Sharing Responsibility: Women, Society and Abortion Worldwide articles

Recent articles from Sharing Responsibility: Women, Society and Abortion Worldwide

Preface.(increase in abortion discussion at United Nations meetings dominates media)
January 1, 1999... Two recent United Nations meetings--the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development, in Cairo, and the 1995 Fourth World Conference on Women, in Beijing--devoted an unprecedented, perhaps even disproportionate, amount of time to...

Chapter 1. Induced abortion: An individual decision, a shared responsibility. (Introduction).
January 1, 1999... Whether and in what circumstances abortion should be legal is highly debated in many parts of the world, with arguments based on religious, moral, political, human rights and public health grounds. Given the emotionality of the debate, it is...

Chapter 2. Sexual intercourse and Reproductive intentions: A delicate balance. (Unplanned Pregnancy).
January 1, 1999... Although women in much of the world commonly have sexual intercourse at very early ages and before or outside marriage, childbearing is often considered undesirable in these circumstances. Moreover, married couples almost everywhere...

Chapter 3. Abortion in Law: Legality and Actuality. (Induced Abortion).
January 1, 1999... The legal environment surrounding abortion is a significant factor affecting women's ability to end an unwanted pregnancy. One in four of the world's women--most of them in the developing world--live in countries that ban abortion or permit it...

Chapter 4. Abortion in Fact: Levels, Trends and Patterns. (Induced Abortion).
January 1, 1999... An estimated 46 million women around the world have abortions each year--26 million in countries with liberal abortion laws and 20 million where abortion is restricted or prohibited by law. Worldwide, an average of 35 of every 1,000 women of...

Corrections: Sharing responsibility: Women, Society and abortion worldwide.(Page insert (between pages 28 and 29)(1) includes corrections to report data)(Correction Notice)
January 1, 1999... Chart 4.5, page 28 The colors of two bars in this chart are incorrect. The bar for Mexico should be orange, indicating that the rare is an estimate; the bar for Turkey should be yellow, indicating that official statistics are available but...

Chapter 5. Abortion in practice: Safe and Unsafe conditions for women. (Induced Abortion).
January 1, 1999... In countries where abortion is broadly legal, services are usually accessible, and the procedure is performed early in pregnancy by skilled practitioners; in these circumstances, abortion-related deaths are rare. Where abortion is generally...

Chapter 6. Unplanned pregnancy and abortion: Options for the future. (Societal Responses and Responsibilities).
January 1, 1999... Globally, nearly four in 10 pregnancies are unplanned, and about two in 10 end in abortion. Given the many social and personal factors that hinder individuals' effective contraceptive use, and the risk that any contraceptive method may fail,...

Measures of sexual activity, contraceptive use and fertility preferences related to the risk of unplanned pregnancy among women in 49 countries.
January 1, 1999... Appendix Table 1. Measures of sexual activity, contraceptive use and fertility preferences related to the risk of unplanned pregnancy among women in 49 countries % of never- % of formerly ...

Countries, by reasons for which abortion is legally permitted, according to region, 1997.
January 1, 1999... Appendix Table 2. Countries, by reasons for which abortion is legally permitted, according to region, 1997 The Americas Central Asia, the Middle Reasons and the Caribbean East and...

Global and regional estimates of the number of legal and illegal abortions, abortion rate per 1,000 women 15-44 and abortion ratio per 100 pregnancies, 1995.
January 1, 1999... Appendix Table 3. Global and regional estimates of the number of legal and illegal abortions, abortion rate per 1,000 women 15-44 and abortion ratio per 100 pregnancies, 1995 Number of abortions...

Measures of legal induced abortion, by country, and completeness of statistics.
January 1, 1999... Appendix Table 4. Measures of legal induced abortion, by country, and completeness of statistics STATISTICS BELIEVED TO BE COMPLETE Number of Abortion rate per ...

Trends in the rate of legal induced abortion per 1,000 women 15-44, by country and completeness of statistics.
January 1, 1999... Appendix Table 5. Trends in the rate of legal induced abortion per 1,000 women 15-44, by country and completeness of statistics Country and 1975 1980 1982 1984 completeness of statistics ...

Abortion rate per 1,000 women by age-group, according to country and completeness of statistics.
January 1, 1999... Appendix Table 6. Abortion rate per 1,000 women by age-group, according to country and completeness of statistics COMPLETE NATIONAL STATISTICS Less than 20 20-24...