Induced Abortion in Uganda

A research paper by the Guttmacher Institute contains interesting information about abortion in Uganda:

• Abortion is permitted only to save a woman's life
• The incidence of induced abortion is 54 per 1000 women
• One in 5 pregnancies ends in abortion
• 85, 000 women are treated every year for complications from induced abortion
• 38% of births in Uganda are unintended, and half of all pregnancies are unintended
• Ugandan women have an average of 2 more children than they want
• Only 14% of women were using an effective contraceptive method