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Maternal deaths during pregnancy or childbirth, the vast majority in developing countries, constitute one of the world’s greatest hidden epidemics. The death toll is estimated at more than half a million mothers a year.
World leaders meeting at the UN agreed that reducing maternal mortality is essential to fulfilling their “collective responsibility to uphold the principles of human dignity, equality and equity at the global level.” UN Millennium Development Goal 5 aims at reducing maternal mortality by 75 per cent between 1990 and 2015, but it is a target most unlikely to be reached.
One important reason for that, says American doctor and researcher Donna J Harrison, is unreliable data on the causes of maternal death – in particular abortion. In this interview with MercatorNet Dr Harrison explains what’s wrong with the abortion data and why it matters.
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Maternal deaths during pregnancy or childbirth, the vast majority in developing countries, constitute one of the world’s greatest hidden epidemics. The death toll is estimated at more than half a million mothers a year.
World leaders meeting at the UN agreed that reducing maternal mortality is essential to fulfilling their “collective responsibility to uphold the principles of human dignity, equality and equity at the global level.” UN Millennium Development Goal 5 aims at reducing maternal mortality by 75 per cent between 1990 and 2015, but it is a target most unlikely to be reached.
One important reason for that, says American doctor and researcher Donna J Harrison, is unreliable data on the causes of maternal death – in particular abortion. In this interview with MercatorNet Dr Harrison explains what’s wrong with the abortion data and why it matters.
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