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ArticleFrontiers in medicine2026

Training health care providers in abortion and sexual and reproductive rights: challenges and recommendations.

Henry Castro, Adela Montero, Claudio López-Labarca, Heidy Kaune, Mercedes Carrasco-Portiño, Leonardo Reyes-Torres, Lidia Casas, Alejandra Ramm

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Article in Frontiers in medicine, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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8 authors.

Henry CastroDepartamento de Obstetricia y Ginecología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile.
Adela MonteroCentro de Medicina Reproductiva y Desarrollo Integral de la Adolescencia (CEMERA), Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Claudio López-LabarcaDepartamento de Obstetricia y Puericultura, Facultad de Ciencias y Salud, Universidad de Atacama, Copiapó, Chile.
Heidy KaunePrograma de Ética y Políticas Públicas en Reproducción Humana, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Diego Portales, Santiago, Chile.
Mercedes Carrasco-PortiñoDepartamento de Obstetricia y Puericultura, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile.
Leonardo Reyes-TorresDepartamento de Obstetricia y Puericultura, Facultad de Ciencias y Salud, Universidad de Atacama, Copiapó, Chile.
Lidia CasasCentro de Derechos Humanos, Facultad de Derecho, Universidad Diego Portales, Santiago, Chile.
Alejandra RammEscuela de Sociología, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Persistent gaps remain in the training of physicians and midwives in sexual and reproductive health in Chile, despite overall advances in the field. These shortcomings affect equitable access to care and contribute to stigma surrounding sexual and reproductive rights. A multicenter study involving over 2,500 students and 57 professors from Chilean universities identified uneven curriculum implementation and disparities between secular and religious institutions. This policy brief proposes evidence-based interventions, including comprehensive sexuality education; integration of gender and human rights perspectives; explicit inclusion of abortion, conscientious objection, and confidentiality; incorporation of these topics into national assessment requirements; and strengthening faculty competencies. The proposed actions aim to improve healthcare quality and align with standards set by the WHO, FIGO, and other international organizations.

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abortion traininggender equityhealth workforce educationLatin Americasexual and reproductive health

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PMCPMC13350241

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