Healthy Woma : Safe Abortion: The Missing Piece in Maternal Health and Women’s Rights

Reading the New Times’ recent article “Teenager charged with abortion” was simultaneously sad and frustrating. It is unknown whether the young woman at the center of the case miscarried or induced an abortion.  However, it is not difficult to imagine why, given her circumstances, she would have wanted to end the unplanned pregnancy.
Approximately 22 percent of African women in their childbearing years have an unmet need for contraception.
Approximately 22 percent of African women in their childbearing years have an unmet need for contraception.
Times Reporter