2023-09-28 08:00:04
Every year around the world, there are approximately 73 million induced abortions. However, although in France, abortion (voluntary termination of pregnancy) has been decriminalized since 1975, this is not the case in all countries, pushing women to resort to clandestine, unsafe abortions.
Thus, according to the WHO, around 45% of abortions are unsafe and the vast majority of these (97%) take place in developing countries. Unsafe abortion is a leading cause of maternal death and morbidity. What are the consequences for women’s health? Regularly threatened, where is the right to abortion in the world?
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Dr. Danielle Hassounobstetrician gynecologist in Paris, she was responsible for the IVG Center in Delafontaine Hospital in Saint-Denis
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Pr Christiane Tshabu Aguemondeputy head of department of the University Clinic of Gynecology and Obstetrics of Hubert Koutoukou Maga National Hospital and University Center from Cotonou, Benin
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Christophe Paget, journalist at RFI, on the situation in the United States and Mexico
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Dr Estelle PasquierresearcherEpicentre/MSF who co-directed the AMoCo study on the severity of abortion complications in contexts of conflict (Bangui) or extreme fragility (Jigawa State in Northern Nigeria).
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► Clara Luciani – The grenade.
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