• Chanchal Mandal

According to research, women, healthcare professionals, and even policymakers across the globe have inadequate or incorrect understanding about their country's abortion laws and regulations. These knowledge gaps are often caused by the law's imprecise and broad words, which may lead to confusion and even conflict when they are not supported by clear regulation or guidance. Inconsistency in national legislation and policy makes safe and evidence-based practise even more difficult. This lack of openness has resulted in an accountability problem. Those seeking care are unable to understand their legal rights, service providers are unable to practise with legal protection, and governments are able to avoid legal liability for the negative consequences of their laws. This is the context for the newly launched Global Abortion Policies Database, an open-access repository that aims to promote transparency and state accountability by providing clear and comprehensive information about national laws, policies, health standards, and guidelines, as well as the ability to compare and cross-reference to health indicators, WHO recommendations, and other sources.

Abortion, Abortion Law, Human Rights, Policy, Safe Abortion.

"International Abortion Policies Dataset and Information Availability", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 9, page no.186-191, September-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRFR06036.pdf

"International Abortion Policies Dataset and Information Availability", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 9, page no. pp186-191, September-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRFR06036.pdf