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

• Main Authors: Sneha Kumari (Author), Mitasha Singh (Author), Shweta Goswami (Author), Ekta Gupta (Author), Priyanka Sharma (Author), Vidushi Gupta (Author), Susmita Chaudhuri (Author), Jugal Kishore (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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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 Methods...