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Abortion in Ghana is banned except when there is a valid exemption. The abortion should also be conducted only at a government hospital; registered private hospital, clinics registered under the Private Hospitals and Maternity Homes Act, 1958 (No. 8) and a place approved by the Minister of Health by a Legislative Instrument.
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, post-abortion care (PAC) services were introduced in Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Ipas led the Woman-Centred Abortion Care program, which addressed the use of MVA and the availability of providers. [ 11 ]
Mifepristone is approved in only one sub-Saharan African country—South Africa, where it was approved in 2001. [149] It is also approved in one north African country—Tunisia, also in 2001. [150] Mifepristone was approved for use in India in 2002, where medication abortion is referred to as "medical termination of pregnancy".
This isn't the first time that abortion pill access has been called into question: Project 2025, a framework laid out by Trump allies, targets getting abortion pills by mail.
2024 is shaping up to be another year full of progress, big decisions, and resolutions that will undoubtedly shape the nation’s health.
Requests for abortion pills by women who were not yet pregnant spiked after a draft of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision leaked in 2022, a study published Tuesday in the journal JAMA Internal ...
Country Region Availability Over the counter Non-prescription Age restriction Cost Awareness Notes Afghanistan: Asia: Import only [2]Albania: Europe: None [3]: €15,60 (UPA)
Ipas is an international, non-governmental organization that seeks to increase access to safe abortions and contraception. To this end the organization informs women how to obtain safe and legal abortions and trains relevant partners in Africa, Asia, and Latin America on how to provide and advocate for these.