Skip to main content

The timeline can be navigated by dragging the pointer on the timeline bar, located at the bottom of the screen on the desktop version and on the left of the screen on mobile. To filter by a specific topic, make a selection on the dropdown “Filters” menu or click “Search” to do a keyword search. To learn more, click “Read More” below.

Read More

Abortion is listed as an official cause of death for almost 2,700 pregnant people.

1930

ABOR
DDD
RHRR

Where abortion is illegal, self-induced abortions are responsible for nearly one-fifth (18%) of pregnancy-related deaths recorded in 1930.

The actual number may be much higher, as these are only the deaths officially recorded with abortion as the cause of death on the death certificate. The mortality rate will go down after the introduction of antibiotics for the treatment of infections.