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Legalise safe abortions, once and for all

Annually, 22 million women have an unsafe abortion worldwide. [Courtesy]

Unsafe abortion is one of the causes of maternal deaths, accounting for 13 per cent of all maternal deaths globally, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). Abortions are safe when carried out by a skilled person using a method recommended by WHO and that is appropriate to the pregnancy duration.    

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