Implementing and expanding safe abortion care: an international comparative case study of six countries
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Authors
Chavkin, Wendy
Stifani, Bianca M.
Bridgman-Packer, David
Greenberg, Jamie M. S.
Favier, Mary
Issue Date
2018-10
Type
Article
Language
en_US
Keywords
Colombia , Ethiopia , Ghana , Implementation , Portugal , Safe Abortion , South Africa , Uruguay
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Abstract
We conducted a comparative case study-based investigation of health sector strategies that were useful in expanding or establishing new abortion services. We selected geographically diverse countries from across the human development index if they had implemented new abortion laws, or changed interpretations of existing laws or policies, within the past 15 years (Colombia, Ethiopia, Ghana, Portugal, South Africa, and Uruguay). Factors facilitating the expansion of services include use of a public health frame, situating abortion as one component of a comprehensive reproductive health package, and including country-based health and women's rights organizations, medical and other professional societies, and international agencies and nongovernment organizations in the design and rollout of services. Task sharing and the use of techniques that do not require much infrastructure, such as manual vacuum aspiration and medical abortion, are important for rapid establishment of services, especially in low-resource settings. Political will emerged as the key factor in establishing or expanding access to safe abortion services.
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Citation
Chavkin, W., Stifani, B. M., Bridgman-Packer, D., Greenberg, J. M. S., & Favier, M. (2018). Implementing and expanding safe abortion care: An international comparative case study of six countries. International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, 143 Suppl 4, 3–11. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijgo.12671
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International Journal of Gynaecology and Obstetrics: The Official Organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics