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===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ||
In Burkina Faso, abortion is legally permitted in certain circumstances, which include: when the pregnancy endangers the life of the pregnant person, when the pregnancy endangers the physical or mental health of the pregnancy person, when the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest, or when there is severe risk of fetal impairment. It is not legally allowed for economic or social reasons, and it is not available upon request. <ref>[http://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/abortion/profiles.htm UN report: Burkina Faso Abortion Policy]</ref> | |||
Generally speaking, there is a low level of knowledge regarding abortion policy in Burkina Faso. According to a 2014 report, only one-third of Burkinabe women knew that abortion was legal in certain cases. The majority of abortions in Burkina Faso are conducted in a clandestine or underground capacity, and only about 3% of surveyed women legally obtained abortions in 2012. That same year, there were 105,000 abortions in Burkina Faso, and there was a national abortion rate of 25 pregnancy terminations for every 1,000 women (ages 15-49). The majority of women who have abortions in Burkina Faso tend to be younger (i.e. under 25 years old), unmarried and childless, better educated, and living in urban areas. There is also risk of abortion-related complications, especially for poorer and rural women.<ref>[https://www.guttmacher.org/fact-sheet/abortion-burkina-faso Abortion in Burkina Faso]</ref> | |||
===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||