Knowledge Hub
To support reproductive health advocates across the globe, Global Doctors for Choice (GDC) has gathered resources related to advocacy with the aim of influencing policies, guidelines, and laws to improve access to care.
Please note that this is not a comprehensive list and does not necessarily reflect GDC’s position. We will continue to gather and add resources, and invite you to contact us to suggest resources.
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Conscientious Objection, Harm Reduction, and Abortion Care
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Conscientious Objection Resource Types: Publications
This chapter explores a harm reduction approach to conscientious objection. The author argues "for a reframing of CO as an exercise in critical consciousness within a harm reduction framework."
Examining the Association of Antidepressant Prescriptions With First Abortion and First Childbirth
Date:
May 2018
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SRH Education Resource Types: Publications
"The repercussions of abortion for mental health have been used to justify state policies that limit access to abortion in the United States." This study describes how having an abortion is not associated with an increase in a woman's risk of first-time antidepressant use.
Abortion: Reasons and Advantages for a Guaranteed Legal Framework
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Advocacy Tools Resource Types: GDC Resources
This position paper by GDC Colombia presents the importance of a guaranteed legal framework on abortion without restrictions to gestational age. The authors present information, evidence, their positions, and recommendations on
Efficacy of Medical Abortion prior to 6 Gestational Weeks: A Systematic Review
Date:
2017
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SRH Education Resource Types: Publications
This article reviews the evidence of the efficacy of medical abortion using mifepristone and misoprostol for gestations less than 6 weeks and supports the use of medication abortion prior to 42 days of gestation.
High Impact Practices in Family Planning
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SRH Education Resource Types: Websites
"High Impact Practices (HIPs) are a set of evidence-based family planning practices vetted by experts against specific criteria and documented in an easy-to-use format." This website provides resources to help those who work in reproductive health incorporate high impact practices in family planning into their work. Resources are available in English and French.
WHO Tools and Guidelines in Family Planning and Reproductive Health
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SRH Education Resource Types: Websites
These are interactive tools developed by WHO’s Department of Reproductive Health and Research. Examples include tools for monitoring and measuring the burden of maternal morbidity; reporting standards for sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health; rationalizing the distribution of tasks among cadres of health workers, and more. Some of these tools are available in multiple languages.
Medication Abortion Course
Date:
2018
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SRH Education Resource Types: Trainings
"This short, seven module course aims to shape and inform the practice of future abortion caregivers by arming them with the knowledge and information they need to safely provide comprehensive medical abortion services to their communities." It's available with English, Spanish, Portuguese, Swahili, and Hindi subtitles.
Abortion Legality Worldwide
Date:
December 2017
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SRH Education Resource Types: Websites
Guttmacher presents a global map of abortion laws. Each country is categorized by extent to which abortion is restricted.
Legal Barriers to Access Abortion Services through a Human Rights Lens: the Uruguayan Experience
Date:
January 2018
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SRH Education Resource Types: Publications
"This article explores the extent to which the Uruguayan abortion law complies with the country's international human rights obligations as conceptualized by General Comment 22," which has been pivotal in shaping the modern sexual and reproductive health legal framework.
Medical Abortion: Special Issue
Date:
2018
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SRH Education Resource Types: Websites
The journal Contraception presents a special issue focused on medical abortion. The following journal articles discuss the potential of medical abortion, women's experiences, pharmacy provision, the role of health systems and healthcare providers, and a future research agenda.
