7 million unintended pregnancies, 1.5 million unsafe abortions feared globally during COVID-19 lockdown

Millions of women and girls globally have lost access to contraceptives and abortion services because of the pandemic. India with its abrupt, months-long lockdown has been hit especially hard.

Across 37 countries, nearly 2 million fewer women received services between January and June than in the same period last year, Marie...