There are fears that the exclusion of sexual and reproductive health from the United Nations Millennium Development Goals will accelerate the rate of unsafe abortions and maternal mortality rates in poor countries, writes MEERA MURUGESANGIVE a woman adequate access to contraception and she’ll have the chance to space out her pregnancies, keep herself and her children healthier and avoid unsafe abortions. It’s a simple and logical link but one that policy makers in many countries prefer to ignore as sexual and reproductive health is no longer the compelling issue it was once seen to be, says Dr Steven Sinding (right),...