WHO | Increasing transparency of abortion laws and policies: launch of a new online database

"23 JUNE 2017: WHO and the Population Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs have launched a new, open-access database of laws, policies and health standards on abortion in countries worldwide. The database aims to promote greater transparency of abortion laws and policies, as well as to improve countries’ accountability for the protection of women and girls’ health and human rights.

The database is being launched on two platforms:

• Global Abortion Policies Database
• The Global Abortion Policies Project (GAPP)"