both. An unsafe abortion is a life-threatening procedure. It includes self-induced abortions, abortions in unhygienic conditions, and abortions performed...

in industrialized societies, induced abortion is one of the safest procedures in medicine.: 1  Unsafe abortions—those performed by people lacking the...

the estimate was that one in 10 abortions is self-induced. While maternal morbidity and mortality from unsafe abortion has continued to increase due to...

Until 2017, there was a dichotomous classification of abortion as safe and unsafe. Unsafe abortion was defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as...

Most abortions are performed unsafely by illegal practitioners. Abortion complications commonly occur. Unsafe abortions cause 30% of maternal deaths....

year due to unsafe abortions, according to the Department of Health, and 12% of all maternal deaths in 1994 were due to unsafe abortion. Some hospitals...

right to abortion. Sub-Saharan Africa is the world region with the highest rates of unsafe abortions and abortion mortality. Most abortions in the region...

were handled out of public view. Abortion did not become a public controversy until the health risk of unsafe abortions by (female) unlicensed practitioners...

rejected. Most abortions in Malawi are unsafe. They are performed by traditional healers or covert clinics or are self-induced. Post-abortion care is available...

complications due to the performance of an unsafe abortion. The major complication of abortion is an incomplete abortion where a woman can experience an immoderate...

American countries. This makes unsafe abortion practices the leading cause of maternal death worldwide. Unsafe abortion is another major cause of maternal...

pregnancy. About 32% of women have had abortions, which Liberians call "spoiling the belly". Unsafe abortions are common and account for 15% of maternal...

medical abortion, also known as medication abortion or non-surgical abortion, occurs when drugs (medication) are used to bring about an abortion. Medical...

million abortions occurred worldwide each year. Furthermore, data from 2010-2014 showed that around 45% of these abortions were unsafe abortions, where...

abortion performed to preserve the mother's life is not an appropriate transgression of the Criminal Code. Many Nigerian women seek unsafe abortion methods...

the abortion ban. Unsafe abortions are a major factor in Sierra Leone's maternal mortality rate, one of the highest in the world. Post-abortion care...

Abortion in Michigan is legal throughout pregnancy. A state constitutional amendment to explicitly guarantee abortion rights was placed on the ballot...

expectant mother, and rape. Unsafe abortions are a major cause of deaths and health complications for women in Kenya. Abortion in Kenya is regulated by Article...

lacking access to safe and legal abortions, many of them turn to unsafe abortion practices, such as self-induced abortions. The Ugandan Ministry of Health...

Abortion in China is legal at all stages of pregnancy and generally accessible nationwide. Abortions are available to most women through China's family...

who provide abortions. A lack of contraceptives and abortion services in hospitals has led to a rise in unsafe abortions. Forced abortions in prison camps...

illegal abortions underground or inspired trips abroad for "reproductive tourism". Half of the world's current deaths due to unsafe abortions occur in...

result, risky unsafe abortions are prevalent in Malaysia. Under Sections 312–316 of the Penal Code, it is de jure permitted to perform an abortion to save the...

regularly report abortion statistics in the United States. They use different methodologies, so they report somewhat different abortion rates, but they...

of safe abortion. Unsafe abortions are a major risk factor for infertility and ectopic pregnancy. Government facilities can provide abortion services...

legal abortion." Sierra Leone abortion bill blocked by President Bai Koroma again, BBC News, 12 March 2016. Fighting Unsafe Abortion and Abortion Stigma...

recently published studies of national unsafe abortion, and high and low estimates of the numbers of unsafe abortion developed by WHO. Shubert, Atika; Mortensen...

Abortion in Australia is legal. There are no federal abortion laws, and full decriminalisation of the procedure has been enacted in all jurisdictions...

legalization of abortion. The abortion-rights group Nifin'Akanga leads research and protests. Abortions in Madagascar are unsafe and are a major cause of maternal...

rape; the bill was unsuccessful. Due to these legal restrictions, unsafe abortions in Egypt are common; carried out by indigenous methods, at clandestine...