4 Million Young Women Do Not Safe Abortion
Yogyakarta, Pregnancy outside of marriage is often considered a disgrace by most people of Indonesia, this is why the practice of abortion is still a lot done. Not only Indonesia, there are 4 million teenagers have unsafe abortions are at risk of death in developing countries.
1 in 5 people in Asia and the Pacific aged less than 15 years (2010 World Population Data Sheet, PRB). And not a few of these teens have had sexual intercourse the first time before age 15 years.
Reportedly 10 percent of teens who had sex before age 15 years contribute to unwanted teenage pregnancy.
"At least 2.2 to 4 million young women have unsafe abortions every year in developing countries," said Alejandra Trossero, Program Director, IPPF (International Planned Parenthood Federation) East & South East Asia and Oceania Region, in the event of Journalist workshop at the Hotel Santika, Jakarta, Friday (11/18/2011).
This is very alarming, because it explains Alejandra girls younger than 16 years memilliki risk 4-fold greater experience of maternal death (deaths during pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum) compared with women aged 20-something years.
Basically, abortion is a very safe medical procedure when performed by a health professional using methods that are safe, effective and sterile.
But the stigma, poverty and legal restrictions make many young women who experience unwanted pregnancy unsafe abortions and risk of death.
Not only in adolescents, 1 in 5 pregnancies in Asia also ended in abortion and nearly two-thirds done with unsafe.
Overall, 21 million unsafe abortions occur worldwide and 3.13 million of which occurred in the East & South East Asia and Oceania Region (ESEAO)
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