Bangalore, (PTI): Around 11 million abortions are carried out in India every year, and nearly 80,000 women die during the process, according to an expert.
A majority of abortions are performed by untrained hands and studies suggest that nearly 80,000 women die due to unsafe abortions, Dr Hema Divakar, Chairperson of Federation of Obsteric and Gynecological Societies in India (FOGSI), said.
Stressing the need to promote awareness about emergency contraception methods,she said research shows that 78 per cent of pregnancies in India were unplanned, of which 25 per cent are unwanted, leading to approximately 11 million abortions.
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