Dr. Ronald Johnson:

To put this in a historical context, unsafe abortion was identified by the WHO as a public health concern in 1967 and there was a world health assembly resolution signed by most if not all of the countries. It has been a huge problem over time. It is becoming less unsafe as Dr. Ganatra mentioned and as this paper indicated but it is a huge issue for women. The safety spans physical health, mental health and social well-being as well. It has not gone away and it will not go away.