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Exploring the Motivations and the Concerns Behind Self-Managed Medication Abortion Done by Purchasing Medication Online: Qualitative Interview Study With US Abortion Seekers Post-Roe

Journal of Medical Internet Research
BackgroundAs restrictive abortion laws continue to emerge in various states of the United States, pregnant individuals are turning to alternative channels to seek abortion medication, one of which is engaging in self-managed medication abortion ...
Cristina Bosco, Ege Otenen, Patrick C Shih   +2 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Self-Managed Abortion Attempts Before vs After Changes in Federal Abortion Protections in the US.

JAMA Netw Open
ImportanceWith decreasing access to facility-based abortion in the US, an increase in self-managed abortion (SMA) using various methods is anticipated. To date, no studies have examined changes in SMA in the shifting policy landscape.ObjectiveTo estimate changes in SMA prevalence among the general US population from before to after the Supreme Court’s ...
Ralph L, Schroeder R, Kaller S, Grossman D, Biggs MA.   +4 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

Self-managed abortion: a constellation of actors, a cacophony of laws? [PDF]

Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters, 2021
Lucía Berro Pizzarossa, Rishita Nandagiri   +1 more
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Self‐managed abortions in Ghana: A health policy framework analysis

Public Health Challenges, 2023
Background Self‐managed abortions (SMAs) remain a public health challenge; and are worst in deprived settings. In this policy review, we sought to analyze the legal and policy frameworks within which SMA occurs and look at how these may help improve ...
Emmanuel Komla Senanu Morhe, Fred Yao Gbagbo, Renee Aku Sitsofe Morhe   +2 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Acceptability of misoprostol-only medication abortion dispensed by mail-order or retail pharmacy: a qualitative study based on in-depth interviews in the United States [PDF]

Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters
The WHO recommends two medication abortion regimens, either misoprostol used with mifepristone or misoprostol-only. Both regimens are recognised as safe and effective, but in the United States (US) most abortions are completed using mifepristone and ...
Dana M. Johnson, Sruthi Ramaswamy, Rebecca Gomperts   +2 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Why self-managed abortion is so much more than a provisional solution for times of pandemic [PDF]

Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters, 2020
Mariana Prandini Assis, Sara Larrea
doaj   +2 more sources

Telehealth abortion services via Women on Web in Kenya (2013–2019): a descriptive analysis of the characteristics and motivations of the care seekers [PDF]

Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters
In Kenya, access to abortion is legally restricted and allowed under a limited set of conditions. Teleabortion service providers, such as Women on Web (WoW), provide safe and effective abortion care outside the formal health sector.
Mary Achieng Ouma, Anita Alaze, Kenneth Juma, Hazal Atay, Rebecca Gomperts, Céline Miani   +5 more
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Self-managed abortion: A systematic scoping review [PDF]

Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 2020
Self-managed abortion, when a person performs their own abortion without clinical supervision, is a model of abortion care used across a range of settings. To provide a comprehensive synthesis of the available literature on self-managed abortion, we conducted a systematic search for peer-reviewed research in April 2019 in PubMed, Embase, Web of Science,
Heidi Moseson, Stephanie Herold, Sofia Filippa, Jill Barr-Walker, Sarah E. Baum, Caitlin Gerdts   +5 more
openaire   +4 more sources

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, 2022
Globally, people self-manage their medication abortions without clinical assistance. Feminist activist collectives (accompaniment groups) support people through self-managed abortion with evidence-based guidance.
Chiara Bercu, Sofia Filippa, Ruvani Jayaweera, Ijeoma Egwuatu, Sybil Nmezi, Ruth Zurbriggen, Belen Grosso, Ika Ayu Kristianingrum, Mariana Maneiro, María Soledad Liparelli, Stephhanie Sandoval, Isha Tapia, Guillermina Soria, Heidi Moseson   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effectiveness of self-managed medication abortion with accompaniment support in Argentina and Nigeria (SAFE): a prospective, observational cohort study and non-inferiority analysis with historical controls

The Lancet Global Health, 2022
Summary: Background: Clinical trials have established the high effectiveness and safety of medication abortion in clinical settings. However, barriers to clinical abortion care have shifted most medication abortion use to out-of-clinic settings ...
Heidi Moseson, PhD, Ruvani Jayaweera, PhD, Ijeoma Egwuatu, BS, Belén Grosso, BA, Ika Ayu Kristianingrum, MA, Sybil Nmezi, MA, Ruth Zurbriggen, MEd, Relebohile Motana, PDM, Chiara Bercu, MPA, Sofía Carbone, MPH, Caitlin Gerdts, PhD   +10 more
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