Nine percent of all unsafe abortions in Asia occur among girls aged 15-19 and 23% are among young women aged 20-24. (1) Clearly, such data discussed in the Editorial indicate that overcoming the barriers girls and young women face in accessing safe abortion services should be a priority for governments, non-government groups and donor agencies. To be able to fully address young women's needs and enable them to realise their reproductive rights, however, preventing unintended and unwanted pregnancies should also be a main concern. (2) Aside from provision of comprehensive sexuality education, increasing young women's access to contraceptive services is key to this.

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