International safe abortion day: still a vulnerable right worldwide

By Rédaction Africa news with AFP
Sept 28, 2023

Strictly banned in some countries, heavily restricted in others, access to abortion, which is World Day this Thursday, remains a fragile right in the world.

According to the NGO Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR), only 35% of women of childbearing age live in countries where abortion is authorized on simple request. According to the same source, clandestine abortions cause 39,000
deaths per year.

Here is an overview of the right to voluntary termination of pregnancy (abortion) around the world:

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