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Fact sheets

Unsafe Abortion in Tanzania  [PDF version] April 2013

Abortion in Rwanda  [PDF version] April 2013

Abortion in Uganda  [PDF version] February 2013

Contraception and Unintended Pregnancy in Uganda  [PDF version] February 2013

Abortion in Ghana  [PDF version] January 2013

Menstrual Regulation and Induced Abortion in Bangladesh  [PDF version] October 2012

In Bangla
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Abortion and Unintended Pregnancy in Kenya [PDF] May 2012

Datos sobre el embarazo no deseado y aborto inducido en Colombia [PDF] September 2011

Facts on Unintended Pregnancy and Abortion in Ethiopia [PDF] April 2010

Facts on Induced Abortion in Pakistan [PDF] November 2009

In Urdu
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Facts on Induced Abortion in Mexico [PDF] October 2008

Facts on Unwanted Pregnancy and Induced Abortion in Nigeria [PDF] June 2006

"In Brief"

Unsafe Abortion in Tanzania: A Review of the Evidence  [PDF version] April 2013

Unintended Pregnancy and Abortion in Uganda  [PDF version] February 2013

Menstrual Regulation, Unsafe Abortion And Maternal Health in Bangladesh  [PDF version] October 2012

In Bangla
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Abortion and Unintended Pregnancy in Kenya [PDF] May 2012

Abortion in Ghana [PDF] July 2010

Unsafe Abortion in Zambia [PDF] July 2010

Abortion in Pakistan [PDF] November 2009

Reducing Unsafe Abortion in Nigeria [PDF] November 2008

Abortion in Indonesia [PDF] October 2008

Reducing Unintended Pregnancy in Nigeria [PDF] September 2005

Reducing Unintended Pregnancy and Unsafe Abortion in Uganda [PDF] March 2005

Improving Reproductive Health in the Philippines [PDF] May 2003

Highlighted research articles

The Incidence of Menstrual Regulation Procedures And Abortion in Bangladesh, 2010  [PDF version]
Susheela Singh, Altaf Hossain, Isaac Maddow-Zimet, Hadayeat Ullah Bhuiyan, Michael Vlassoff and Rubina Hussain
International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, Volume 38, Issue 3, September 2012

In Bangla
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Incidence of Induced Abortion by Age and State, Mexico, 2009: New Estimates Using a Modified Methodology  [PDF version]
Fatima Juarez and Susheela Singh
International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, Volume 38, Issue 2, September 2012

Aborto inducido en Colombia: nuevas estimaciones y cambios de 1989 a 2008 [PDF]
Elena Prada, Ann Biddlecom y Susheela Singh
International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, Volume 38, Issue Número especial de, 2012

Men's Attitudes About Abortion In Uganda [PDF]
Ann M. Moore, Gabriel Jagwe-Wadda And Akinrinola Bankole
Journal of Biological Science, Volume 43, Issue 1, January 2011

Caring for Women with Abortion Complications in Ethiopia: National Estimates and Future Implications  [PDF version]
Hailemichael Gebreselassie, Tamara Fetters, Susheela Singh, Ahmed Abdella, Yirgu Gebrehiwot, Solomon Tesfaye, Takele Geressu and Solomon Kumbi
International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, Volume 36, Issue 1, March 2010

The Estimated Incidence of Induced Abortion In Ethiopia, 2008  [PDF version]
Susheela Singh, Tamara Fetters, Hailemichael Gebreselassie, Ahmed Abdella, Yirgu Gebrehiwot, Solomon Kumbi and Suzette Audam
International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, Volume 36, Issue 1, March 2010

Estimates of Induced Abortion in Mexico: What's Changed Between 1990 and 2006  [PDF version]
Fatima Juarez, Susheela Singh, Sandra G. Garcia and Claudia Diaz Olavarrieta
International Family Planning Perspectives, Volume 34, Issue 4, December 2008

Severity and Cost of Unsafe Abortion Complications Treated in Nigerian Hospitals  [PDF version]
Stanley K. Henshaw, Isaac Adewole, Susheela Singh, Akinrinola Bankole, Boniface Oye-Adeniran and Rubina Hussain
International Family Planning Perspectives, Volume 34, Issue 1, March 2008

Induced Abortion and Unintended Pregnancy in Guatemala
Susheela Singh, Elena Prada and Edgar Kestler
International Family Planning Perspectives, Volume 32, Issue 3, September 2006

Reports

Unintended Pregnancy And Induced Abortion In Rwanda [PDF] April 2013
Paulin Basinga, Ann M. Moore, Susheela Singh, Lisa Remez, Francine Birungi and Laetitia Nyirazinyoye

Menstrual Regulation and Postabortion Care in Bangladesh: Factors Associated with Access to and Quality of Services [PDF] October 2012

Embarazo no deseado y aborto inducido en Colombia: Causas y consecuencias  [PDF version] September 2011
Elena Prada, Susheela Singh, Lisa Remez and Cristina Villarreal

Abortion Morbidity in Uganda: Evidence from Two Communities [PDF] December 2006
Gabriel Jagwe-Wadda, Ann M. Moore, Vanessa Woog

Embarazo no planeado y aborto inseguro en Guatemala: Causas y consecuencias [PDF] December 2006

Abortion and Postabortion Care in Guatemala: A Report from Health Care Professionals and Health Facilities [PDF] December 2005
Elena Prada, Edgar Kestler, Caroline Sten, Lindsay Dauphinee, and Lilian Ramírez

Abortion and Postabortion Care in Uganda: A Report from Health Care Professionals and Health Facilities [PDF] May 2005
Elena Prada, Florence Mirembe, Fatima H. Ahmed, Rose Nalwadda and Charles Kiggundu

Slide shows

Unintended Pregnancy and Abortion in Uganda February 2013

Abortion Seeking Behavior Among Ghanaian Women February 2013

Embarazo no deseado y aborto inducido en Colombia, 2008 September 2011

Archived reports

These older Guttmacher reports contain information that is out of date. In many instances, more current information is available elsewhere on the Guttmacher Web site.

Unintended Pregnancy and Induced Abortion in Uganda: Causes and Consequences [PDF] November 2006
Susheela Singh, Ann M. Moore, Akinrinola Bankole, Florence Mirembe, Deirdre Wulf and Elena Prada

Morbilidad por aborto en Guatemala: Una visión de la comunidad [PDF] November 2006
Sandra Sáenz de Tejada, Elena Prada y Gonzalo Ball

Unintended Pregnancy and Induced Abortion in the Philippines: Causes and Consequences [PDF] August 2006
Susheela Singh, Fatima Juarez, Josefina Cabigon, Haley Ball, Rubina Hussain and Jennifer Nadeau

Unwanted Pregnancy and Induced Abortion in Nigeria: Causes and Consequences [PDF] August 2006
Akinrinola Bankole, Boniface A. Oye-Adeniran, Susheela Singh, Isaac F. Adewole, Deirdre Wulf, Gilda Sedgh and Rubina Hussain

 

Consortium for Research On Unsafe Abortion in Africa tools for researchers focused on Africa

 

Top Resources on Abortion

An Overview of Abortion Laws [PDF] (Updated Monthly)

Facts on Induced Abortion in the United States [PDF version] Fact sheet containing the most up-to-date research and policy information (August 2011)

State Facts About Abortion Individual fact sheets provide state-specific information on pregnancy outcomes, abortion rates, where women obtain abortions and abortion restrictions. (January 2011)

 
 

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