Unsafe abortion africa 2012 01 19

An abortion advertisement along a busy street in Soweto, South Africa. While abortion is legal in government-approved clinics in South Africa, this advertisement is an example of the growing number of unapproved abortion practitioners in the country. The World Health Organization has warned that global abortion rates are rising, putting women's health at risk. A WHO study says that 97 percent of abortions performed in Africa can be described as unsafe.