD) Programme of
Action urged governments and intergovernmental and nongovernmental organizations to …

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 …

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 …

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This article describes the goals and activities included in the national plans of action for the
prevention of unsafe abortion. With broad variability, all were in line with the initiative's …