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The US remains one of the leading funders of global health but will this change on president-elect Donald Trump’s watch?

Unsafe terminations in Malawi may be curbed after a new law is enacted, but it’s just the first step

Conscientious objectors who refuse to perform abortions or related services for moral reasons may have become a law unto themselves.

Healthcare for Kenya's semi-nomadic communities comes in an unlikely form of camels, who carry medicine to the country's most remote villages.

The joy of motherhood is killed by a moral and ethical dilemma when doctors advise termination of a pregnancy.

Postpartum or after birth family planning can reduce one in three maternal deaths, one in 10 infant deaths and one in five child deaths.

Only one out of three married women and sexually active teenage girls on the continent use contraception.

Clinics dedicated to young people are ideal but the poor nation struggles to provide at least a basic service for those who can't access them.

Unintended pregnancies and abortions in Nigeria could be reduced if myths are dispelled and young women have the right information.

A number of fallacious assumptions undermine the effectiveness of measures to prevent or terminate a pregnancy, writes Catriona Macleod.

Backstreet abortion ‘doctors’ profit from stigma as patients are stripped of their dignity – and lives.

The World Health Organisation estimates that one in five pregnancies globally end in induced abortion.

Personal beliefs sometimes collide with healthcare providers’ professional responsibilities.

Healthworker hostility and a lack of information are denying women access to emergency contraception, locking them into an unintended fate.

Along with better access to health services and reducing child marriage, education can save many lives.

Human error and scant access to preventative measures continue to cause unintended pregnancies, many of which lead to abortion.