Executive summary Sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) are fundamental to
people's health and survival, to economic development, and to the wellbeing of humanity …

With changing conditions affecting receipt of postabortion care, an updated estimate of the
incidence of treatment for complications from unsafe pregnancy termination is needed to …

The situation of induced abortion has changed markedly over the past few decades. This
report provides updated information on the incidence of abortion worldwide, the laws that …

Background Reliable information on the incidence of induced abortion in India is lacking.
Official statistics and national surveys provide incomplete coverage. Since the early 2000s …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Ethnogynaecology is an emerging branch of science
dealing with the treatment of gynaecological ailments by tribals, local healers, and traditional …

Abstract Background In India, due to the high prevalence of child marriage, most adolescent
pregnancies occur within marriage. Pregnancy and childbirth complications are among the …

Access to prenatal sex-detection technology in India has led to a phenomenal increase in
abortion of girls. We find that it has also narrowed the gender gap in under-five mortality …

We performed a search in PubMed and Web of Science on the self-use of abortion
medication after online access. Studies published between January 1, 1995, and March 31 …

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 …

This paper addresses two main questions: what is the relationship between fertility and sex
selection and how does birth spacing interact with the use of sex-selective abortions? I …