Thursday, January 19, 2012

Unsafe abortions rise as contraceptive funding is cut

Global abortion rates have stopped falling, ending a period of rapid decline that began in 1995. However, the proportion of abortions that are dangerous continues to rise. Paradoxically, morally conservative US restrictions on foreign aid may have promoted the abortions they sought to restrict.

MORE: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn21372-unsafe-abortions-rise-as-contraceptive-funding-is-cut.html