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===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ||
Current law permits abortion only to save the woman’s life or, early in pregnancy, to provide “necessary treatment”. Because almost all abortions take place illegally and in secret, information about abortion in Pakistan comes largely from studies of women hospitalized for abortion complications. While the evidence is limited, it is clear that postabortion complications account for a substantial proportion of maternal deaths in Pakistan.<ref>https://www.guttmacher.org/report/abortion-pakistan</ref> | Current law permits abortion only to save the woman’s life or, early in pregnancy, to provide “necessary treatment”. Because almost all abortions take place illegally and in secret, information about abortion in Pakistan comes largely from studies of women hospitalized for abortion complications. While the evidence is limited, it is clear that postabortion complications account for a substantial proportion of maternal deaths in Pakistan.<ref>https://www.guttmacher.org/report/abortion-pakistan</ref> | ||
Because of the serious social stigma associated with abortion, there are many illegal abortions being performed, especially in rural regions. In 2002, 197,000 women were hospitalized due to illness or death as a result of complications from illegal abortion. <ref>https://www.guttmacher.org/report/abortion-pakistan</ref> | |||
===Costs=== | ===Costs=== | ||