Associations between contraceptive availability and rate of subsequent legal abortions in Colombia: A historical cohort analysis

Abstract

Most abortions are attributable to unplanned pregnancy. The Guttmacher Institute calculated that in 2015 to 2019 there were 64 unintended pregnancies worldwide per 1000 women and 61% of these ended in induced abortion. 1 The rate of unintended pregnancies and the proportion ending in abortion have increased in countries with restricted abortion compared with 1990 to 1994. 1