… abortion. Even those women who use contraceptives may resort to a clandestine abortion if
… The results of this study bring us closer to real data on clandestine abortion in Peru. We hope …

… Interpretation: The incidence of clandestine, potentially unsafe induced abortion in Peru is
as high as or higher than the rates in many countries where induced abortion is legal and safe…

… Salud del Peru', that clandestine, illegal abortion is "a serious public health problem, with
high human and social costs" (p. 2). Assuming that one in four clandestine abortions resulted in …

… This means that tens of thousands of women every year undergo clandestine abortions
at great risk to their health. Class directly influences Chilean women’s relationships to …

… of Peruvian maternal mortality is caused by abortion.3 Clandestine abortion services in Peru
are … In order to assess the costs of clandestine abortion services advertised online in Lima, …

… abortion has not prevented its occurrence in Peru. Our results suggest that, in Peru, legal
restrictions on induced abortion … more than 370,000 clandestine abortions performed annually …

… in abortion access and activism in Peru, we argue that acompañantes have constructed an
infrastructure of abortion care … Millions of clandestine abortions take place every year in Latin …

… abortion is when the mother's life is in danger. The illegal conditions under which abortions
take place in Peru … Additionally, due to the clandestine nature of most abortions in Peru, many …

… clandestine abortions performed each year in Peru and nearly 65,000 of these women are
hospitalized due to complications. Peru … American and unsafe abortions account for nearly …

… Compared to other techniques used to induce abortions clandestinely, medical methods
appear to be safer and associated with fewer complications.7., 8., 9. As a result, mortality from …