Safe abortions for Zika victims - WHO

(ANSA) - Rome, February 10 - Pregnant Zika victims who choose to terminate should be granted access to safe abortions, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Wednesday.
    The Zika virus has been linked to microcephaly, in which babies are born with underdeveloped brains.
    Women living in countries where access to abortion is limited should be granted appropriate information on the options available, including emergency, short-term, long-term and permanent contraceptives, the organization added.
    Most of the women in countries affected by the Zika outbreak will have healthy children and that it is safe for women to breastfeed if they have been infected, the WHO added. The WHO has declared an international health emergency over the virus, which has spread rapidly in Central and South America as well as the Caribbean.