Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Unsafe abortion" in English language version.
a procedure for terminating an unwanted pregnancy either by persons lacking the necessary skill or in an environment lacking the minimum medical standards, or both.
If women's contraceptive needs were addressed...the number of unsafe abortions would decline by 73% from 20 million to 5.5 million.A few of the findings in that report were subsequently changed, and are available at: Facts on Investing in Family Planning and Maternal and Newborn Health (PDF). Guttmacher Institute. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-24.
If women's contraceptive needs were addressed...the number of unsafe abortions would decline by 73% from 20 million to 5.5 million.A few of the findings in that report were subsequently changed, and are available at: Facts on Investing in Family Planning and Maternal and Newborn Health (PDF). Guttmacher Institute. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-24.
It was estimated that in 2003 approximately 42 million pregnancies were voluntarily terminated: 22 million safely and 20 million unsafely.
The estimates given in this document are intended to reflect induced abortions that carry greater risk than those carried out officially for reasons accepted in the laws of a country.
In several countries, the legalization of abortion has not been followed by elimination of unsafe abortion.
