The complications of unsafe, illegal abortions are a significant cause of maternal mortality in
Botswana. The stigma attached to abortion leads some women to seek clandestine …

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 …

The high demand for abortion related services in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia indicates a reliance
on abortion to control fertility and highlights an opportunity to increase access to …

Decision-making for induced abortion can be influenced by various circumstances including
those surrounding onset of a pregnancy. There are various dimensions to induced abortion …

The World Conference on Human Rights (the Vienna Conference) that was held in Vienna
in 1993, marked an important beginning in the recognition of reproductive and sexual rights …

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Globally, abortion has largely been understood, researched, and regulated within a medico-
legal paradigm. However, self-managed abortion (SMA) questions the centrality of the law …

Objectives Despite liberal abortion laws, unsafe abortions remain a public health challenge
in Ghana. This study examines implications of financial cost of abortion in assessing safer …

Objectives This study aimed to describe the attitudes toward abortion of Ghanaian University
students and to determine factors which are associated with supporting a woman's right to …

Botswana's national healthcare system has experienced substantial investment as a result
of a growing economy and stable government, and improvements in quality and access are …