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...

Julius Maada Bio unanimously backed a new bill to lift the ban on abortion. Unsafe abortions are a major factor in Sierra Leone's maternal mortality rate,...

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...

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...

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...

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

not know about the abortion law. Most abortions are performed unsafely by illegal practitioners. Unsafe abortions cause 30% of maternal deaths. Public...

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...

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

Abortion-rights movements are movements that advocate for legal access to induced abortion services, including elective abortion. They seek to represent...

Ipas advocate for safe abortion. The rates of abortion and self-induced abortion have increased since the 1990s. Unsafe abortion is common, especially...

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...

belly". Unsafe abortions are common and account for 15% of maternal deaths in the country. Self-induced abortions are common. Medical abortion is legally...

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

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

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

induced abortions in Tanzania in 2013. Due to fears of prosecution, women procure abortions clandestinely, often in conditions that are unsafe. Tanzania...

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...

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...

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...

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

for unsafe abortion rates than for safe abortion rates. The basis for these intervals included published and unpublished assessments of abortion reporting...

it as a form of killing. Illegal abortions are common in the country. Use of birth control is low. Unsafe abortions are a leading cause of death of women...

opposition to abortion due to Islamic beliefs. Nearly all abortions in the country are unsafe. Many women perform self-induced abortions. Abortion pills are...