Definition of Abortion Report of UNDP Abortion ratio in Pakistan Literature Pakistan Panel Code Holy Quran Verses Unsafe condition of Abortion National Survey on Abortion Conclusion The deliberate termination of a human pregnancy, most often performed during the first 28 weeks of pregnancy.

3. Contents
Definition of Abortion
Report of UNDP
Abortion ratio in Pakistan
Literature
Pakistan Panel Code
Holy Quran Verses
Unsafe condition of Abortion
National Survey on Abortion
Conclusion

4. DEFINITION OF ABORTION
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5. “If it isn't a baby, then
you aren't pregnant, so
what are you aborting?
-Author Unknown
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6. • In a report published by the
United Nations Development
Fund for Women in 2009,
only 19 percent of married
women in South Asia have a
final say over decisions
regarding their health care, a
small percentage as
compared to the 76 percent
who get to decide the menu
for routine family dinners.
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In the developing world, it is estimated that 13%
of all maternal deaths are due to unsafe
abortions.
It is predicted that unless serious interventions
are not undertaken, half a million women will die
due to unsafe abortions by 2015.

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9. The Constitution of the Islamic Republic of
Pakistan also prohibits the abortion of
pregnancies caused by rape, leaving no choice for
rape victims.
In Pakistan, abortion is legally allowed only to
save the life of a woman or to provide
“necessary treatment” early in pregnancy.

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 Evidence shows that in Pakistan, death due to
unsafe abortion is one of the leading causes of
maternal morbidity and mortality. Data from
2002 shows that in that year, nearly 200,000
women were hospitalized for abortion
complications.
 According to National Health Survey of
Pakistan the maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is
400 deaths per 100,000 live births.

11. DEBATE AND LITERATURE
DR SOHAIL,
According to Dr Sohail, many
women would not allow an
unwanted pregnancy to
happen if they were the
decision makers.
DR ISRAR KHALIL
An abortion is a medical
procedure that ends a
pregnancy. It is a basic
healthcare need for millions of
women, girls and others who
can become pregnant.
ACCORDING DAWN NEWS
According to a Unicef
announcement, 15,000
children were estimated to be
born in Pakistan at the start of
the new year. The population
explosion is a strain on our
resources and standard of
living.
ACCORDINGTO A REPORT
BY US RESEARCH FIRM
GUTTMACHER INSTITUTE.
Almost half of all pregnancies
in Pakistan — around 4.2
million each year — are
unplanned and around 54 per
cent of those end in
termination,
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“In Pakistan, more than 60 percent of deliveries
are handled by unskilled practitioners, let alone
induced abortions, that are already illegal in the
country.

12. PROVENCE'S RATIO
Baluchistan
the rate was
38 per 1,000
By
comparison,
rates were
lower in the
two more
urban
provinces:
25 in Punjab
and
31 in Sindh,
North West Frontier Province, an estimated 37 abortions
took place per 1,000 women aged 15–49

13. Killing of a person is clearly condemned by God as "Take
not life which Allah has made sacred" (6:151).
In against to abortion, Quranic verses also states,
"Kill not your children for fear of want. We shall provide sustenance for
them as well as for you. Verily killing of them is a great sin" (17:31)
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14. Unsafe condition of abortion
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Every year, approximately 9 million women have no
other choice than to have an unsafe abortion.
Most of time these three reasons of women who die
from unsafe abortion
According to Poverty reported in 2006 as "Death and
denial: unsafe abortion and poverty,"
Poverty,
Unintended pregnancies,
unawareness about the law.

15. QUESTIONING SESSION
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