Nepal – Youths in Rolpa resorting to unsafe abortion instead of using contraceptives

Youths in Rolpa resorting to unsafe abortion instead of using contraceptives
According to the research of 2014 done by Guttmacher Institute in Nepal, out of the total maternal deaths in Nepal, seven percent death is caused by unsafe abortion.

Published On: September 8, 2019
Dinesh Subedi

ROLPA, Sept 8: At least 12 health institutions including Rolpa District Hospital in Rolpa provide safe abortion, a non-surgical abortion that is done by using medicines, for unwanted pregnancy of up to nine weeks free of cost. The hospital and two primary health centers also provide safe clinical abortion, which is done by using medical equipment, for fetus up to 12 weeks for free.

But, an increasing number of youths are found to be resorting to unsafe abortion instead of using contraceptives even as such abortion practice is not only costly but also risks their own life.

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