Background Unsafe abortions are a serious public health problem and a major human rights
issue. In low-income countries, where restrictive abortion laws are common, safe abortion …

The aim of this paper is to provide a panoramic view of laws and policies on abortion around
the world, giving a range of country-based examples. It shows that the plethora of …

Background Unsafe abortion remains a reality for many Ethiopian women and will remain so
until safe abortion is more accessible across the country. The house of representatives of …

Background Abortion is restricted in Uganda, and poor access to contraceptive methods
result in unwanted pregnancies. This leaves women no other choice than unsafe abortion …

Background Allowing a broader range of trained health workers to deliver services can be
an important way of improving access to safe abortion care. However, the expansion of …

Background Discussions around quality of abortion care have been focused mainly on
service-delivery aspects inside healthcare facilities. More recently, with availability of …

Background: Unsafe abortion is a major preventable public health problem and contributes
to high mortality among women. Ghana has ratified international conventions to prevent …

Young women and girls in Kenya face challenges in access to abortion care services. Using
in‐depth and focus group interviews, we explored providers' constructions of these …

Background: Unsafe abortion is a serious reproductive health problem in developing
countries including Ethiopia. The attitude of healthcare providers toward abortion is one of …

Background Midwives are a large proportion of Ethiopia's health care workforce, and their
attitudes and practices shape the quality of reproductive health care, including safe abortion …