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Summary Abortion has always been and will remain a controversial issue if the right steps are not taken to educate our society about the matter In Pakistani society abortion is deemed as a taboo mere mention of it in a household can cause conflicts and chaos Usually women in Pakistan who bear the stress of pregnancy and childbirth have the least say in the decision making process The population council of Pakistan PCP conducted a survey which showed that more than 50 percent women in Pakistan do not want a second child However the law of Pakistan gives little or no control to the women to make their own decision regarding their own bodies Unwanted pregnancy leads to induced abortions the law of Pakistan not allowing abortions easily PCP discovered that about 890 000 abortions are taking place nationally These are only the reported cases the study also shows that 696 000 women with post abortion complications visit health facilities annually for post abortion care 2 Background Over the past several years we have seen an increase in the rate of abortions carried out annually In a country like Pakistan which is still developing and is dealing with terrorism poverty economic and political instability where people are deprived of basic necessities of life access to proper abortion clinic is a far out of their reach
