title: Abortion in Ghana.
abstract: Maternal mortality is the second most common cause of death among women in Ghana, and more than one in 10 maternal deaths (11%) are the result of unsafe induced abortions.1 In addition, a substantial proportion of women who survive an unsafe abortion experience complications from the procedure. This suffering is all the more tragic because it is unnecessary: Many women likely turn to unsafe providers or do not obtain adequate postabortion care when it is needed because they are unaware that abortion is legal on fairly broad grounds in Ghana.
authors.affiliation: Alan Guttmacher Institute
authors.forename: Gilda
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sedgh
mesh_terms: D000023:Abortion Applicants / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000024:Abortion, Illegal / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000191:economics / Q000208:ethnology / Q000401:mortality / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000029:Abortion, Legal / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003267:Contraception; D003271:Contraceptive Agents, Female / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005193:Family Planning Services; D005260:Female; D005869:Ghana / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011203:Poverty; D011247:Pregnancy; D049168:Pregnancy, Unplanned / Q000208:ethnology; D034121:Reproductive Health Services; D012424:Rural Population; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014505:Urban Population; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D003271:Contraceptive Agents, Female