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===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ||
Since 2005, abortion in Ethiopia has been permitted under certain circumstances, which include: if the pregnancy endangers the life of the woman, if pregnancy is the result of rape or incest, if there is risk of fetal defect, or if the pregnant woman cannot take care of the child due to her age (i.e. under 18 years old) or due to mental infirmity.<ref>[https://www.guttmacher.org/sites/default/files/factsheet/fb-up-ethiopia.pdf Facts on Unintended Pregnancy and | |||
Abortion in Ethiopia]</ref> Abortion is also decriminalized, meaning that women who seek out abortions or health care personnel who provide abortions will not be punished.<ref>[http://www.irinnews.org/feature/2014/08/08/ethiopia%E2%80%99s-game-changing-abortion-law Ethiopia’s game-changing abortion law]</ref> This is a huge update from previous laws, which only allowed abortion if the woman's life or health was endangered by the pregnancy. | |||
Generally, about half of the medical facilities in Ethiopia provide abortion. The breakdown in 2010 was as follows: public hospitals (76% provide abortion services), nongovernmental organizations/NGOs (63% provide abortion services) and public health centers (41% provide abortion services). By the second trimester, however, only 9-10% of facilities provide abortion services. Overall, private and NGO facilities provided the most actual induced abortion procedures per year.<ref>[https://www.guttmacher.org/sites/default/files/factsheet/fb-up-ethiopia.pdf Facts on Unintended Pregnancy and Abortion in Ethiopia]</ref> | |||
Unfortunately, many Ethiopian women still continue to receive obtain unsafe abortions. In 2008, only 27% of abortions were safe abortions performed in medical facilities. It's very common for Ethiopian women to have unintended pregnancies, with 42% of all pregnancies unintended in 2008. According to a 2010 study, 49 per 1000 women had received abortions in Addis Ababa, and 184 out of 1000 women had received abortions in smaller rural regions. While the abortion rate is not especially high in Ethiopia, many women have received more than one abortion, with 35% of women obtaining induced abortion care and 27% of women obtaining post-abortion care reporting that they had received a previous abortion. This can be partially attributed to the low rate of contraceptive use, and the fact that conservative religious and cultural views may sway some women away from contraception. Considering the high maternal mortality rate in Ethiopia and the fact taht these clandestine abortion services are certainly not all safe and equipped to provide services for women, it is critical that more women are directed to safe and legitimate abortion services in the years to come.<ref>[https://www.guttmacher.org/sites/default/files/factsheet/fb-up-ethiopia.pdf Facts on Unintended Pregnancy and Abortion in Ethiopia]</ref> | |||
For more information on abortion in Ethiopia, check out [https://www.guttmacher.org/sites/default/files/factsheet/fb-up-ethiopia.pdf this fact sheet]. | |||
===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||