One in three pregnancies in India ends in abortion: Study

One in three of 4.8 crore pregnancies in India ended in an abortion, according to a Lancet report on 2015 data. The study revealed that of the 1.56 crore abortions, 81% were done by taking medicines at home instead of going to hospitals. India's abortion rate of 47 per 1,000 women aged from 15-49 years is lower than Pakistan's 50.