Criminalising abortion does not cut number of terminations, says study

[niyad]

Criminalising abortion does not cut number of terminations, says study

One in four pregnancies are terminated, with rates falling in developed countries but staying steady in developing nations

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A woman adds a clothes hanger, symbolising an illegal abortion, to a tree branch in front of Poland’s parliament after a march in April opposing a possible tightening of abortion laws.




One in four pregnancies ends in abortion worldwide - about 56m a year - according to new global data which shows that criminalising abortion does not make it any less frequent.
New figures from the US-based Guttmacher Institute and the World Health Organisation (WHO) show the abortion rate in developed countries has declined significantly over the past couple of decades but has remained steady in developing countries, reflecting an unmet need for contraception.

“In developed countries, the continued fall in abortion rates is largely due to increased use of modern contraception that has given women greater control over the timing and number of children they want,” said Dr Gilda Sedgh from the institute’s New York office.

“In developing countries, however, family planning services do not seem to be keeping up with the increasing desire for smaller families. “More than 80% of unintended pregnancies are experienced by women with an unmet need for modern methods of contraception, and many unwanted pregnancies end in abortion.”

The paper published in the Lancet medical journal shows the annual number of abortions dropped from about 12m a year in 1990-94 to 7m in 2010-14 in developed countries. In the developing world, the numbers rose from 39m to 50m a year in the same time period.

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http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/may/11/criminalising-abortion-does-not-cut

[uppityperson]

1. Thank you for continuing to post these threads

It is infuriating that we must be still fighting all this.

[niyad]

2. you are most welcome. it is infuriating that we are not only still fighting this battle, but that

it is getting more insane by the day.

the hatred for women is not even being hidden or dressed up anymore.

[uppityperson]

3. There have always been sides, partisanship, in the country. But it seems to have become more

apparent, less hidden, than ever. The school distance thing is ridiculous as are most of their "think of the poor unborn babies" bs. Thanks for posting this article as it is telling.

A young friend told me she had to order contraceptive cream online because the local grocery and pharmacies only carry condoms, no cream. It's weird, don't know if people just aren't using it as much so it's not as available, or what. Maybe with the std/hiv push more people are using condoms vs foam or cream. I don't know but found it odd.

[niyad]

4. it would certainly be interesting to find out what is going on with the creams, etc.

we all know that the woman-haters don't care about fetuses except as political footballs, and they certainly do not give a damn about women, except to be able to control and hate them.

[niyad]

5. . . .