Stress on safe abortion to check maternal mortality rate in UP

 Acknowledging that maternal mortality rate in the state is 8.9% due to unsafe abortions and around 15,000 women die annually across the nation due to it, the NRHM (National Rural Health Mission) authorities have stressed the need of implementation of safe abortion services at health centres across all the districts of state as per Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act-1971.

Source: Times of India
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