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== Statistics ==
The number of clandestine abortions taking place in Brazil is a very controversial subject which divides [[Anti-abortion movements|anti-abortion]] and pro[[Abortion-choicerights movements|abortion rights]] activists.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://saude.estadao.com.br/noticias/geral,audiencia-publica-sobre-aborto-no-stf-comeca-com-batalha-de-numeros-e-depoimentos-emocionais,70002429211|title=Audiência pública sobre aborto no STF tem batalha de números e depoimentos emocionais - Saúde - Estadão|work=Estadão|access-date=2018-08-19|language=pt-BR}}</ref> A study published by the [[International Journal of Women's Health]] in 2014, estimated that in Brazil about 48 thousand clandestine abortions occurs annually.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://estudosnacionais.com/aborto/pesquisa-internacional-projeta-48-mil-abortos-clandestinos-no-brasil/|title=Pesquisa internacional projeta 48 mil abortos clandestinos no Brasil - Estudos Nacionais|date=2018-08-14|work=Estudos Nacionais|access-date=2018-08-19|language=pt-BR}}</ref> Pro-choiceAbortion rights institutes like Anis - Bioethics Institute, however, estimate a much higher number.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.huffpostbrasil.com/2016/12/08/1-em-cada-5-mulheres-ate-40-anos-ja-fez-aborto-no-brasil-catoli_a_21700824/|title=1 em cada 5 mulheres até 40 anos já fez aborto no Brasil. Católicas e evangélicas são maioria|date=2016-12-08|work=HuffPost Brasil|access-date=2018-08-19|language=pt-BR}}</ref>
More recent studies published in the International Journal of Gynaecology and Obstetrics suggest that, despite Brazil's severe legislation, 500,000 illegal abortions are estimated to occur every year among women aged 18–39 years – or one in five Brazilian women.<ref>{{Cite journal |pmid = 31314905|year = 2019|last1 = Diniz|first1 = D.|last2 = Brito|first2 = L.|last3 = Ambrogi|first3 = I.|last4 = Tavares|first4 = A. B.|last5 = Ali|first5 = M.|title = Understanding the sexual and reproductive health needs in Brazil's Zika-affected region: Placing women at the center of the discussion|journal = International Journal of Gynaecology and Obstetrics|volume = 147|issue = 2|pages = 268–270|doi = 10.1002/ijgo.12924|s2cid = 197542431}}</ref>