Unsafe abortion and its complications: A silent and unprecedented catastrophe happening in our society
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, ESUT Teaching Hospital/College of Medicine, Enugu, Nigeria.
Research Article
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2024, 24(01), 964–967
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2024.24.1.3061
Publication history:
Received on 29 August 2024; revised on 05 October 2024; accepted on 08 October 2024
Abstract:
The term abortion often connotes criminal induced abortion in the context of our local setting. The socio-cultural and religious perceptions associated with having an abortion make the practice almost a taboo such that the procedure is often performed clandestinely with unimaginable and sometimes fatal consequences. The restrictive abortion laws in Nigeria, unmet needs for contraceptives, widening poverty and illiteracy, paved the way for unskilled personnel and quacks to dominate abortion services making the practice quite unsafe. In this editorial, we x-ray some reported abortion cases and how these challenges impact the health and reproductive careers of young women in Nigeria.
Keywords:
Unsafe; Abortions; Unprecedented; Catastrophe; Nigeria
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