Problem
Abortion-related deaths of mothers
Other Names:
Inadequate abortion proceduresUnsanitary abortion practices
Self-abortion
Unsafe abortion
Nature:
As a growing number of non-communist countries outlaw abortion, the services available for women who need them are outside the purview of public health services. The inspection, advice and cooperation processes which ensure that health services maintain a suitable level of quality are not applied to abortion clinics.
Incidence:
In 1996 it was reported that nearly 75,000 women in the Third World die annually as a result of complications after self-induced abortions. It is possible that in some communities the mortality rate from illegal abortions reaches or exceeds 1,000 per 100,000 abortions. One third of the abortions in developing countries in 1994 were conducted without medical supervision.
Broader Problems:
Induced abortionMaternal mortality Strategies:
Demanding safe legal abortion Subject(s):
Cybernetics → Cybernetics Individuation → Individuation
Life → Death
Medicine → Reproductive system
Societal Problems → Hygiene
Societal Problems → Inadequacy
Societal Problems → Safety
Society → Maternity, paternity
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
E: Emanations of other problems Date of last update
06.11.2019 – 18:52 CET