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Title: Making abortions safe: a matter of good public health policy and practice.
Author: Marge Berer
Publication: Reproductive Health Matters (Refereed)
Date: May 1, 2002
Publisher: Reproductive Health Matters
Volume: 10 Issue: 19 Page: 31(14)Distributed by Thompson Gale
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Abstract Globally, abortion mortality constitutes at least 130/0 of maternal mortality. Unsafe abortion procedures, untrained abortion providers, restrictive abortion laws and high mortality and morbidity from abortion tend to occur together. Preventing abortion mortality and morbidity in countries where they remain high is a matter of good public health policy, based on good medical practice, and an important part of initiatives to make pregnancy safer. This paper examines the changes in policy and health service provision required to make abortions safe. It is based on a wide-ranging review of published and unpublished sources. In order to be effective, public health measures must take into account the reasons why women have abortions, the kind of abortion services required and...
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