Costs of Unsafe Abortions
<p><span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> 22 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="unsafe">unsafe</span> <span word="abortions">abortions</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="resulting">resulting</span> <span word="in">in</span> 22,000 <span word="deaths">deaths</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="unsafe">unsafe</span> <span word="abortions">abortions</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="treated">treated</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="complications">complications</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="botched">botched</span> <span word="procedures">procedures</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Guttmacher">Guttmacher</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="unsafe">unsafe</span> <span word="abortion">abortion</span> <span word="accounts">accounts</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 15 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="maternal">maternal</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="What">What</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="more">more</span>, <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="annually">annually</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="treated">treated</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="facilities">facilities</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="complications">complications</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="in">in</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="institute">institute</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="profit">profit</span> <span word="organization">organization</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="aims">aims</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="advance">advance</span> <span word="sexual">sexual</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reproductive">reproductive</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="through">through</span>...<span word="research">research</span>, <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="analysis">analysis</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="education">education</span>." <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="statistics">statistics</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="scientific">scientific</span> <span word="studies">studies</span> <span word="from">from</span> 26 <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>.</p><p><span word="Dr">Dr</span>. <span word="Susheela">Susheela</span> <span word="Singh">Singh</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="author">author</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="BJOG">BJOG</span> – <span word="an">an</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="journal">journal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="obstetrics">obstetrics</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gynecology">gynecology</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="procedure">procedure</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="unsafe">unsafe</span>.</p><p>"<span word="That">That</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="provider">provider</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="trained">trained</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="service">service</span>. <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="formally">formally</span> <span word="trained">trained</span>. <span word="Doesn">Doesn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="skills">skills</span>. <span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unhygienic">unhygienic</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="infection">infection</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="trained">trained</span>."</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="unsafe">unsafe</span> <span word="abortions">abortions</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="performed">performed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="variety">variety</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="settings">settings</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="midwife">midwife</span>, <span word="informal">informal</span> <span word="midwife">midwife</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trained">trained</span> <span word="birth">birth</span> <span word="attendant">attendant</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="qualification">qualification</span> <span word="scale">scale</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nurse">nurse</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trained">trained</span> <span word="nurse">nurse</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="MD">MD</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="abortion">abortion</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="aren">aren</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="hygienic">hygienic</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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