{"id":2755,"date":"2014-11-04T10:00:13","date_gmt":"2014-11-04T04:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/asap-asia.org\/blog\/?p=2755"},"modified":"2014-11-02T19:50:01","modified_gmt":"2014-11-02T14:20:01","slug":"youth-and-unsafe-abortion-articles-and-readings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asap-asia.org\/blog\/youth-and-unsafe-abortion-articles-and-readings\/","title":{"rendered":"Youth and Unsafe Abortion- Articles and Readings"},"content":{"rendered":"

ABORTION: NOT EASY, NOT SORRY<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Nearly one in three American women will have an abortion by age 45. Why are we so afraid to talk about it\u2014or to acknowledge that our lives would have been so much less than we hoped for without it? Why are we pressured to feel that we should regret our choice, and that there’s something wrong with us if we don’t? Interesting Article by Laurie Abraham appeared in Elle<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.elle.com\/life-love\/society-career\/the-abortion-choice<\/a><\/p>\n

YOUTH AND UNSAFE ABORTION: A GLOBAL SNAPSHOT<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Young people ages 10-24 account for 27 percent of the world\u2019s population totaling at 1.7 billion. Worldwide, approximately 16 million women and girls ages 15 to 19 give birth each year, accounting for approximately 11 percent of all births worldwide. For these young women, complications from pregnancy and childbirth are the leading cause of death, and unsafe abortion is a major contributor to this mortality. Unsafe abortion can also result in lasting and devastating consequences, including, sepsis, perforation of the uterus or intestines, hemorrhage, chronic pelvic infection, and infertility To read more visit:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.advocatesforyouth.org\/publications\/1901-youth-and-unsafe-abortion-a-global-snapshot<\/a><\/p>\n

YOUNG PEOPLE DESERVE BETTER EDUCATION ABOUT ABORTION<\/strong><\/p>\n

Some 61% of the world’s people live in countries in which induced abortion is permitted either for a wide range of reasons or without restriction as to reason. It is the law. But the trouble with the law is \u2026 it just says stuff. And just saying stuff isn’t the same as making it happen<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/society\/2013\/mar\/13\/young-people-better-education-abortion<\/a><\/p>\n

BANGLADESH GIRLS: TOO YOUNG TO MARRY, TOO YOUNG TO DIE<\/strong><\/p>\n

In Bangladesh, according to UNICEF\u2019s\u00a0State of the World\u2019s Children 2009<\/em>\u00a0report, 64% girls marry before they reach the age of 18. As a result, both maternal and child mortality rates are increasing in the country. Read article here:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/southasia.oneworld.net\/news\/bangladesh-girls-too-young-to-marry-too-young-to-die#.VEdShhscTIU<\/a><\/p>\n

PROBLEM OF TEENAGE PREGNANCY \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

An increasing number of Chinese adolescents engage in premarital and unprotected sexual activity. As a result, there has been a parallel increase in unwanted pregnancies and abortions, as well as in sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV\/AIDS. Some experts warn China is now in the early stages of a major HIV\/AIDS epidemic. Read more here-<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.china.org.cn\/opinion\/2010-11\/04\/content_21269885.htm<\/a><\/p>\n

TEENAGE PREGNANCIES: GROWING CHALLENGE<\/strong><\/p>\n

UNFPA\u2019S state of World Population Report highlights a grim scenario for teenage pregnancies as 7.3 million girls under the age of 18 give birth in developing countries every year. Read detailed coverage here:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.spotlightnepal.com\/News\/Article\/Teenage-Pregnancies-Growing-Challenge<\/a><\/p>\n

PREGNANT CHILD IN AFGHANISTAN: MIRIAM\u2019S STORY<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>It’s hard to imagine this: children married before their teenage years. And when little girls get pregnant, having a baby will put their lives on the line.One in every seven girls in the developing world are forced to marry before the age of 15. In Afghanistan, 57 percent of marriages involve child brides. Miriam was married at 13. Her family received $2,000 for the marriage, the price of two cows. The younger the bride, the higher the price since virginity is prized in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Health\/pregnant-children-face-risk-death-labor-developing-world\/story?id=15163624<\/a><\/p>\n

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