Topic: Birth Control
AP News | 2009-10-13 21:10:12
AP Features | 2009-10-13 21:09:38
<div><p>Increased contraceptive use has led to fewer abortions worldwide, but deaths from unsafe abortion remain a severe problem, killing 70,000 women a year, a research institute reported Tuesday in a major global survey.</p><p>More than half the deaths, about 38,000, are in sub-Saharan Africa, which was ...
Reuters US Online Report Health News | 2009-10-13 17:39:20
<div><p>LONDON (Reuters) - Increased use of contraceptives has pushed global abortion rates down, but unsafe abortions kill 70,000 women each year and seriously harm or maim millions more, a global report said on Tuesday.</p><p>Despite easier access to abortion with restrictions being relaxed in many countries, the number ...
AP News | 2009-10-13 03:32:36
<div id="subtitle">UN chief urges new commitment to women's equality, girls education and access to birth control</div><div><p>Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon marked the 15th anniversary of a "watershed" U.N. conference that called for women's equality by urging all countries Monday to renew their commitment to educate ...
