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  • COVID-19 impact
  • IPSRH: Focus on Abortion
  • Adding It Up
  • Guttmacher-Lancet Commission
  • U.S. policy resources
  • State policy resources
  • State legislation tracker

Reports

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  • International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
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Global

  • Abortion
  • Contraception
  • HIV & STIs
  • Pregnancy
  • Teens

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  • Abortion
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  • HIV & STIs
  • Pregnancy
  • Teens

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Asia

The Guttmacher Institute’s work in Asia has focused primarily on estimating the incidence of abortion and unintended pregnancy, documenting the health consequences of unsafe abortion and the conditions under which it occurs, and assessing the quality of postabortion care and counseling. In addition, as part of larger global estimates, the Institute has estimated levels of and reasons for unmet need for modern contraception, as well as the costs and public health benefits of meeting women’s reproductive health needs. This work provides policymakers across the region with evidence to support greater investments in family planning services and maternal and newborn health care programs, improve the quality and accessibility of postabortion care, and help women achieve their preferences regarding timing and number of births.

View sexual and reproductive health research and analysis in your location

  • Report

    Abortion and Unintended Pregnancy in Six Indian States: Findings and Implications for Policies and Programs

  • Report

    Adding It Up: Investing in Sexual and Reproductive Health 2019

  • In low- and middle-income countries, a 10% drop in reproductive health care due to COVID-19 equals 49 million more women with unmet need for modern contraception
    Infographic

    COVID-19 could have a catastrophic effect on sexual and reproductive health in low- and middle-income countries

Top Facts & Statistics

  • 44%

    of women aged 15–49 in Nepal who want to avoid a pregnancy are not using a modern contraceptive method
  • $5.67

    the annual per-person cost of meeting the need for modern contraception and maternal and newborn care in Asia
  • 35.5M

    abortions were performed annually in Asia in 2010–2014

Resources

  • April 2020 Research Article

    Estimates of the Potential Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Sexual and Reproductive Health in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

    Taylor Riley, Elizabeth Sully, Zara Ahmed and Ann Biddlecom,International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • HIV & STIs
    • Pregnancy
  • December 2019 Research Article

    Availability, practices and acceptance of postabortion contraceptive services in health facilities: A study in six states of India

    Harihar Sahoo, Melissa Stillman, Jennifer J. Frost, Rajib Acharya and Rubina Hussain,Contraception

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
  • September 2019 Research Article

    Not all inequalities are equal: differences in coverage across the continuum of reproductive health services

    Elizabeth Sully, Ann Biddlecom and Jacqueline E. Darroch,BMJ Global Health

    Global

    • Contraception
    • Pregnancy
    • Teens
  • Adding it Up Pakistan image: world map with country of Pakistan highlighted and the words, "Adding it Up Pakistan"
    September 2019 Fact Sheet

    Adding It Up: Investing in Contraception and Maternal and Newborn Health in Pakistan

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • Pregnancy
  • July 2019 Research Article

    Provision of medical methods of abortion in facilities in India in 2015: A six state comparison

    Ann M. Moore, Melissa Stillman, Chander Shekhar, Shveta Kalyanwala, Rajib Acharya and Susheela Singh,Global Public Health

    Global

    • Abortion
  • March 2019 Report

    Adding It Up: Costs and Benefits of Meeting the Contraceptive and Maternal and Newborn Health Needs of Women in Nepal

    Aparna Sundaram, Mahesh Puri, Ayana Douglas-Hall, Kusum Wagle, Kate Castle and Eva Weissman

    Global

    • Contraception
  • March 2019 Fact Sheet

    Adding It Up: Investing in Contraception and Maternal and Newborn Health in Nepal

    Global

    • Contraception
  • March 2019 News Release

    Greater Investments in Modern Contraception and Maternal and Newborn Health Care in Nepal Would Reduce Unintended Pregnancies, Abortions and Maternal Deaths

    Global

    • Contraception
  • November 2018 Research Article

    Health Systems' Capacity to Provide Post-Abortion Care: A Multicountry Analysis Using Signal Functions

    Onikepe Owolabi, Ann Biddlecom and Hannah Whitehead,The Lancet Global Health

    Global

    • Abortion
  • November 2018 News Release

    Despite Widespread Support for Postabortion Care, Many Countries’ Health Systems Do Not Have the Capacity to Provide Essential Services

    Global

    • Abortion

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Abortion has been legal under broad criteria in India since 1971. Data on the national incidence of abortion, how and where women obtain services, and the quality of services are essential to ensure that every woman can receive the care she needs.

Rubina Hussain

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