abortion services because of the coronavirus pandemic. Now the first widespread measure of the toll says India, with its abrupt, months-long lockdown, has been hit especially hard.Several months into the pandemic, many women now have second-trimester pregnancies because they could not find care in time.
Coronavirus: Advocates warn limited health services may lead to unplanned pregnancies Across 37 countries, nearly 2 million fewer women received services between January and June than in the same period last year, Marie Stopes International says in a new report — 1.3 million in India alone.
The organization expects 900,000 unintended pregnancies worldwide as a result, along with 1.5 million unsafe abortions and more than 3,000 maternal.