Some of the women had unsafe abortions and were facing serious complications, she said. A new study finds nearly half of all 55.7 million estimated abortions around the world each year between 2010 and 2014 were performed in an unsafe manner, putting women at risk for serious complications. , The study published Wednesday in the journal The Lancet , suggests that unsafe abortions are still a major health problem globally, especially in developing countries. A separate study found that in 2012 almost 7 million women were treated for complications of unsafe abortions in the developing world. "Some women facing an unwanted pregnancy go on to get illegal, but safe, abortions, some get illegal unsafe abortions and some carry the unwanted pregnancy to term."

Source: CNN September 27, 2017 22:30 UTC