Sally Howard , freelance journalist London sal{at}sallyhoward.netDiminishing access to second trimester abortions in many countries denies the reality of the rising number of vulnerable women most likely to need a later stage abortion. Sally Howard reports on a preventable crisis in global abortion careKamila had dearly wanted to have a child. She was refused an abortion in her home country of Poland, where abortions in the case of fetal abnormality are prohibited. Kamila returned to Poland after a four day hospital stay, with a bill for her medical treatment from the German state. Fig 1 Europe’s abortion laws in the second trimesterTo date, four women have died of sepsis and other complications after being denied abortions in …

Source: New York Times January 31, 2024 11:56 UTC