ArticleInternational journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics2020
Legal and policy responses to the delivery of abortion care during COVID-19.
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- A consensus statement on perinatal mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic and recommendations for post-pandemic recovery and re-build.Frontiers in global women's health · 2024Article
- Medication abortion during the COVID-19 pandemic in France: A research based on the French national health insurance database.PloS one · 2024Article
- Reach, experience, and acceptability of an abortion self-care intervention in Bolivia: a mixed-methods evaluation.Sexual and reproductive health matters · 2023Article
- Adaptations to comprehensive abortion care during the COVID-19 pandemic: case studies of provision in Bolivia, Mali, Nepal, and the occupied Palestinian territory.Sexual and reproductive health matters · 2023Article
- A qualitative exploration of how the COVID-19 pandemic shaped experiences of self-managed medication abortion with accompaniment group support in Argentina, Indonesia, Nigeria, and Venezuela.Sexual and reproductive health matters · 2022Article
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- A gendered content analysis of the World Health Organization's COVID-19 guidance and policies.PLOS global public health · 2022Article
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- Medical abortion ratios and gender equality in Europe: an ecological correlation study.Sexual and reproductive health matters · 2021Article
- Safeguarding and teleconsultation for abortion.Lancet (London, England) · 2021Review
- Early abortion care during the COVID-19 public health emergency in Ireland: Implications for law, policy, and service delivery.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2021Article
- The impact of COVID-19 on abortion access: Insights from the European Union and the United Kingdom.Health policy (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2021Review
- Federal, state, and institutional barriers to the expansion of medication and telemedicine abortion services in Ohio, Kentucky, and West Virginia during the COVID-19 pandemic.Contraception · 2021Article
- The COVID-19 pandemic: A first-year review through the lens of IJGO.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2021Article
- Easing of Regulatory Barriers to Telemedicine Abortion in Response to COVID-19.Frontiers in global women's health · 2021Article
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Abstract
Access to abortion care has long been a global challenge, even in jurisdictions where abortion is legal. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated barriers to access, thereby preventing many women from terminating unwanted pregnancies for an extended period. In this paper, we outline existing and COVID-specific barriers to abortion care and consider potential solutions, including the use of telemedicine, to overcome barriers to access during the pandemic and beyond. We explore the responses of governments throughout the world to the challenge of abortion access during the pandemic, which are an eclectic mix of progressive, neutral, and regressive policies. Finally, we call on all governments to recognize abortion as essential healthcare and act to ensure that the law does not continue to interfere with providers' ability to adapt to circumstances and to guarantee safe and appropriate care not only during the pandemic, but permanently.
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