Texas women’s decisions and experiences regarding self-managed abortion [PDF]
BMC Women's Health, 2020 Background Prior research has shown that a small proportion of U.S. women attempt to self-manage their abortion. The objective of this study is to describe Texas women’s motivations for and experiences with attempts to self-manage an abortion.
Liza Fuentes +6 more
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The Potential of Self-Managed Abortion to Expand Abortion Access in Humanitarian Contexts [PDF]
Frontiers in Global Women's Health, 2021 Refugees and displaced people face uniquely challenging barriers to abortion access, including the collapse of health systems, statelessness, and a lack of prioritization of sexual and reproductive health services by humanitarian agencies.
Ruvani Jayaweera +8 more
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Health care provider reporting practices related to self-managed abortion [PDF]
BMC Women's Health, 2023 Background Health care providers reporting patients to government authorities is a main way people attempting self-managed abortion (SMA) become exposed to legal risks.
Sarah C. M. Roberts +2 more
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Self-Managed Abortion in the United States. [PDF]
Curr Obstet Gynecol Rep, 2023 This review aims to provide up-to-date information about self-managed abortion in the USA.Evidence indicates that there is growing demand for self-managed abortion in the USA as obstacles to facility-based care increase, especially since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
Verma N, Grossman D.
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U.S. Abortion Care Providers' Perspectives on Self-Managed Abortion. [PDF]
Qual Health Res, 2022 State-level restrictions on abortion access may prompt greater numbers of people to self-manage their abortion. The few studies exploring perspectives of providers towards self-managed abortion are focused on physicians and advanced practice clinicians.
Baldwin A +7 more
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The association between intimate partner violence and recent self-managed abortion in IndiaAJOG Global Reports at a Glance [PDF]
AJOG Global Reports, 2021 BACKGROUND: Previous studies have shown that women who experience intimate partner violence have higher rates of unintended pregnancy and abortion—but whether there are differences between the types of abortion care accessed is unknown. Understanding the
Sophie L. Goemans, BS +5 more
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Effectiveness of self-managed abortion during the COVID-19 pandemic: Results from a pooled analysis of two prospective, observational cohort studies in Nigeria [PDF]
PLOS Global Public Health, 2022 Globally, restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic altered access to clinical abortion care, as well as people’s ability to access abortion medications on their own.
Ijeoma Egwuatu +9 more
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Women’s rescuers network: Community support for self-managed abortion in Argentina [PDF]
Salud ColectivaThe availability of medications to induce abortion, especially in contexts of restricted access, has transformed practices and allowed women and/or their community organizations to assist other women in obtaining abortions, whether or not they interact ...
Gabriela Luchetti +2 more
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The association between intimate partner violence and self-managed abortion: a cross-sectional study among women in urban Bangladesh [PDF]
Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters, 2022 In Bangladesh, abortion is illegal, except to save a woman's life. However, menstrual regulation (MR) to induce menstruation up to 12 weeks from the last menstrual period is permitted.
Bonnie Crouthamel +7 more
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Self-managed abortion via the internet: Analysis of one year of service delivery data from Women Help Women [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] [PDF]
Gates Open Research, 2023 Background: To better comprehend the demand for online medication abortion and to inform service delivery practice, we conducted an analysis of Women Help Women (WHW) service delivery statistics.
Tara Shochet +6 more
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