An abortion is a procedure defined by termination of pregnancy, most commonly performed
in the first or second trimester. There are several means of classification, but the most …

Abstract Background To achieve the World Health Organization's Millennium Development
Goal of reducing maternal mortality by three-quarters by 2015, a strong global commitment …

In Ghana, despite the availability of safe, legally permissible abortion services, high rates of
morbidity and mortality from unsafe abortion persist. Through interviews with Ghanaian …

Combined hormonal contraceptives (COCs) are one of the most popular methods of birth
control, worldwide. This reliable form of contraception, having a theoretical failure rate of …

This book contributes to a feminist understanding of international human rights by examining
restrictions on reproductive freedom through the lens of the right to be free from torture and …

This cross-sectional population-based study in a peripheral low-income community in São
Paulo, Brazil, aimed to estimate the prevalence of unsafe abortion and identify the socio …

Objectives To describe the magnitude and severity of abortion-related complications in
health facilities and calculate the incidence of abortion-related near-miss complications at …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the occurrence of severe maternal complications associated with
abortion in Brazil. METHODS: In a cross-sectional multicenter study, prospective …

In many areas of the world where HIV prevalence is high, rates of unintended pregnancy
and unsafe abortion have also been shown to be high. Of all pregnancies worldwide in …

Background A negative attitude towards abortion among health care providers providing
abortion services could be an obstacle even under a law, which permits abortion on request …