Latest items for ABO-DATA-1
Aug. 21, 2025, 10:47 p.m.
Countries: Colombia
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"[T]he number of women having terminations before the 24th week continues to rise. In 2024, more than 56,000 women had an abortion, with 80% opting for medication-based methods. Over the past three years, a total of 154,363 abortions have been performed" (Para 1-2). "According to the Associated Press, during the past year the number of legal complaints about abortions increased by 13%. While in 2023 there were 110 cases of the crime of consensual abortion, in 2024 there were 124 cases, the highest figure reported by the prosecutor’s office" (Para 8).
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"[T]he number of women having terminations before the 24th week continues to rise. In 2024, more than 56,000 women had an abortion, with 80% opting for medication-based methods. Over the past three years, a total of 154,363 abortions have been performed" (Para 1-2). "According to the Associated Press, during the past year the number of legal complaints about abortions increased by 13%. While in 2023 there were 110 cases of the crime of consensual abortion, in 2024 there were 124 cases, the highest figure reported by the prosecutor’s office" (Para 8).
Aug. 21, 2025, 9:55 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"[G]iven the relatively high rates of abortion in China. A study published in the British Medical Journal found that between 2015 and 2019, China had the second highest rate of unintended pregnancy termination in East and Southeast Asia" (Para 16).
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"[G]iven the relatively high rates of abortion in China. A study published in the British Medical Journal found that between 2015 and 2019, China had the second highest rate of unintended pregnancy termination in East and Southeast Asia" (Para 16).
Aug. 21, 2025, 1:46 a.m.
Countries: Chad
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"The abortion rate in Chad was around 39% over the period of 2015 to 2019 " (Para 3).
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"The abortion rate in Chad was around 39% over the period of 2015 to 2019 " (Para 3).
Aug. 20, 2025, 1:54 a.m.
Countries: Cape Verde
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"[I]t is estimated that 60% of abortions that take place in the country, occur outside of the official health system" (Page 3).
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"[I]t is estimated that 60% of abortions that take place in the country, occur outside of the official health system" (Page 3).
Aug. 20, 2025, 12:19 a.m.
Countries: Cameroon
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"Among 234 women aged 17 to 43, 51 (21.8%) reported at least one unsafe abortion. The primary reasons cited were fear of parental disapproval (24%) and partner refusal (20%). Physicians were the main providers (39.5%), using suction curettage and/or intravaginal misoprostol (89%). Being single (adjusted odds ratio (aOR): 13.6 (5.39-34.4)), nulliparous (aOR: 5.81 (2.41-13.9)), and secondary school students (aOR: 3.23 (1.06-9.81)) were significantly associated with an increased risk of unsafe abortions" (Page 1). "Out of the 51 women surveyed, 18 (35%) reported complications, primarily bleeding and infection" (Page 5).
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"Among 234 women aged 17 to 43, 51 (21.8%) reported at least one unsafe abortion. The primary reasons cited were fear of parental disapproval (24%) and partner refusal (20%). Physicians were the main providers (39.5%), using suction curettage and/or intravaginal misoprostol (89%). Being single (adjusted odds ratio (aOR): 13.6 (5.39-34.4)), nulliparous (aOR: 5.81 (2.41-13.9)), and secondary school students (aOR: 3.23 (1.06-9.81)) were significantly associated with an increased risk of unsafe abortions" (Page 1). "Out of the 51 women surveyed, 18 (35%) reported complications, primarily bleeding and infection" (Page 5).
Aug. 16, 2025, 9:15 p.m.
Countries: Argentina
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"In 2022, 96,664 abortions were performed in the public health sector, resulting in a national abortion rate of 8.36 abortions per 1,000 women of reproductive age. However, the rate varied considerably across the provinces, from 3.93 in Corrientes to 13.23 in Buenos Aires City" (Para 4). "[A] group of professionals and researchers collecting and analyzing qualitative and quantitative data on the implementation of the Argentine abortion law, has shown that the number of public providers offering abortion care has doubled between 2020 and 2023. The national average is now 17 public providers of legal and voluntary abortion per 100,000 women of reproductive age. These figures vary from province to province,...more
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"In 2022, 96,664 abortions were performed in the public health sector, resulting in a national abortion rate of 8.36 abortions per 1,000 women of reproductive age. However, the rate varied considerably across the provinces, from 3.93 in Corrientes to 13.23 in Buenos Aires City" (Para 4). "[A] group of professionals and researchers collecting and analyzing qualitative and quantitative data on the implementation of the Argentine abortion law, has shown that the number of public providers offering abortion care has doubled between 2020 and 2023. The national average is now 17 public providers of legal and voluntary abortion per 100,000 women of reproductive age. These figures vary from province to province,...more
Aug. 16, 2025, 9:10 p.m.
Countries: Argentina
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"A 2020 study found that more than 1,500 women had been accused of having terminations between 2012 and 2020" (Para 8).
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"A 2020 study found that more than 1,500 women had been accused of having terminations between 2012 and 2020" (Para 8).
Aug. 16, 2025, 7:54 p.m.
Countries: Nigeria
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"Nigeria, about 1.25 million induced abortions occurred in 2012 (rate of 33 abortions/1000 women), and about 212,000 women were treated for complications of unsafe abortion. A more recent study in 2018 showed that abortions are much more common in Nigeria (45.8 abortions per 1000 women). Despite post-abortion care being a public health imperative, a considerable proportion of women are unable to access quality PAC services in much of SSA. In 2012, almost 285,000 women who had induced abortions in Nigeria experienced complications serious enough to require treatment, but could not receive the medical care they needed" (Page 2). "Only 48% of facilities in Nigeria could provide basic PAC services" (3).more
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"Nigeria, about 1.25 million induced abortions occurred in 2012 (rate of 33 abortions/1000 women), and about 212,000 women were treated for complications of unsafe abortion. A more recent study in 2018 showed that abortions are much more common in Nigeria (45.8 abortions per 1000 women). Despite post-abortion care being a public health imperative, a considerable proportion of women are unable to access quality PAC services in much of SSA. In 2012, almost 285,000 women who had induced abortions in Nigeria experienced complications serious enough to require treatment, but could not receive the medical care they needed" (Page 2). "Only 48% of facilities in Nigeria could provide basic PAC services" (3).more
Aug. 16, 2025, 7:52 p.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"In Kenya, about 500,000 induced abortions occurred in 2012 (rate of 48/1000 women), 75% of which presented with moderate to severe complications " (Page 2). "30% of women in Kenya did not receive the appropriate medical care following abortionrelated complications" (Page 2).
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"In Kenya, about 500,000 induced abortions occurred in 2012 (rate of 48/1000 women), 75% of which presented with moderate to severe complications " (Page 2). "30% of women in Kenya did not receive the appropriate medical care following abortionrelated complications" (Page 2).
Aug. 16, 2025, 7:49 p.m.
Countries: Burkina Faso
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"Burkina Faso, about 105,000 abortions were induced in 2012 (an induced abortion rate of 25/1000 women aged 15–49), with a considerable proportion being unsafe" (Page 2). "Burkina Faso did not receive the appropriate medical care following abortionrelated complications" (Page 2).
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"Burkina Faso, about 105,000 abortions were induced in 2012 (an induced abortion rate of 25/1000 women aged 15–49), with a considerable proportion being unsafe" (Page 2). "Burkina Faso did not receive the appropriate medical care following abortionrelated complications" (Page 2).
Aug. 15, 2025, 4:24 p.m.
Countries: Burkina Faso
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"Approximately 25 abortions per 1,000 women were done in Burkina Faso in 2008, of which 43% resulted in complications" (Page 1). "Overall, the annual abortion incidence in Burkina Faso in 2020² was estimated at 23 abortions per 1,000 women aged 15 to 49, equivalent to approximately 113,000 abortions annually" (Page 1). "75% of women were unaware that abortion could be accessed safely under the law in cases of rape, incest, fetal impairment, or when the woman’s life or physical health are in danger" (Page 5). "24% of women said it was very or somewhat difficult to pay for their abortion. Women with the least financial resources were more than twice...more
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"Approximately 25 abortions per 1,000 women were done in Burkina Faso in 2008, of which 43% resulted in complications" (Page 1). "Overall, the annual abortion incidence in Burkina Faso in 2020² was estimated at 23 abortions per 1,000 women aged 15 to 49, equivalent to approximately 113,000 abortions annually" (Page 1). "75% of women were unaware that abortion could be accessed safely under the law in cases of rape, incest, fetal impairment, or when the woman’s life or physical health are in danger" (Page 5). "24% of women said it was very or somewhat difficult to pay for their abortion. Women with the least financial resources were more than twice...more
Aug. 15, 2025, 3:53 p.m.
Countries: Burkina Faso
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"The one-year abortion incidence in 2020 for respondents was 4.0 per 1,000 women aged 15–49 while the adjusted friend incidence was 22.9. Although not significant, abortion incidence was higher for adolescents, unmarried women, those with higher education, and those in urban areas among both respondents and their friends. Approximately nine out of ten abortions were unsafe (90% respondents, 95% friends), with respondent and friend findings suggesting higher risk of unsafe abortion among older women, less educated women, and women residing in rural areas" (Page 1) "[A]bortion is common. Indirect estimates that adjust facility-based post-abortion complication rates ... suggest there were approximately 25 induced abortions per 1,000 women of reproductive age...more
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"The one-year abortion incidence in 2020 for respondents was 4.0 per 1,000 women aged 15–49 while the adjusted friend incidence was 22.9. Although not significant, abortion incidence was higher for adolescents, unmarried women, those with higher education, and those in urban areas among both respondents and their friends. Approximately nine out of ten abortions were unsafe (90% respondents, 95% friends), with respondent and friend findings suggesting higher risk of unsafe abortion among older women, less educated women, and women residing in rural areas" (Page 1) "[A]bortion is common. Indirect estimates that adjust facility-based post-abortion complication rates ... suggest there were approximately 25 induced abortions per 1,000 women of reproductive age...more
July 30, 2025, 9:11 p.m.
Countries: Jamaica
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"Global estimates provided by the World Health Organization (WHO) for the years 2010 to 2014 state that 45 per cent of all induced abortions are unsafe. One-third of those were performed by untrained individuals using dangerous and invasive methods" (Para 9).
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"Global estimates provided by the World Health Organization (WHO) for the years 2010 to 2014 state that 45 per cent of all induced abortions are unsafe. One-third of those were performed by untrained individuals using dangerous and invasive methods" (Para 9).
July 22, 2025, 12:39 p.m.
Countries: Israel
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"8 percent of those who apply for an abortion ultimately receive one, according to Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics" (Para 5). "Government statistics show that pregnancy out of wedlock or from rape or incest were the most cited reasons in 2020 given to the committee, representing 49 percent of termination requests" (Para 19). "According to the Health Ministry, abortion rates have steadily decreased over the past 30 years, staying largely at 20,000 abortions annually even as the number of pregnancies has risen—from 103,000 per year in 1990 to 182,000 in 2019. The drop in abortion rates is attributed to better sex education in schools and access to contraception, says reproductive...more
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"8 percent of those who apply for an abortion ultimately receive one, according to Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics" (Para 5). "Government statistics show that pregnancy out of wedlock or from rape or incest were the most cited reasons in 2020 given to the committee, representing 49 percent of termination requests" (Para 19). "According to the Health Ministry, abortion rates have steadily decreased over the past 30 years, staying largely at 20,000 abortions annually even as the number of pregnancies has risen—from 103,000 per year in 1990 to 182,000 in 2019. The drop in abortion rates is attributed to better sex education in schools and access to contraception, says reproductive...more
July 9, 2025, 1:25 p.m.
Countries: Botswana
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1, ABO-DATA-1
"In Botswana, complications from abortion remains a leading cause of maternal mortality accounting for 23 per cent of all maternal deaths" (Page 1).
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1, ABO-DATA-1
"In Botswana, complications from abortion remains a leading cause of maternal mortality accounting for 23 per cent of all maternal deaths" (Page 1).
July 8, 2025, 4:48 p.m.
Countries: Bosnia-Herzegovina
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"In table one: No. of abortions per number of women of reproductive age (%). Bosnian Podrinje Canton 3.77, Herzegovina-Neretva Canton 2.67, Sarajevo Canton 3.55, Central Bosnia Canton 0.34, Tuzla Canton 5.73, Una-Sana Canton 0.13, Zenica-Doboj Canton 6.14. Type of pregnancy termination, Medically indicated termination 61.1%, Intentional termination 34.8%, Unknown 3.3%, Spontaneous 0.8%" (Page 26).
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"In table one: No. of abortions per number of women of reproductive age (%). Bosnian Podrinje Canton 3.77, Herzegovina-Neretva Canton 2.67, Sarajevo Canton 3.55, Central Bosnia Canton 0.34, Tuzla Canton 5.73, Una-Sana Canton 0.13, Zenica-Doboj Canton 6.14. Type of pregnancy termination, Medically indicated termination 61.1%, Intentional termination 34.8%, Unknown 3.3%, Spontaneous 0.8%" (Page 26).
July 2, 2025, 10:08 p.m.
Countries: Bhutan
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"Intensive programme e_x001d_orts have resulted in decline in MMR to 86/100 000 live births in 2017. In the years 2001 – 2002, out of 35 investigated maternal deaths in the country, 2 deaths were because of abortion complications. Abortion complications are one of the most common obstetric morbidity causes with a case fatality rate of 1.4%" (Para 2).
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"Intensive programme e_x001d_orts have resulted in decline in MMR to 86/100 000 live births in 2017. In the years 2001 – 2002, out of 35 investigated maternal deaths in the country, 2 deaths were because of abortion complications. Abortion complications are one of the most common obstetric morbidity causes with a case fatality rate of 1.4%" (Para 2).
June 29, 2025, 1:58 p.m.
Countries: Benin
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"Since the law was passed, her clinic, the Beninese Association for the Promotion of the Family, has gone from performing about 30 abortions a month to performing 50" (Para 19). "Botched abortions leave hundreds of women infertile and kill at least 200 women annually in Benin — and that figure could be two or three times as high" (Para 22).
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"Since the law was passed, her clinic, the Beninese Association for the Promotion of the Family, has gone from performing about 30 abortions a month to performing 50" (Para 19). "Botched abortions leave hundreds of women infertile and kill at least 200 women annually in Benin — and that figure could be two or three times as high" (Para 22).
April 30, 2025, 11:20 a.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"According to the global human rights organisation, Center for Reproductive Rights, around seven women and girls die every day in Kenya because of unsafe abortions. Thousands more are hospitalised. At an unregulated clinic on the outskirts of Nairobi, the man in charge offers women abortions for 2,500 Kenyan shillings ($16; £13)" (par. 20-21).
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"According to the global human rights organisation, Center for Reproductive Rights, around seven women and girls die every day in Kenya because of unsafe abortions. Thousands more are hospitalised. At an unregulated clinic on the outskirts of Nairobi, the man in charge offers women abortions for 2,500 Kenyan shillings ($16; £13)" (par. 20-21).
April 2, 2025, 5:23 p.m.
Countries: Dominican Republic
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"The only official data on the number of abortions performed in the country is provided by the Directorate of Epidemiology of the Ministry of Public Health, which reports a total of 15,472 abortions among obstetric procedures performed in public sector facilities during 2019 , but does not provide data that relates this figure to maternal mortality. For its part, the Attorney General's Office (PGR) reports cases prosecuted for the crime of abortion established in the current Penal Code: 2016: 1 case; 2017: 3 cases; 2018: 27 cases; 2019: 5 cases; The increase in cases between 2017 and 2018, represents a 900% increase that calls powerfully for attention. As of 2019,...more
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"The only official data on the number of abortions performed in the country is provided by the Directorate of Epidemiology of the Ministry of Public Health, which reports a total of 15,472 abortions among obstetric procedures performed in public sector facilities during 2019 , but does not provide data that relates this figure to maternal mortality. For its part, the Attorney General's Office (PGR) reports cases prosecuted for the crime of abortion established in the current Penal Code: 2016: 1 case; 2017: 3 cases; 2018: 27 cases; 2019: 5 cases; The increase in cases between 2017 and 2018, represents a 900% increase that calls powerfully for attention. As of 2019,...more
March 28, 2025, 2:19 p.m.
Countries: Peru
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"That the highly restrictive access to abortion in therapeutic cases has resulted in the denial of this procedure to women and girls who are victims of forced pregnancy through sexual violence" (14).
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"That the highly restrictive access to abortion in therapeutic cases has resulted in the denial of this procedure to women and girls who are victims of forced pregnancy through sexual violence" (14).
March 19, 2025, 11:07 p.m.
Countries: Uganda
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"[I]ncidents of unsafe abortions remain high in Uganda as many people remain unaware that abortions can be legally obtained under these circumstances" (4). "[U]nless the government takes immediate responsibility, teenage girls, rural women and low-income women who are less likely to have the resources to access safe services in Uganda, will continue to be seek clandestine abortions, increasing their risk of abortion-related complications and death" (4).
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"[I]ncidents of unsafe abortions remain high in Uganda as many people remain unaware that abortions can be legally obtained under these circumstances" (4). "[U]nless the government takes immediate responsibility, teenage girls, rural women and low-income women who are less likely to have the resources to access safe services in Uganda, will continue to be seek clandestine abortions, increasing their risk of abortion-related complications and death" (4).
March 14, 2025, 4:48 p.m.
Countries: Venezuela
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
Table 2, titled "Causes of maternal mortality: Ministry of People's Power for Health," shows the number of maternal deaths resulting from termination of pregnancy by abortion. There were 42 such deaths in 2014, 32 in 2015, 78 in 2016, 48 in 2017, 68 in 2018, 41 in 2019, and 17 in 2020 (20).
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
Table 2, titled "Causes of maternal mortality: Ministry of People's Power for Health," shows the number of maternal deaths resulting from termination of pregnancy by abortion. There were 42 such deaths in 2014, 32 in 2015, 78 in 2016, 48 in 2017, 68 in 2018, 41 in 2019, and 17 in 2020 (20).
March 5, 2025, 8:35 p.m.
Countries: Ecuador
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"Between 2014 and 2018, a total of 97 cases were filed for abortion, of these 65 have been resolved and 32 are pending. Of the cases resolved, 54 per cent have resulted in a conviction and 46 per cent in a not-guilty verdict. Among the measures adopted in the cases of conviction, 16 were sentenced to imprisonment, 13 received suspended sentences under summary procedures, and in six cases non-custodial socio educational measures were ordered" (10). "From January to July 2020, services relating to 74 cases of sexual violence and 13 pregnancies that ended in abortion were provided" (29). "On 4 August 2017, through Memorandum No. MSP-2017-0790-M, the Minister for Public...more
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"Between 2014 and 2018, a total of 97 cases were filed for abortion, of these 65 have been resolved and 32 are pending. Of the cases resolved, 54 per cent have resulted in a conviction and 46 per cent in a not-guilty verdict. Among the measures adopted in the cases of conviction, 16 were sentenced to imprisonment, 13 received suspended sentences under summary procedures, and in six cases non-custodial socio educational measures were ordered" (10). "From January to July 2020, services relating to 74 cases of sexual violence and 13 pregnancies that ended in abortion were provided" (29). "On 4 August 2017, through Memorandum No. MSP-2017-0790-M, the Minister for Public...more
March 3, 2025, 5:43 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"The UK's fragile economy and cost-of-living crisis is also putting people off having children, some believe, evidenced by abortion rates simultaneously spiking" (para 18).
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"The UK's fragile economy and cost-of-living crisis is also putting people off having children, some believe, evidenced by abortion rates simultaneously spiking" (para 18).
Feb. 28, 2025, 6:44 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"The Observer previously revealed police have launched dozens of investigations into suspected breaches of the law in the past decade, including cases where women bought abortion pills online and drank herbal remedies without medical supervision. In one case in 2021, a 15-year-old girl who had an unexplained early stillbirth was subjected to a year-long investigation that saw her texts and search history examined, according to records released under freedom of information laws. The case was dropped after a coroner concluded natural causes ended the pregnancy. In another case, in Norfolk, a woman was hospitalised after swallowing eight misoprostol tablets – used with mifepristone to induce abortion – which had not...more
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"The Observer previously revealed police have launched dozens of investigations into suspected breaches of the law in the past decade, including cases where women bought abortion pills online and drank herbal remedies without medical supervision. In one case in 2021, a 15-year-old girl who had an unexplained early stillbirth was subjected to a year-long investigation that saw her texts and search history examined, according to records released under freedom of information laws. The case was dropped after a coroner concluded natural causes ended the pregnancy. In another case, in Norfolk, a woman was hospitalised after swallowing eight misoprostol tablets – used with mifepristone to induce abortion – which had not...more
Feb. 21, 2025, 6:35 p.m.
Countries: Poland
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"A network of abortion rights groups, Abortion Without Borders, said that it dealt with an 'overwhelming number of inquiries from people seeking abortion support' in Poland or abroad. In 2024, the network 'supported 47,000 people in accessing abortion care', it said in a report released last month. 'Abortion in Poland is a daily reality,' it added, estimating that up to 150,000 abortions were carried out each year in the predominantly Catholic country. But according to official numbers, only about 780 of those were performed in Polish hospitals in the first 10 months of 2024." (para 8-10).
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"A network of abortion rights groups, Abortion Without Borders, said that it dealt with an 'overwhelming number of inquiries from people seeking abortion support' in Poland or abroad. In 2024, the network 'supported 47,000 people in accessing abortion care', it said in a report released last month. 'Abortion in Poland is a daily reality,' it added, estimating that up to 150,000 abortions were carried out each year in the predominantly Catholic country. But according to official numbers, only about 780 of those were performed in Polish hospitals in the first 10 months of 2024." (para 8-10).
Feb. 20, 2025, 3:56 p.m.
Countries: Nigeria
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"For the past few years, she has also been selling packs of mifepristone and misoprostol, medicines included in the WHO essential medicines list to induce abortion safely. Both medicines are legal in Nigeria, a country with one of the world’s highest maternal mortality rates, but only if used to save women’s lives during obstetric complications. Olayemi does not stock them in her shop; instead when a woman comes asking for help to end an unwanted pregnancy, she has them delivered. On average, she gets three such requests a month. A mother of four, she has had two abortions herself. The first, 10 years ago, was self-induced with only misoprostol, the...more
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"For the past few years, she has also been selling packs of mifepristone and misoprostol, medicines included in the WHO essential medicines list to induce abortion safely. Both medicines are legal in Nigeria, a country with one of the world’s highest maternal mortality rates, but only if used to save women’s lives during obstetric complications. Olayemi does not stock them in her shop; instead when a woman comes asking for help to end an unwanted pregnancy, she has them delivered. On average, she gets three such requests a month. A mother of four, she has had two abortions herself. The first, 10 years ago, was self-induced with only misoprostol, the...more
Feb. 13, 2025, 10:47 p.m.
Countries: Italy
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"'Valentina' told Human Rights Watch that she searched for a doctor to authorize and perform her abortion in March 2020 in Lombardy: 'I went to my gynecologist – he said I can’t see you because of Covid. I went to the hospital, they said we can’t see you because of Covid. I went to another hospital – they didn’t even let me in the door because they said they were only taking urgent cases. They told me to go to the consultorio [family planning clinic]. So I called the consultorio. They said they were closed because of the pandemic.' Valentina said she felt desperate: 'The Italian state closed the door...more
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"'Valentina' told Human Rights Watch that she searched for a doctor to authorize and perform her abortion in March 2020 in Lombardy: 'I went to my gynecologist – he said I can’t see you because of Covid. I went to the hospital, they said we can’t see you because of Covid. I went to another hospital – they didn’t even let me in the door because they said they were only taking urgent cases. They told me to go to the consultorio [family planning clinic]. So I called the consultorio. They said they were closed because of the pandemic.' Valentina said she felt desperate: 'The Italian state closed the door...more
Feb. 6, 2025, 9:50 p.m.
Countries: Russia
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"In the Soviet Union, abortion laws meant that some women had the procedure multiple times due to difficulties in obtaining contraceptives. After the USSR’s collapse, government and health experts promoted family planning and birth control, sending abortion rates falling" (para 8-9). "Over the decades, the number of abortions in Russia fell from 4.1 million in 1990 to 517,000 in 2021" (para 11). "The anti-abortion push comes as Russian women appear to be in no rush to have more children amid the war in Ukraine and economic uncertainty. Sales of abortion pills in 2022 were up 60%, according to Nikolay Bespalov, development director of the RNC Pharma analytical company. They fell...more
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"In the Soviet Union, abortion laws meant that some women had the procedure multiple times due to difficulties in obtaining contraceptives. After the USSR’s collapse, government and health experts promoted family planning and birth control, sending abortion rates falling" (para 8-9). "Over the decades, the number of abortions in Russia fell from 4.1 million in 1990 to 517,000 in 2021" (para 11). "The anti-abortion push comes as Russian women appear to be in no rush to have more children amid the war in Ukraine and economic uncertainty. Sales of abortion pills in 2022 were up 60%, according to Nikolay Bespalov, development director of the RNC Pharma analytical company. They fell...more