Latest items for ABO-DATA-1
Jan. 16, 2025, 9:45 p.m.
Countries: Peru
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"The Ministry of Health reports an annual average of 62,000 cases of post-abortion care. In 2017, 8.5% of maternal deaths were due to abortion . There have been a total of 453 therapeutic abortions in 2015 and 311 in 2016" (10). "The Criminality Observatory of the Public Ministry, between 2015 and March 2017, registered 2,119 cases investigated for abortion" (11).
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"The Ministry of Health reports an annual average of 62,000 cases of post-abortion care. In 2017, 8.5% of maternal deaths were due to abortion . There have been a total of 453 therapeutic abortions in 2015 and 311 in 2016" (10). "The Criminality Observatory of the Public Ministry, between 2015 and March 2017, registered 2,119 cases investigated for abortion" (11).
Jan. 15, 2025, 9:58 p.m.
Countries: Benin
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"Three weeks later, Tognifode was working on a ward at the local hospital when she reached a woman who had septicaemia, probably caused by a clandestine abortion. 'It was the same young woman I had seen a few weeks before,' she says. 'She had found her own solution in secret … I hadn’t completely recognised her because she was no longer in the same state but close to the other side, close to death.' For Tognifode, this story – and there are countless others from gynaecologists around the country – illustrates why reform to the law in Benin was so crucial" (para 3-4). "Outside a family planning clinic in Cotonou,...more
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"Three weeks later, Tognifode was working on a ward at the local hospital when she reached a woman who had septicaemia, probably caused by a clandestine abortion. 'It was the same young woman I had seen a few weeks before,' she says. 'She had found her own solution in secret … I hadn’t completely recognised her because she was no longer in the same state but close to the other side, close to death.' For Tognifode, this story – and there are countless others from gynaecologists around the country – illustrates why reform to the law in Benin was so crucial" (para 3-4). "Outside a family planning clinic in Cotonou,...more
Jan. 15, 2025, 9:50 p.m.
Countries: Malawi
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"Throughout his ministry, the Rev Cliff Nyekanyeka has led funeral services for women who died after an illegal abortion in Malawi. He has visited hospitals where doctors have shown him the aftereffects of such procedures, including pictures of what he describes as 'rotting uteruses'" (para 1). "Despite the law, tens of thousands of women have abortions each year in Malawi. Research by the Guttmacher Institute, which advocates for sexual and reproductive health, and the University of Malawi College of Medicine, published in 2017 – the latest date for which figures are available – estimated that 141,000 women in Malawi had an abortion in 2015, and that 60% of these resulted...more
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"Throughout his ministry, the Rev Cliff Nyekanyeka has led funeral services for women who died after an illegal abortion in Malawi. He has visited hospitals where doctors have shown him the aftereffects of such procedures, including pictures of what he describes as 'rotting uteruses'" (para 1). "Despite the law, tens of thousands of women have abortions each year in Malawi. Research by the Guttmacher Institute, which advocates for sexual and reproductive health, and the University of Malawi College of Medicine, published in 2017 – the latest date for which figures are available – estimated that 141,000 women in Malawi had an abortion in 2015, and that 60% of these resulted...more
Jan. 15, 2025, 3:03 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"The number of legal abortions in the United States decreased just over 6 percent in the six months after the Supreme Court ended the right to abortion last June, according to a report released Tuesday, the most comprehensive and up-to-date count of abortions nationwide" (par. 1). "The data goes through Dec. 31, by which point 13 states had banned abortion with almost no exceptions and another, Georgia, had banned it after six weeks of pregnancy. Legal abortions in the states with total bans fell to nearly zero — an average decrease of around 7,300 abortions a month compared with April and May. They increased by an average of 2,100 a...more
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"The number of legal abortions in the United States decreased just over 6 percent in the six months after the Supreme Court ended the right to abortion last June, according to a report released Tuesday, the most comprehensive and up-to-date count of abortions nationwide" (par. 1). "The data goes through Dec. 31, by which point 13 states had banned abortion with almost no exceptions and another, Georgia, had banned it after six weeks of pregnancy. Legal abortions in the states with total bans fell to nearly zero — an average decrease of around 7,300 abortions a month compared with April and May. They increased by an average of 2,100 a...more
Jan. 9, 2025, 4:08 p.m.
Countries: Kyrgyzstan
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"The abortion rate in the country in 2017 was 12.3 per 1,000 women of reproductive age. The number of abortions among adolescents aged 12–19 was 1,778 in 2012, 1,697 in 2013, 1,975 in 2014, 1,443 in 2015, 1,523 in 2016 and 1,454 in 2017. The data on abortion are not fully reliable owing to the problem of unreliable recording and informal payments for abortions performed in early stages of pregnancy, which do not require lengthy procedures" (29).
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"The abortion rate in the country in 2017 was 12.3 per 1,000 women of reproductive age. The number of abortions among adolescents aged 12–19 was 1,778 in 2012, 1,697 in 2013, 1,975 in 2014, 1,443 in 2015, 1,523 in 2016 and 1,454 in 2017. The data on abortion are not fully reliable owing to the problem of unreliable recording and informal payments for abortions performed in early stages of pregnancy, which do not require lengthy procedures" (29).
Jan. 9, 2025, 10:27 a.m.
Countries: Honduras
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"She notes that the ban does not prevent women from seeking clandestine abortions – an estimated 50,000 to 80,000 take place every year – and that criminalisation overwhelmingly affects poor and marginalised women" (para 12).
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"She notes that the ban does not prevent women from seeking clandestine abortions – an estimated 50,000 to 80,000 take place every year – and that criminalisation overwhelmingly affects poor and marginalised women" (para 12).
Jan. 9, 2025, 9:58 a.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).
Jan. 9, 2025, 9:25 a.m.
Countries: France
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"Monteil was the youngest signatory to 'Manifesto of the 343', a 1971 French petition signed by 343 women who admitted to having illegally ended a pregnancy, along with up to 800,000 of their compatriots each year" (para 8).
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"Monteil was the youngest signatory to 'Manifesto of the 343', a 1971 French petition signed by 343 women who admitted to having illegally ended a pregnancy, along with up to 800,000 of their compatriots each year" (para 8).
Jan. 9, 2025, 9:06 a.m.
Countries: Argentina
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1, ABO-DATA-1
"The government estimates that 3,000 women died between 1983 and 2020, before the legalisation, due to clandestine abortions. Officials have said that maternal deaths have decreased by more than 40% since the law was enacted" (para 16).
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1, ABO-DATA-1
"The government estimates that 3,000 women died between 1983 and 2020, before the legalisation, due to clandestine abortions. Officials have said that maternal deaths have decreased by more than 40% since the law was enacted" (para 16).
Dec. 6, 2024, 11:13 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"In the wake of the Supreme Court ruling in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization case, which overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion ruling in 2022, more women are traveling to obtain an abortion as states outlaw the procedure. Nearly 1 in 10 abortions in 2020 were provided to patients who'd crossed state lines, according to a report from the Guttmacher Institute. That's up from 6% in 2011. Clinics in states like Colorado and Illinois, which have less restrictive laws, report an influx of patients from states with more restrictive laws" (para 5-7). "Many abortion clinics heavily use medication-only abortions. Also many of them have relocated to Democratic-leaning...more
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"In the wake of the Supreme Court ruling in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization case, which overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion ruling in 2022, more women are traveling to obtain an abortion as states outlaw the procedure. Nearly 1 in 10 abortions in 2020 were provided to patients who'd crossed state lines, according to a report from the Guttmacher Institute. That's up from 6% in 2011. Clinics in states like Colorado and Illinois, which have less restrictive laws, report an influx of patients from states with more restrictive laws" (para 5-7). "Many abortion clinics heavily use medication-only abortions. Also many of them have relocated to Democratic-leaning...more
Dec. 6, 2024, 3:53 p.m.
Countries: Russia
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"Today, Russian abortion rates have fallen drastically from their Soviet highs but remain slightly above average. According to the US think tank Rand, the incidence of abortion in Russia is the world’s highest. In 2020, Russia had 314 abortions to 1,000 live births, compared with 188 in the European Union, according to the World Health Organization" (para 27-29).
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"Today, Russian abortion rates have fallen drastically from their Soviet highs but remain slightly above average. According to the US think tank Rand, the incidence of abortion in Russia is the world’s highest. In 2020, Russia had 314 abortions to 1,000 live births, compared with 188 in the European Union, according to the World Health Organization" (para 27-29).
Dec. 4, 2024, 4:47 p.m.
Countries: Denmark
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"The number of abortions in the country reached its zenith in 1975. While the number of abortions in Denmark has significantly decreased since then, statistics from the Danish Health Data Authority show an increase in recent years, according to the Associated Press. In 2017, there were reportedly 14,500 abortions in Denmark. That number increased to 14,700 in 2022" (par. 8).
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"The number of abortions in the country reached its zenith in 1975. While the number of abortions in Denmark has significantly decreased since then, statistics from the Danish Health Data Authority show an increase in recent years, according to the Associated Press. In 2017, there were reportedly 14,500 abortions in Denmark. That number increased to 14,700 in 2022" (par. 8).
Nov. 16, 2024, 2:54 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).
Oct. 22, 2024, 10:59 a.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"An official at the Ministry of Health and Welfare said Monday it asked police three days ago to investigate a woman and her doctor over a YouTube video in which she claims to have received an abortion at 36 weeks. There is some speculation that it may have all been made up in order to gain attention and make money out of the clicks. However, there is also a possibility that it could be real. If it is, the two in question may face a murder charge, according to the official. In a similar case in 2021, the official said, the Supreme Court upheld a murder conviction for a doctor...more
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"An official at the Ministry of Health and Welfare said Monday it asked police three days ago to investigate a woman and her doctor over a YouTube video in which she claims to have received an abortion at 36 weeks. There is some speculation that it may have all been made up in order to gain attention and make money out of the clicks. However, there is also a possibility that it could be real. If it is, the two in question may face a murder charge, according to the official. In a similar case in 2021, the official said, the Supreme Court upheld a murder conviction for a doctor...more
Feb. 20, 2024, 6:27 p.m.
Countries: D R Congo
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"The prevalence of unsafe abortions remains high" (12).
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"The prevalence of unsafe abortions remains high" (12).
Jan. 21, 2024, 10:50 a.m.
Countries: Nigeria
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"Unintended pregnancy is common among women of reproductive age in Nigeria and a substantial number end in abortion. Annually between 2015 and 2019, almost three million pregnancies were unintended. Forty eight per cent ended in abortion" (para 1). "A recent study showed that 94% of women who used misoprostol – which they obtained from drug sellers (pharmacists and patent medicine vendors) in Lagos State – reportedly completed their abortions without further actions" (para 4).
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"Unintended pregnancy is common among women of reproductive age in Nigeria and a substantial number end in abortion. Annually between 2015 and 2019, almost three million pregnancies were unintended. Forty eight per cent ended in abortion" (para 1). "A recent study showed that 94% of women who used misoprostol – which they obtained from drug sellers (pharmacists and patent medicine vendors) in Lagos State – reportedly completed their abortions without further actions" (para 4).
Oct. 10, 2023, 3:49 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"The national lack of abortion access is also an emergency, where many are being denied abortion care and are forced to carry pregnancies to term" (para 20).
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"The national lack of abortion access is also an emergency, where many are being denied abortion care and are forced to carry pregnancies to term" (para 20).
Sept. 30, 2023, 4 p.m.
Countries: Kazakhstan
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1, ABO-DATA-1
"The Committee commends the State party for enacting a strong legal framework for health protection and its considerable progress in the reduction of maternal mortality. However, it is concerned about the following: (a) The high prevalence of early pregnancy and the high abortion rates among girls and young women aged 15–18 years, the latter of which are considered to be a principal cause of maternal mortality in the State party" (p.14).
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1, ABO-DATA-1
"The Committee commends the State party for enacting a strong legal framework for health protection and its considerable progress in the reduction of maternal mortality. However, it is concerned about the following: (a) The high prevalence of early pregnancy and the high abortion rates among girls and young women aged 15–18 years, the latter of which are considered to be a principal cause of maternal mortality in the State party" (p.14).
Sept. 26, 2023, 10:48 a.m.
Countries: Spain
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"Less than 15 per cent of abortions performed in the country take place in these institutions, mainly because of conscientious objections by doctors" (para 9).
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"Less than 15 per cent of abortions performed in the country take place in these institutions, mainly because of conscientious objections by doctors" (para 9).
Sept. 25, 2023, 8:02 a.m.
Countries: Guyana
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"There were no reports of coerced abortion" (9).
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"There were no reports of coerced abortion" (9).
Sept. 22, 2023, 8:51 a.m.
Countries: Angola
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"There were no reports of coerced abortion" (19).
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"There were no reports of coerced abortion" (19).
Aug. 15, 2023, 5:22 p.m.
Countries: Bahamas
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"There were no reports of coerced abortion or involuntary sterilization" (12). Mentioning this indicates that these are legal and do not occur at times (MV- coder comment).
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"There were no reports of coerced abortion or involuntary sterilization" (12). Mentioning this indicates that these are legal and do not occur at times (MV- coder comment).
Aug. 15, 2023, 6:17 a.m.
Countries: Cote D'Ivoire
Variables: CBMC-DATA-1, ABO-DATA-1
"The increase in the rate of clandestine abortions from 31 per cent in 1994 to 42.5 per cent in 2012 (CEDAW/C/CIV/4, para. 233), the high rate of early pregnancies and the low contraceptive use" (12).
Variables: CBMC-DATA-1, ABO-DATA-1
"The increase in the rate of clandestine abortions from 31 per cent in 1994 to 42.5 per cent in 2012 (CEDAW/C/CIV/4, para. 233), the high rate of early pregnancies and the low contraceptive use" (12).
July 30, 2023, 5:41 a.m.
Countries: Nigeria
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"Unintended pregnancy is common among women of reproductive age in Nigeria and a substantial number end in abortion. Annually between 2015 and 2019, almost three million pregnancies were unintended. Forty eight per cent ended in abortion." (Parag. 1) "A recent study showed that 94% of women who used misoprostol – which they obtained from drug sellers (pharmacists and patent medicine vendors) in Lagos State – reportedly completed their abortions without further actions." (Parag. 4)
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"Unintended pregnancy is common among women of reproductive age in Nigeria and a substantial number end in abortion. Annually between 2015 and 2019, almost three million pregnancies were unintended. Forty eight per cent ended in abortion." (Parag. 1) "A recent study showed that 94% of women who used misoprostol – which they obtained from drug sellers (pharmacists and patent medicine vendors) in Lagos State – reportedly completed their abortions without further actions." (Parag. 4)
July 12, 2023, 11:06 p.m.
Countries: Nigeria
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"Unintended pregnancy is common among women of reproductive age in Nigeria and a substantial number end in abortion. Annually between 2015 and 2019, almost three million pregnancies were unintended. Forty eight per cent ended in abortion." (Parag. 1) "A recent study showed that 94% of women who used misoprostol – which they obtained from drug sellers (pharmacists and patent medicine vendors) in Lagos State – reportedly completed their abortions without further actions." (Parag. 4)
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"Unintended pregnancy is common among women of reproductive age in Nigeria and a substantial number end in abortion. Annually between 2015 and 2019, almost three million pregnancies were unintended. Forty eight per cent ended in abortion." (Parag. 1) "A recent study showed that 94% of women who used misoprostol – which they obtained from drug sellers (pharmacists and patent medicine vendors) in Lagos State – reportedly completed their abortions without further actions." (Parag. 4)
June 27, 2023, 11:16 p.m.
Countries: Algeria
Variables: FSCB-PRACTICE-1, ABO-DATA-1
"There were no reports of coerced abortion or involuntary sterilization" (29).
Variables: FSCB-PRACTICE-1, ABO-DATA-1
"There were no reports of coerced abortion or involuntary sterilization" (29).
June 18, 2023, 9:21 a.m.
Countries: Malta
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"How many Maltese women are currently having abortions? In terms of unsupervised illegal abortions using pills taken in Malta, some data exists. In 2021, for instance, 350 packets were shipped to the island. But these numbers do not include pills already in Malta, passed on by friends or well-wishers, or those who want or need to travel (either those who do not want to break the law, or whose pregnancies are too advanced). 'On average, 55 women travel to Britain every year,' says Stabile. 'But this is the only country we have data for.' "(Para.16). "In 2020, an organisation called Doctors for Choice set up a 24-hour helpline for women...more
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"How many Maltese women are currently having abortions? In terms of unsupervised illegal abortions using pills taken in Malta, some data exists. In 2021, for instance, 350 packets were shipped to the island. But these numbers do not include pills already in Malta, passed on by friends or well-wishers, or those who want or need to travel (either those who do not want to break the law, or whose pregnancies are too advanced). 'On average, 55 women travel to Britain every year,' says Stabile. 'But this is the only country we have data for.' "(Para.16). "In 2020, an organisation called Doctors for Choice set up a 24-hour helpline for women...more
June 14, 2023, 7:56 p.m.
Countries: Bolivia
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"Since 2018, the Ombudsman’s Office has intervened in eight cases of lawful termination of pregnancy" (25).
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"Since 2018, the Ombudsman’s Office has intervened in eight cases of lawful termination of pregnancy" (25).
June 12, 2023, 7:42 p.m.
Countries: Morocco
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"Faced with hundreds of clandestine abortions performed daily, in 2015 the Moroccan government debated the need to review the legislation" (Para.9).
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"Faced with hundreds of clandestine abortions performed daily, in 2015 the Moroccan government debated the need to review the legislation" (Para.9).
May 12, 2023, 2:25 a.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"The policy can have tragic consequences. Last year, a 21-year-old woman was arrested after the body of her newborn baby was found in a park in central Japan. The woman, who was given a suspended prison sentence, told the court she was unable to end her pregnancy because she could not gain written consent from her partner. Doctors had insisted that she obtain consent, even though the health ministry later said hers was one of the few cases in which it was not required because the father could not be contacted" (Para. 7-8). "Japan, where 145,000 surgical abortions were carried out in 2020, is one of only 11 countries that...more
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"The policy can have tragic consequences. Last year, a 21-year-old woman was arrested after the body of her newborn baby was found in a park in central Japan. The woman, who was given a suspended prison sentence, told the court she was unable to end her pregnancy because she could not gain written consent from her partner. Doctors had insisted that she obtain consent, even though the health ministry later said hers was one of the few cases in which it was not required because the father could not be contacted" (Para. 7-8). "Japan, where 145,000 surgical abortions were carried out in 2020, is one of only 11 countries that...more