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Most women in Africa live in countries with restrictive laws. Most countries in Africa are parties to the African Union's Maputo Protocol, the only international treaty that defines a right to abortion. Sub-Saharan Africa is the world region with the highest rates of unsafe abortions and abortion mortality. Most abortions in the region are unsafe.
Ethiopia is the second most populated country in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). A central issue concerning the safety of its population is the access to health care including abortion services. Historically, access to abortion in Sub-Saharan Africa has created controversy amongst some members of the public and its healthcare professionals, due to ...
1 International Abortion Rate Report. 2 Aggregate data. 3 See also. ... Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... South Africa: 30.0
Other common sexually transmitted infections in Sub-Saharan Africa. Sub-Saharan Africa ranks first in STI yearly incidence compared to other world regions, reiterating the major problem that public health is in African countries. [112] In Sub-Saharan Africa, STIs are the most common reasons that individuals seek medical care.
In 2003, the National Assembly legalised abortion in the cases of threat to the mother's health, pregnancy from rape or incest, or risk of birth defects. Benin is one of the only countries in Africa to legalise abortion. Many public health officials support legal abortion and cite the country's maternal mortality rate. Many religious leaders ...
The money — much of it intended for Africa — covered efforts such as preventing malaria and tuberculosis, providing water and sanitation, and distributing health information and contraception ...
The sentence for an illegal abortion is one to two years of prison and a fine of 500,000 to 5 million Guinean francs for first-time offenders. Repeat offenders may face 2 to 5 years in prison or a fine of 10 million francs. [1] The abortion ban is defined in a reproductive health law passed on 10 July 2000. [2]
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