Historically, women worldwide have tried to end an unconscious pregnancy, regardless of whether the abortion is legal or not.
The relationship between the legality of abortion and the incidence of abortion is small, but there is a strong correlation between abortion legality and abortion safety.
From the 1950s to the 1960s, it was estimated that in the United States the number of illegal abortions would be between 200,000 and 2 million per year. Today, abortion is one of the most common clinical treatments in the United States, and abortion mortality rate is very low. According to the World Health Organization, the death rate per 100 thousand is 0.6.
Legislation of abortion allows women to undergo abortion in a timely manner, thereby reducing the risk of complications. In 1970, abortion occurred once every four times in the United States occurred within 13 weeks of pregnancy. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2009, nearly 92% of the middle of pregnancy was done in the early pregnancy (64% was done in the 8th week of pregnancy). Abortion rate is very low (7%) in 14 to 20 weeks in the middle of pregnancy and abortion rate is low (13%) during pregnancy of 21 weeks or more.
The World Health Organization defines insecure abortion as a procedure to terminate a pregnancy consisting of an individual lacking the necessary skills or an environment that does not meet the minimum medical standards or both. If abortion is illegal, unsafe abortion is common. Nearly half of world abortion is not safe and almost all unsafe abortions (98%) occur in developing countries. In countries where pregnancy abortion is still unsafe, abortion is the main cause of maternal death.
Strict restrictions on abortion are not related to a reduction in the abortion rate. For example, as explained by Guttmacher Institute, there are 29 abortion rates per 1,000 women of childbearing age in Africa, and the abortion rate in Latin America is 32 people per 1,000 people - abortion is illegal in most countries. In Western Europe, this rate is $ 12 per 1000 dollars, and we usually expect abortion in a wide range.
For more information on making abortion safe and legal in the United States, see the history of abortion in the United States.
Nevertheless, illegal abortion is still very common. According to the initiative of Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, it is estimated that in South Africa, about half of all abortions are illegal in "Safety's cutting-edge". The abortion poster itself does not indicate whether the related clinic is illegal, but many are illegal indeed. President of the Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Professor Leslie Regan, said:. Of course, it is difficult to confirm this, "People will definitely become illegal abortion providers, they will display leaflets you see on the street, the above numbers"
In most cases abortion in Korea is illegal, but illegal abortion is common. In any case, the Korean government declared abortion of the Penal Code of 1953 as a criminal proceeding. If a pregnant woman or her spouse has a specific hereditary or infectious disease, if the pregnancy is caused by rape or incest, or if you continue to become pregnant this is due to the Maternal and Child Health Act of 1973 It was revised. Abortion can harm women's health. A doctor who violates the law will be sentenced to two years in prison. Self abortion is illegal, there is a possibility of being fined or imprisoned
Those who committed an illegal abortion are imprisoned as if they were women who had agreed to abortion or abortion. Anyone who has brought pregnant women to contact other people for abortion will be sentenced to six years to two years imprisonment for abortion.