Abortion
Abortion is the ending of a pregnancy by removal or expulsion of an embryo or fetus. An abortion that occurs without intervention is known as a miscarriage or "spontaneous abortion" and occurs in approximately 30% to 40% of pregnancies. When deliberate steps are taken to end a pregnancy, it is called an induced abortion, or less frequently "induced miscarriage". The unmodified word abortion generally refers to an induced abortion.When properly done, abortion is one of the safest procedures in medicine,:1 :1 but unsafe abortion is a major cause of maternal death, especially in the developing world. Making safe abortion legal …
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WHO: World Health Organization · 19 July 2024 English
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WHO: World Health Organization · 19 July 2024 French
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of the end of pregnancy and might occur during abortion, miscarriage or unhygienic delivery. NT occurs …
World Bank Group · 18 July 2024 English
Positioned as the linchpin in Albania’s journey towards a higher income economy and its aspirations for EU accession, the pivotal role of human capital cannot be overstated. However, the country …
factors such as the introduction of legalized abortion in 1991, alongside the accessibility of fetal …
World Bank Group · 18 July 2024 English
Promoting gender equality and increasing women’s participation in the economy are vital for North Macedonia’s development. Actively involving and fully utilizing the diverse skills of the population, especially those currently …
146–77. Gender Equality Platform. 2021. “Safe abortion is basic healthcare-Period!” Press prelease, …
CEIP: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace · 17 July 2024 English
The mix of legislative measures and citizens’ initiatives offer a window into the health of direct democracy in the most populous U.S. state.
passed a legislative constitutional amendment for abortion rights in 2022. But they rejected a legislative … make policy changes. Several states will have abortion rights on the ballot in the wake of the U.S. Supreme …
Amnesty International · 16 July 2024 English
26 July 2024: the Paris Olympic Games begin. A moment of joy for sports fans around the world. A moment to embrace the values of Olympism: excellence, respect and friendship.
AND ACCEPT EVERYONE.” France France: Enshrining abortion in the constitution “a bulwark against anti-rights …
Amnesty International · 16 July 2024 English
January Norway: Over the last few years, Norway has endured criticism from international human rights bodies for its treatment of people in prison with mental health problems. Isolation is widely …
for speaking out against Andorra’s total ban on abortion, marking a huge victory for women’s rights. Thousands … France: The French Congress voted to enshrine abortion as a guaranteed freedom in the French Constitution …
EPRS: European Parliamentary Research Service · 15 July 2024 English
The European Parliament Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs organised upon request of the Committee on Civil liberties, Justice and Home Affairs a Workshop on “The EU as …
women's vote, and yet they have no plans to legalize abortion. OK, Roma rights, we do not even need to start …
Amnesty International · 15 July 2024 English
IOC response to joint letter calling on lifting of hijab ban dismissive and inadequate The ban on French women athletes who wear headscarves from competing at the Olympic Games breaches …
identity, or beliefs France France: Enshrining abortion in the constitution “a bulwark against anti-rights …
Amnesty International · 9 July 2024 English
Marginalized groups, including women and LGBTI people, face threats to their human rights due to extensive and improper data collection practices that do not reflect their individual realities. Governments justify …
reproductive health, rights, and services, including abortion.107 However, many reproductive health providers … companies restricting access to content about abortion and reproductive care, with an escalation in this … for abortion.108 Although there is a global trend toward the advancement of the right to abortion worldwide … some policymakers and anti-abortion movements seek to impede access to abortion and stigmatize those who … proliferating around the world.111 The ability of abortion advocates to share information online plays a …
