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Fact Sheet
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Fact Sheet
Costs of Postabortion Care in the United Republic of Tanzania
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Unintended pregnancy and abortion vary across country income groups
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$1.7B
estimated total cost of postabortion care in LMICs$3.00
reduction in cost of maternal, newborn and abortion care for every $1 spent on contraceptive services beyond the current level32
abortions per 1,000 women aged 15-49 occurred annually in high income countries where abortion is restricted, 2015-2019
Hear From An Expert
Vital global health funding should not be a political football. It’s disturbing that the administration reinstated the global gag rule and blocked U.S. funding for UNFPA. The justification for both these policies is grounded in misinformation—and there is zero evidence that either one of them is effective in achieving its purported goal.
Heather D. Boonstra
Vice President for Public Policy