Saturday, October 31, 2009

Health: Abortion Worldwide: A Decade of Uneven Progress

Abortion Worldwide: A Decade of Uneven Progress

Beginning of Executive Summary:


This report assesses progress over the past decade regarding the legality, safety and accessibility of abortion services worldwide. It summarizes developments
in policy and documents recent trends in abortion incidence, with a focus on unsafe abortion. It also examines the relationship between unintended pregnancy,
contraception and abortion, placing abortion within
the broader context of women’s reproductive lives.