A Motion For The Reversal Of Abortion Prevalence (Part 1)

Abortion is when a pregnancy is ended so that it doesn’t result in the birth of a child. Sometimes it is called ‘termination of pregnancy’. Many young people resort to unsafe abortion because Abortion is illegal in Nigeria; Unsafe abortion is a procedure for terminating an unwanted pregnancy either by people lacking the necessary skills, or in an environment lacking minimal medical standards, or both, as defined by the World Health Organization.
Unsafe abortion is one of the five leading causes of maternal mortality, but it is preventable. Unsafe abortion is a significant contributor to maternal mortality worldwide. Over 29,000 women and girls die annually due to unsafe abortion. People resort to unsafe abortion due to a lack of safe options and unbearable pregnancies. Legal limitations, moral judgment, and stigma can inhibit access to safe abortion care. In recent decades, the world has made significant progress in reducing many causes of maternal deaths; severe bleeding, severe infection, blood pressure disorders, and obstructed labor, yet there has been little improvement to diminish the dangers of unsafe abortion.

Abortion, whether safe or unsafe, is a common event worldwide: one in six unintended pregnancies ends in abortion, and one in three of all pregnancies, including planned pregnancies, ends in an abortion. Forty-five percent of all abortions globally are deemed unsafe.7 million women and girls are injured or disabled due to unsafe abortions every year. 97% of all unsafe abortions occur in developing countries. 29,000women and girls die as a result of unsafe abortions every year.

UNSAFE ABORTION RATES AROUND THE WORLD
More than 29,000 people die each year due to unsafe abortion, the majority in developing countries across Africa, Asia, and Latin America. When a woman or girl is determined to end her pregnancy she will do so, regardless of the safety and legality of the procedure. Where safe abortion care is not available, she will often risk her life with an unsafe abortion because the prospect of continuing the pregnancy is deemed unbearable.

Meanwhile, the scale of post-abortion complications is enormous, with an estimated seven million women and girls hospitalized every year. Some will be permanently disabled, and some will never be able to carry a child again. Yet we will never know the full extent of the problem, because there are many women and girls who cannot get access to medical care.

WISDOM CLASS TO THE RESCUE
Wisdom Class LifeCare Impact Initiative has initiated plans to set up six cities of refuge as rehabilitation centers for mother and child in parts of Delta State to encourage young girls to keep their babies and get support from the centres.
……TO BE CONTINUED