Legal restrictions on abortion do not result in fewer abortions, instead, they compel women to risk their lives and health by seeking out unsafe abortion care. Around 121 million unintended pregnancies occur each year, and 61% (73 million) end in abortion. Abortion is requested and required even in restricted circumstances, that is, in nations where abortion is either illegal or permitted solely to save a woman's life or maintain her physical or mental health. As a result, abortion rates are consistently high both in countries where abortion is restricted and those in which it is broadly permitted. According to studies, nations that prohibit abortion access actually have a higher abortion rate compared to those that do not. In abortion-restricted countries, the percentage of unplanned pregnancies that result in abortion has climbed over the last 30 years, from 36% in 1990-1994 to 50% in 2015-2019.

The need for reproductive health care stems from the fact that many governments do not provide this treatment due to a lack of appropriate funding. According to the Center for Reproductive Rights, 970 million women, or 59% of women of reproductive age, reside in countries where abortion is broadly authorized, yet 41% live under restrictions.

A woman from a poor country had a 33-fold greater chance of dying from a reproductive sickness or complication than a woman from a developed country, which may be lowered if impoverished areas gained access to reproductive treatment. The variety of reproductive health technologies available to women has increased significantly during the previous few decades. However, these services have not been able to reach every part of the globe. Over 529,000 women globally do not have access to reproductive health care, exposing them to diseases. Furthermore, because of a lack of reproductive healthcare, around 830 women die each day from complications during pregnancy. The probability of a woman from a poor country dying from a reproductive disease or complication is 33 times higher than that of a woman from a developed country, which may be reduced if impoverished areas had access to reproductive healthcare.

Providing access to reproductive healthcare is difficult and should not be underestimated. As many different types of barriers continue to exist that prevent governments and government agencies from delivering reproductive healthcare to women in need, it is critical to analyze how many variables will interact with one another to obstruct the path to care. That said, there are several major challenges that must be addressed in order to help women across the world gain access to quality reproductive healthcare.

The first step is to address the social and cultural conditions that contribute to a shortage of reproductive healthcare. Because of several societal variables such as religion and societal taboos, women's self-determination and their bodies may be questioned, preventing them from receiving good healthcare because their issues may be considered inconsequential. This relates especially to the question of abortion, given the dangers associated with women having abortions from non-professionals in societies that frown on the practice, resulting in increased rates of injury and death. In other circumstances, the women in question's family history or economic status may also deny them the right to reproductive healthcare. Any solutions that are introduced must be able to address these issues in a way that addresses unique cultures and the progression of women’s rights. 

Healthcare coverage is also a significant contributor to the global absence of access to reproductive healthcare. Many impoverished nations lack the money to provide adequate care to their women, especially when the leadership is corrupt (ex. Politicians embezzling funds, racially or misogynistically motivated actions, etc.). 

Many other more developed countries have inadequate coverage as well, owing to a non-government-based healthcare system that targets individuals unable to pay for medical treatment. Non-government-based organizations, or NGOs, are healthcare treatment groups or institutions where the government has little to no role in any part, though they may be created by the government. Some examples include the World Health Organization and the Global Health Council, two independent organizations. On the other hand, government-based systems are closely affiliated, generally by government ownership or control, with State and local governments.

NGOs can cause medical systems to exclude reproductive healthcare from their services. To address this, strategies must ensure that reproductive treatment is made a key component of different countries' healthcare systems while accounting for the differences between them, resulting in innovative approaches in order to provide a wider range of applicability.

Finally, education is critical for expanding the availability of reproductive healthcare. Many nations lack adequate sexual health and family planning education. This can lead to epidemics of sexually transmissible illnesses and an increase in early, potentially life-threatening pregnancies. Although many non-governmental groups undertake awareness campaigns about this topic, it is usually insufficient to address the shortage of reproductive health knowledge that many people acquire. To address the lack of education, solutions must employ a strategy of educating individuals, particularly young women, about critical elements of reproductive health as well as some easily avoidable illnesses. As a young woman living in the United States, I firmly believe that everyone has the right to high-quality abortion care and no one should be criminalized for seeking abortion services. Universally, we must maintain our efforts and give everyone the right to necessary reproductive health care.