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45 million abortions take place annually
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 15: At least 45 million abortions are believed to .be performed annually throughout the world, or nearly one for every three live births, according to a UN report, says Reuter.
It said approximately 25 *million legal abortions were carried.out around 1990, or one for every six live births.
The World Health Organisation (WHO), a UN agency, had estimated some 20 million unsafe -abortions were performed annually, or one tor every seven births, although this was difficult to gauge because of the clandestine nature of such opera tions.
Thus, at a minimum, some 45 million abortions are though to be taking place globally, that Is. nearly one abortion for every three live births." the report said.
The report, on reproductive rights, and reproductive
health, said induced abortion had attained high public visibility in mariy countries. The report, dated January 15. was made available on Wednesday.
Public concern had been expressed in some cases primarily because of alarmingly high rates of maternal mortality and morbidity. In others the issue attalnea high visibility more from public debate over the moral and legal status of abortion and the role the state should play in permitting or denying access to Induced abortion.
"In countries where abortion is legal and widely available. abortions generally pose a relatively small threat to women's reproductive health," it said. "Where abortion is illegal however, it is usually performed in medically substandard and unsanitary conditions, leading to a high incidence of complications and resulting tn chronic morbidity and often death."
The report said the WHO estimated more than 70.000 women died annually as a result of complications arising from unsafe abortion, while long-range consequences might include chronic pelvic pain, pelvic inflammatory disease, secondary Infertility and other complications.
The Incidence of unsafe abortions varied from a high of 30 or more per 1.000 women aged 15 to 49 In eastern and western Africa Latin America and the Caribbean and the former So viet Union, to fewer than two unsafe abortions per 1.000 women in the aside age group in northern Europe and North America.
Some of the variations could be explained by the less restrictive nature of abortion laws in northern Eu-rojie and North America. It
But absence of legal restrictions on abortion did not
necessarily guarantee access to safe abortion, the report added. It cited the relatively high incidence of unsafe abortion In the former Soviet Union, estimated by the WHO at 30 p^r 1,000 women aged 15 to 49. despite the availability of abortion of request since 1956.
AP adds "Where abortion is Illegal, however. It is usually performed in medically substandard and unsanitary conditions, leading to a high incidence of complications and resulting in chronic morbidity and often death."
The report, which discusses various aspects of population development, outlined where abortions are permitted and where they are forbidden. , ,
Abortion laws are far less restrictive in northern Europe and north America than In Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, for Instance.
The vast majority of na-
tions allow abortions to save the pregnant womans life, but relatively few countries — 29 per cent of them — per mlt it for economic and social reasons
The report estimates that abortion is available on request to 38 per cent of the world's population
"Lack of legal restrictions on abortion, however, does not necessarily guarantee access to safe abortion, as evidenced by the relatively high Incidence of unsafe abortion In the former USSR." where It is legal.
UN officials are calling on nations to improve education and health services to women and their families.
"My conclusion Is that the best way to safeguard against abortion is to provide effective. quality reproductive health and family planning services." said Setnu Rao. chief of the UNPFs Technical and Evaluation Department.