Mr. Sandeep Prasad at the Foreign Affairs and International Development Committee

On April 21st, 2015. See this statement in context.

April 21st, 2015 / 12:30 p.m.

Executive Director, Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights

Thank you very much for the question and for the comments as well.

The statistic that gives the most recent estimate of deaths related to unsafe abortion globally is 48,000 women and girls per year. Even more—probably about ten times as many—experience disabilities due to maternal causes, in addition to that number.

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