Evidence brief: Abortion Incidence and Severity of Complications in Sierra Leone Posted on 15/05/2023 by David Waiganjo PUBLICATIONS RESOURCES // PUBLICATIONS Briefing Papers Evidence brief: Abortion Incidence and Severity of Complications in Sierra Leone PEC-Advocacy May 2023 In Sierra Leone, abortion is legally restricted, only allowed to save the lives of pregnant women, in case of rape or incest and, to preserve the physical and mental health of the woman. While the Sierra Leone government has made significant strides in addressing maternal health outcomes through various legislative and policy reforms, the persistently high maternal mortality rate in the country suggests that unsafe abortion continues to pose are a threat to the health and lives of women of reproductive age. Download CONTRIBUTORS SIMILAR PUBLICATIONS Briefing Papers Une note de synthèse : retracer le parcours du développement de la politique nationale de gestion de l’assainissement – Kenya Briefing Papers Uma Nota de Síntese: traçar o percurso do Desenvolvimento da Política Nacional de Gestão de Saneamento – Quénia Briefing Papers Synthesis note: Tracing the Journey of the Development of the National Sanitation Management Policy in Kenya Factsheet Fact sheet: Abortion Incidence and Severity of Related-Complications in Liberia Factsheet Fact sheet: Abortion Incidence and Severity of Complications in Sierra Leone Briefing Papers Evidence brief: Abortion Incidence and Severity of Related-Complications in Liberia Briefing Papers Evidence brief: Abortion Incidence and Severity of Complications in Sierra Leone Short Report Development of the National Sanitation Management Policy (NSMP) in Kenya