Thousands of people around the world have taken to the streets to mark International Safe Abortion Day.
Globally, an estimated 25 million unsafe abortions are performed each year, 45% of all abortions. Unsafe abortion is also responsible for up to 13% of maternal deaths.
While 97% of these unsafe abortions happen in the Global South, where access to legal and affordable abortion services is limited, the “September 28 Day of Action” campaign organizers note that: “Several European countries and increasingly the United States face fierce attacks by the opposition groups that wish to curtail women’s reproductive freedom by imposing legal and financial restrictions, projecting greater stigma and discrimination and further obstructing access to abortion care.”
The campaign was originally founded by women’s groups in Latin America and the Caribbean. September 28 was chosen to coincide with the abolition of slavery in Brazil. In 2011 it was established as a day of global solidarity for the right of women to have safe and legal abortions.
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