Abortion worldwide : a decade of uneven progress / Susheela Singh ... [et al.].

• Executive summary -- Abortion worldwide. What has changed? -- Women around the world live with widely varying abortion laws and services -- Abortion rates have fallen, but unsafe abortion rates have not -- Safe abortion services are delivered in many ways -- When abortion laws are restrictive, women are at risk for unsafe abortion -- Quality postabortion care can reduce the harmful effects of unsafe abortion -- Preventing unintended pregnancy is fundamental to reducing abortion -- Conclusions and recommendations.

• "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." - p. 4 

Ämnesord

Abortion  -- Statistics. (LCSH)

Abortion  -- Government policy. (LCSH)

Abortion services.  (LCSH)

Abortion, Induced  -- statistics & numerical data. (MeSH)

Abortion, Induced  -- trends. (MeSH)

Abortion, Legal  -- statistics & numerical data. (MeSH)

Abortion, Legal  -- trends. (MeSH)