Access To Abortion In Africa And Latin America: A Question Of Public Health And Social Inequality

The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 3.7 million unsafe abortions are conducted every year in Latin America and the Caribbean, which comes down to nearly one abortion for every three live births. In Africa, where 99% of these interventions are done illegally, the number of unsafe abortions is estimated at 4.2 million, representing one abortion for seven live births.

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Filed under: Abortion on June 10th, 2008