Have the relaxations in legislation related to termination of pregnancy made abortions safe in India? A meta-analysis on the prevalence of unsafe abortions among 15–49-year-old females in India

Background: Pregnancy which is not terminated within the boundaries of legal definition in India is called an unsafe abortion. Objective: To observe the proportion of unsafe abortions among total abortions in 15–49-year-old ever married women across India between 1990 and 2020. Materials and Metho...

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Main Authors: Sneha Kumari, Mitasha Singh, Shweta Goswami, Ekta Gupta, Priyanka Sharma, Vidushi Gupta, Susmita Chaudhuri, Jugal Kishore
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2022-01-01
Series:CHRISMED Journal of Health and Research
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Online Access:http://www.cjhr.org/article.asp?issn=2348-3334;year=2022;volume=9;issue=3;spage=164;epage=171;aulast=Kumari