Global Abortion Policies Database: A descriptive analysis of the regulatory and policy environment related to abortion.

Autor: Lavelanet AF; Department of Reproductive Health and Research and UNDP-UNFPA-UNICEF-WHO-World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (HRP), World Health Organization, 20 Avenue Appia, CH-1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland. Electronic address: lavelaneta@who.int., Johnson BR Jr; Department of Reproductive Health and Research and UNDP-UNFPA-UNICEF-WHO-World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (HRP), World Health Organization, 20 Avenue Appia, CH-1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland. Electronic address: johnsonb@who.int., Ganatra B; Department of Reproductive Health and Research and UNDP-UNFPA-UNICEF-WHO-World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (HRP), World Health Organization, 20 Avenue Appia, CH-1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland. Electronic address: ganatrab@who.int.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Best practice & research. Clinical obstetrics & gynaecology [Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol] 2020 Jan; Vol. 62, pp. 25-35. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Jun 26.
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2019.06.002
Abstrakt: The World Health Organization (WHO) Safe abortion: technical and policy guidance for health systems states that regulatory, policy, and programmatic barriers that hinder access to and timely provision of safe abortion care should be removed. Although some regulatory requirements facilitate access, where they act as barriers, they can deter women from seeking safe abortion care. We use data available in the Global Abortion Policies Database as of February 2019 to review policies related to regulatory requirements identified as access barriers in the Safe abortion guidance. We include only countries where such policies apply, i.e., where abortion is lawful on the woman's request, with no requirement for justification and/or for one or more legal grounds. The results demonstrate the variation that exists in regulatory requirements, but little remains known about how they are implemented in practice and the implications on how women access and how providers offer safe abortion services.
(Copyright © 2019. Published by Elsevier Ltd.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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