Illegal Unsafe Abortions among st local females caused due to unwanted pregnancies are on the increase Health Surveys have revealed.
Accordingly Majority of females who are seeking illegal unsafe abortions in Sri Lanka are married females over 35years of age according to Community Physician attached to Family Health Bureau Dr.Kapila Jayaratne.
As Abortions are not legalized in Sri Lanka those married females who have failed to adapt a family planning method are seeking abortions through an illegal centers situated in the country he has stressed.
Most of these females who are going to Illegal Centers for abortions ended up with admitting to government hospitals due to the complications they have experienced due to an unsafe abortions performs at those centers Dr.Jayaratne has stated.
Dr.Jayaratne has revealed these facts at a Media Briefing held today(09) at Health Education Bureau in Colombo titled "Health and Social Effects of Abortions".
Out of around 112 maternal deaths reported from Sri Lanka annually 14 are caused due to abortions it has been revealed.
Speaking at the Briefing the Director of Child and Women's Bureau at Department Of Police E Jayasuriya have stated that around 27 Illegal Abortion Centers have raided during last year and legal actions were taken against the owners of these Centers.
The Navy Officers have detained six local fishermen involved in harvesting sea cucumbers illegally from the seas of Eastern Chalai (North Eastern Province)according to reports.
