In this paper I share some of my experience and observations, as an advocate for women's
rights, of the last 20 years of struggles for sexual and reproductive health and rights, carried …

Globally, abortion has emerged as a critical determinant of maternal morbidity and mortality.
The Ghana government amended the country's abortion law in 1985 to promote safe …

Background The circumstances under which women obtain unsafe abortion vary and
depend on the traditional methods known and the type of providers present. In rural …

Abstract Background In 2005 Ethiopia took the important step to protect women's
reproductive health by liberalizing the abortion law. As a result women were given access to …

Background Inadequate infrastructure, security threats from ongoing armed conflict, and
conservative socio-cultural and gender norms that favour large families and patriarchal …

Despite advances in reproductive health law, many Filipino women experience unintended
pregnancies, and because abortion is highly stigmatized in the country, many who seek …

Background. Although the vast majority of abortions are performed in the first trimester, still
10–15% of terminations of pregnancies have taken place in the second trimester period …

Introduction: The aims of this descriptive study were to determine the prevalence of illegal
induced abortion among participants, the factors that influence decision making to have an …

METHODS: The Post-Abortion Care Costing Methodology was used to produce estimates of
direct and indirect costs of postabortion care and direct costs of legal abortions in Colombia …

Women who have late-term abortions not only have to cope with losing a child but also the
stigma associated with termination. Understanding the ways stigmatizing ideologies are …