Dangerous abortions 'on the rise'- WHO
A rising proportion of abortions worldwide are putting women's health at risk. The World Health Organisation study suggests global abortion rates are steady, at 28 per 1,000 women a year.
However, the proportion of the total carried out without trained clinical help rose from 44% in 1995 to 49% in 2008.
Unsafe abortion has been identified as one of the main contributors to maternal death worldwide. In developing countries, particularly those with more restrictive abortion laws, most abortions are unsafe, with 97% of abortions in Africa described this way.
Researchers have concluded that whilst abortion rate had fallen since 1995, that drop had now leveled off, and overall, the rise in world population meant that there were 2.2 million more abortions in 2008 compared with 2003.
In the developed world, the proportion of pregnancies ending in abortion fell from 36% in 1995 to 26% in 2008. Countries with restrictive abortion laws did not have a corresponding decrease in abortion rate - in some cases, the reverse is true.
Unsafe abortion is one of the five major contributors to maternal mortality, causing one in every seven or eight maternal deaths in 2008. Yet, when abortion is provided with proper medical techniques and care, the risk of death is negligible and nearly 14 times lower than that of childbirth. Latest figures on abortion have been described as deeply disturbing.
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