Résumé : This paper presents arguments for documenting the incidence of abortion and demonstrates the usefulness of such data for policy-makers and service providers. The paper also provides an overview of the numbers of abortions and abortion rates worldwide in both developed and developing countries and for major regions and subregions, differentiating between abortions in countries where the procedure is legal and generally implemented using medically safe procedures, and countries where it is available on restricted grounds or is prohibited or unsafe. The paper also presents estimates of unintended pregnancy and briefly discusses the safety of abortion provision and its consequences for maternal mortality and morbidity. It concludes by highlighting priorities for future research and discussing policy changes to reduce unsafe abortion.
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