Unsafe Abortion and Women's Health

Each year an estimated 44 million abortions occur causing around 47,000 deaths, virtually all in the developing countries. Bringing together a wealth of information from around the world, this book argues that the time has come for a second great change in legislation, advocating a shift towards the legalisation of abortion to improve the health of women in poorer countries. With attention to circumstances in each of the major continental regions, an outline of the global situation is provided to reveal the major trends in the provision and procurement of abortion, as well their effects.

Colin Francome is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at Middlesex University, UK. He is the author of Abortion Freedom: A Worldwide Movement, Abortion in the USA and the UK, Sane New World and Karl Marx: Hero or Zero, and co-author of Caesarean Birth in Britain, Improving the Health of the Nation and Abortion: A Worldwide Perspective.

Unsafe Abortion and Women's Health