Monday, July 22, 2013

Every Two Hours in India, a Woman Dies from an Unsafe Abortion | TIME.com

Every Two Hours in India, a Woman Dies from an Unsafe Abortion | TIME.com:
In India, the problem of unsafe abortions is especially acute. There were 620, 472 reported abortions in 2012; experts say the true number of abortions performed in the country could be as high as 7 million, with two-thirds of them taking place outside authorized health facilities. Not all of these are pregnancies out of wedlock. Many unsafe abortions are performed on married women unable to obtain contraception, and unable to travel to a registered clinic, who for economic or personal reasons do not wish to have another child.

Read more: http://world.time.com/2013/07/19/world-population-focus-on-india-part-2-unsafe-abortions/#ixzz2ZkaphZth


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