Background With increasing global availability of medication abortion drugs, a safer option
exists for many women to terminate a pregnancy even in legally restrictive settings …

Background: There is a complex interplay between women's preferences, abortion services
availability and the context in which these are provided. Even in countries where it is legal …

Bela Ganatra, a Philip Guest, b Marge Bererc a Scientist, UNDP/UNFPA/UNICEF/WHO/
World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in …

Summary Background About 45.1% of all induced abortions are unsafe and 97% of these
occur in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). Women's abortion decisions may be …

We conducted a comprehensive literature review on abortion in seven African countries to
synthesize and analyze the landscape of abortion-related scientific knowledge, with the aim …

Objective To explore women's experience of unwanted pregnancy and induced abortion in
Bolivia, where nearly all induced abortions are carried out in clandestine, unregulated, and …

Background Examining the distribution of abortions by method of abortion and gestational
age at time of termination provides insight about the options women may have to terminate …

Background Making the final decision to terminate a pregnancy can be influenced by
different circumstances involving various individuals. This paper describes the key players …

The decision to terminate a pregnancy is not one that is taken lightly. The need for an
abortion reflects limited sexual autonomy, ineffective or lack of access to contraceptive …

Globally, a growing proportion of induced abortions are medical abortions. The procedure
has been hailed as a revolutionary technology, which, according to experts, has the …