According to the Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR) NGO, only 35 percent of women of reproductive age live in countries where abortion is available on demand. It says backstreet abortions lead to 39,000 deaths per year
Demonstrators march behind a banner reading 'Abortion is a fundamental right' as they take part in an abortion rights rally on the annual International Safe Abortion Day in Paris on September 28, 2022. Image: Christophe ARCHAMBAULT / AFP