ReviewHealth policy (Amsterdam, Netherlands)2021
The impact of COVID-19 on abortion access: Insights from the European Union and the United Kingdom.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The International Sexual Health And REproductive Health during COVID-19 (I-SHARE) Study: A Multicountry Analysis of Adults from 30 Countries Prior to and During the Initial Coronavirus Disease 2019 Wave.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2022Pooled it
- Healthcare professionals' and students' willingness to perform abortion: A systematic review and meta-analysis, 2014-2025.Women's health (London, England)Pooled it
- Trends in Hospital Abortion During the First 2 Years of COVID-19 in Quebec, Canada: Results From a Population-Based Observational Study.Perspectives on sexual and reproductive health · 2025Observational
- Impact of COVID-19 among women seeking abortion services in Nepal: results from a longitudinal study.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2025Article
- [Innovation in abortion care during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany, France and Great Britain : Paths to maintaining access and building system resilience].Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz · 2025Review
- North Korea's COVID-19 policy dilemma: epidemic prevention conflicting with trade.Globalization and health · 2024Article
- Medication abortion during the COVID-19 pandemic in France: A research based on the French national health insurance database.PloS one · 2024Article
- Surgical abortion service reorganization in response to the COVID-19 pandemic: a unique experience of attending second trimester D&E procedures under spinal anesthesia as emergency procedures.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2024Article
- The impact of COVID-19-related restrictions on pregnancy and abortion rates in the Republic of Georgia.BMC health services research · 2023Article
- Accessing abortion in a highly restrictive legal regime: characteristics of women and pregnant people in Malta self-managing their abortion through online telemedicine.BMJ sexual & reproductive health · 2023Article
- Seeking abortion care in Ohio and Texas during the COVID-19 pandemic.Contraception · 2023Article
- SDG5 "Gender Equality" and the COVID-19 pandemic: A rapid assessment of health system responses in selected upper-middle and high-income countries.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the emergency measures on abortion care taken during this period in a French region (Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur).Journal of gynecology obstetrics and human reproduction · 2022Article
- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on induced abortions in France in 2020.American journal of obstetrics and gynecology · 2022Article
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Abstract
Government policies on abortion are a longstanding topic of heated political debates. The COVID-19 pandemic shook health systems to the core adding further to the complexity of this topic, as imposed national lockdowns and movement restrictions affected access to timely abortion for millions of women across the globe. In this paper, we examine how countries within the European Union and the United Kingdom responded to challenges brought by the COVID-19 crisis in terms of access to abortion. By combining information from various sources, we have explored different responses according to two dimensions: changes in policy and protocols, and reported difficulties in access. Our analysis shows significant differences across the observed regions and salient debates around abortion. While some countries made efforts to maintain and facilitate abortion care during the pandemic through the introduction or expansion of use of telemedicine and early medical abortion, others attempted to restrict it further. The situation was also diverse in the countries where governments did not change policies or protocols. Based on our data analysis, we provide a framework that can help policy makers improve abortion access.
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