KUALA LUMPUR: Thirty-eight out of every 1,000 women aged between 15 and 49 years old go for abortion in Malaysia and the rate of illegal abortions is 0.1% or 500 per 500,000 live births yearly.
These were among some of the findings of recent surveys released by International Planned Parenthood Federation regional director Datuk Dr Raj Karim.
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