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111:, during which population and the reproductive health movement had largely been neglected as a national concern. The policy's crucial goals were to reduce the fertility rate from 7.7 to 4, and promote the use of modern contraception among married women who were of child-bearing age from less than 5% to 44%. Before 1993, the Ethiopian Government played a role in actively discouraging the administration and use of contraception. Hence, with this Population Policy, Ethiopia adopted the principle of providing safe abortions and seeking planned pregnancy. 3005: 99:, remarked the urge to reduce unsafe abortions in order to tackle these maternal mortality rates. Following this conference, African nations began to encourage the liberalisation of abortion laws. African leaders put this in motion by updating national laws and policies, providing service-delivery rules and regulations, medical training programmes and community outreach programmes. 278:
A community-based cross-sectional survey from 2017 found that a woman's age can determine the level of knowledge held regarding the abortion law. Similarly, the woman's occupation can determine the attitude towards the abortion law. Overall, those with a lack of knowledge towards the abortion law are
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In 2008, about 27% women induced abortions were safe performed by health facilities. However, 15% (58,000 abortions) reported safe despite lack of clear survey from private and public hospitals. Some of these practices were legal and mostly performed by private and small facilities; about half of all
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In 2008, an estimated 382,500 induced abortions were performed in Ethiopia, for annual rate of 23 abortions per 1,000 women aged 15–44. The abortion rate in Ethiopia was lower than to African and Eastern African countries which has 29% and 39% respectively according to WHO estimates. In urban areas,
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Historically, access to abortion in Sub-Saharan Africa has created controversy amongst some members of the public and its healthcare professionals, due to the existing religious practices and traditional beliefs. There exists a lack of medical knowledge and a cultural stigma surrounding the process
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Despite the legalisation of abortion in 2005, many women in Ethiopia demonstrate little knowledge when it comes to the abortion process. This is due to a combination of factors including religious practices, cultural barriers, public stigma and moral beliefs that inherently values the life of the
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The journey to safe abortions gained relevance within Ethiopia's political agenda throughout the 1990s. However, the various religious practices in Ethiopia soon expressed their resistance to these plans. The 2007 census demonstrates that 43.5% of citizens identified as Orthodox Christian, 33.9%
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Three years after the legalisation of abortion in Ethiopia, the WHO found that unsafe abortions contributed to 18% of maternal mortality in East Africa, a significant improvement from the previous 31%. By 2014, the maternal mortality caused by unsafe abortions in Ethiopia had declined to 10%.
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This proportion is likely fluctuating, as there are abortion services in public facilities. Currently, private and NGO facilities mostly provide induced abortion aboard. Access to second trimester abortions is severely limited, in which 9–10% of all facilities only provide these services.
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In 2008, estimated 382,500 induced abortions were performed in Ethiopia, for annual rate of 23 abortions per 1,000 women aged 15–44. This has been doubled the proportion in 2014, with rate of 53% (some 326,000) in all health facilities. Most abortions occur in
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absorption is much higher than in Addis Ababa (57% among women aged 15–44) than in Ethiopia as whole (14%), while in rural areas is below national average (3–16%). One of root causes of abortion is the low level of contraceptive methods, which leads to
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However, with Ethiopia's rapidly growing population, a Population Policy goal was implemented in 1993 to stabilise the rate of population alongside the economic growth. This Policy came to existence during a transition from the Imperial and
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In 2014, legally performed induced abortions were reached 53% (some 326,200) in all health facilities, nearly double the proportion in 2008 (27%). Between 2008 and 2014, shared abortion rate increased from zero to more than one-third.
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found likely to possess a conservative attitude towards abortion. This highlights the nation's need for further education across all ages to break down the stigma and conservative attitudes concerning abortion in Ethiopia.
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report having had a previous abortion. In 2014, about 620,300 abortions were performed in Ethiopia, corresponding to annual rate of 28 abortions per 1,000 women aged 15–49, an increase from 22 per 1,000 in 2008.
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in Ethiopia. In 2006, the government started national standard for safe abortion guideline that utilizes medications such as misoprostol with or without mifepristone) to terminate pregnancies, in accordance with
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health facilities provided induced abortions in Ethiopia. The proportion is higher than for public hospitals (76%) and private or non-governmental facilities (63%) than for public health centers (41%).
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Ethiopia is the second most populated country in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). A central issue concerning the safety of its population is the access to health care including abortion services.
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A survey of women between the ages of 15-49 from Bahir Dar in North-Eastern Ethiopia shows that two-thirds were aware of the 2005 law, but 57% remained under-educated as to its purposes.
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identified as Muslim and 18.5% identified as Protestant Christian. A study conducted in the same year proves that a high 67% considered induced abortion as 'never justifiable'.
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Since 2008, Ethiopia has witnessed a rapid increase in healthcare facilities which provide legal abortion services. Abortions services in Ethiopian facilities includes
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Moore, Ann M.; Gebrehiwot, Yirgu; Fetters, Tamara; Wado, Yohannes Dibaba; Bankole, Akinrinola; Singh, Susheela; Gebreselassie, Hailemichael; Getachew, Yonas (2016).
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O’Connell, Kathryn A.; Kebede, Addisalem T.; Menna, Bereket M.; Woldetensay, Mengistu T.; Fischer, Sara E.; Samandari, Ghazaleh; Kassaw, Jemal K. (2022-06-13).
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A woman can terminate the child upon a difficulty of giving birth owing to minor or physical disability. However, the law engendered almost six in ten
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Singh, Susheela; Fetters, Tamara; Gebreselassie, Hailemichael; Abdella, Ahmed; Gebrehiwot, Yirgu; Kumbi, Solomon; Audam, Suzette (March 2010).
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Dibaba, Yohannes; Dijkerman, Sally; Fetters, Tamara; Moore, Ann; Gebreselassie, Hailemichael; Gebrehiwot, Yirgu; Benson, Janie (2017-03-04).
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Singh, Susheela; Fetters, Tamara; Gebreselassie, Hailemichael; Abdella, Ahmed; Gebrehiwot, Yirgu; Kumbi, Solomon; Audam, Suzette (2010).
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From 1980 to 1999, the main cause of maternal mortality in Ethiopia at 31% was the unsafe nature or complications regarding abortion.
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Moore, A. M.; Gebrehiwot, Y.; Fetters, T.; Wado, Y. D.; Bankole, A.; Singh, S.; Gebreselassie, H.; Getachew, Y. (10 September 2022).
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In 2005, the Ethiopian Parliament liberalised the abortion law to grant safe abortions to women in specific circumstances.
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In the case of grave and imminent danger that can be averted only through immediate pregnancy termination
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When continuance of the pregnancy endangers the health or life of the woman or the fetes
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Some of 35% women tend to undergo induced abortion whereas 27% of those obtaining
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For minors who are physically or psychologically unprepared to raise a child
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In 2005, Ethiopia legalized abortion in cases of rape, incest, or
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abortions rates is higher than in national average, such as
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abortion
Ethiopia
foetal impairment
medical abortion
misoprostol
Mifepristone
surgical abortion
manual vacuum aspiration
dilation and curettage
non-governmental organization
private hospitals
International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD)
United Nations
Military regimes in Ethiopia
foetal impairment
Criminal Code
unsafe abortions
World Health Organization
Medical abortion
misoprostol
Mifepristone
Surgical abortion
Manual vacuum aspiration
Dilation and curettage
Addis Ababa
Dire Dawa
Harar
healthcare
post-abortion care
contraceptive

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