Mauritius abortion is an illegal thing but the island’s
reproductive health image includes the abortions in a very much proportion,
despite the restrictions imposed by the law. In order to find out the reason for
which the women from Mauritius risk their health and even their lives, not to
mention their reproductive possibilities in the future by making abortions in
illegal induced ways, the Mauritius Family Planning Association made a study.
This research included 475 women that were treated in 3 different hospitals for
abortion complications in the first 4 mouths of 1992. The quantitative and the
qualitative data collected were taken into consideration. An unwanted pregnancy
was on the first place, seen as a threat for the woman and for the family. These
unwanted pregnancies and causes of Mauritius abortion were a result of the
contraceptive methods improper used like the natural family planning, the
withdrawal or the total lack of the contraceptive methods. 93% of the women used
a self-induced abortion method, which caused the complications suffered by these
women. What results from this study is a number of women dedicated to improve
their control fertility ability in the future. The recommendations for their
actions in the future are more than necessary. The contraceptive
rate is about 75% but the unsafe Mauritius abortions incidence is high because
of the unprotected sex that the young females have in an environment that
industrialises in a fast rhythm.
The MFPA (the Mauritius Planning Association)
approached the problem of the unsafe Mauritius abortion. Not only that the
abortion is illegal here but the
Catholic Church has a strong opposition regarding the modern
methods of family planning and in these giving conditions,
the use of the calendar method and the withdrawal method
increased. In 1993, an
advocacy symposium was organised by the MFPA about the
unsafe Mauritius abortion, and the pressure of the church
exerted regarding the contraceptives and the abortion was
revealed. The MFPA campaign promoted the legalisation of the
Mauritius abortion as well as the improvement of the family
planning services, in particular for the young women and men
that are not married.
The media fully supported the campaign with
articles, press meetings. The public relations also supported the campaign and
the association worked in close relations with the parliamentarians.
In
1994, a motion was presented to the National Assembly, for
the legalisation of the Mauritius abortion but the debate
was crushed by church.
In March, the MFPA was the host of the IPPF
African Regional Conference on Unsafe
was
presented but without a debate in Parliament. The media
covered the deliberation and the Women’s Right minister
admitted that the Mauritius abortion is an urgent subject to
discuss at the 4 th World Conference on Women, from Beijing,
in 1995.
This campaign had an impact
on public, making it more aware of this problem. More
results are expected from the actual government.
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