Postabortion Family Planning: Addressing the Cycle of Repeat Unintended Pregnancy and Abortion

Some 35 million abortions occur in developing countries each year. Approximately 20 million of these are unsafe abortions which claim the lives of 67000 women as a result of related complications. These deaths represent 13% of all pregnancy-related mortality and in some countries as much as 25% of maternal deaths. In developing countries one of every 75 women die of pregnancy- or childbirth-related causes compared to one of every 7300 women in developed countries.