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Title |
Reductions in abortion-related mortality following
policy reform: evidence from Romania, South
Africa and Bangladesh |
Author(s) |
Janie Benson, Kathryn Andersen and Ghazaleh Samandari - Personal Name
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Subject |
Reproductive Health |
Publisher |
Bio Med Central Ltd |
Publishing Year |
2011 |
Specific Detail Info |
Unsafe abortion is a significant contributor to worldwide maternal mortality; however, abortion law and policy
liberalization could lead to drops in unsafe abortion and related deaths. This review provides an analysis of
changes in abortion mortality in three countries where significant policy reform and related service delivery
occurred. Drawing on peer-reviewed literature, population data and grey literature on programs and policies, this
paper demonstrates the policy and program changes that led to declines in abortion-related mortality in Romania,
South Africa and Bangladesh. In all three countries, abortion policy liberalization was followed by implementation
of safe abortion services and other reproductive health interventions. South Africa and Bangladesh trained midlevel
providers to offer safe abortion and menstrual regulation services, respectively, Romania improved
contraceptive policies and services, and Bangladesh made advances in emergency obstetric care and family
planning. The findings point to the importance of multi-faceted and complementary reproductive health reforms
in successful implementation of abortion policy reform. |
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