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Abortion around the world. At various times abortion has been banned or restricted in countries around the world. Multiple scholars have noticed that in many cases, this has caused women to seek dangerous, illegal abortions underground or inspired trips abroad for "reproductive tourism".
Sep 21, 2023 · Abortion has a long and varied history and ... a series about the health and wellbeing of women and girls around the world. From menopause to miscarriage, pleasure to pain the articles in this ...
Mar 7, 2024 · Notably, rates have diverged between countries with fewer restrictions and those with more: Between 1990–94 and 2015–19, the average abortion rate in countries with generally legal abortion ...
Abortion Law and Policy Around the World. 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 convoluted laws and restrictions surrounding abortion do not make any legal or public health sense.
- Marge Berer
- 2017
Sep 13, 2021 · History and scientific background. Abortion practices and laws restricting them have existed for centuries. Although people from around the world have been regulating their fertility through various means, the Egyptians were the first to document various abortion techniques around 1550 BCE . These techniques were predominantly non-surgical and ...
- Brittany Moore, Yana van der Meulen Rodgers, Ernestina Coast, Samantha R. Lattof, Cheri Poss
- 2021
Jul 1, 2022 · Each year, around 73 million abortions take place worldwide, according to the World Health Organization. This translates to about 39 abortions per 1,000 women globally, a rate that has stayed ...
Nov 25, 2021 · Abortion is a common health intervention. It is safe when carried out using a method recommended by WHO, appropriate to the pregnancy duration and by someone with the necessary skills. Six out of 10 of all unintended pregnancies end in an induced abortion. Around 45% of all abortions are unsafe, of which 97% take place in developing countries.
