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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A Trauma-Informed Framework for Working with Abortion Seekers
Topics:
SRH Education Resource Types: Publications
"The use of a trauma-informed framework in any health or social service setting can reduce anticipatory stress and help avoid the exacerbation of any existing trauma." This trauma-informed framework can be utilized by anyone who works with abortion seekers.
Especially for Men
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Abortion Stigma Info & Mitigation Resource Types: Websites
This resource by Abortion Conversation Projects can be helpful for men to explore their feelings about their partner’s thoughts about abortion.
Professional Pragmatism and Abortion Stigma: Assessing the Performance of the Stigmatizing Attitudes, Beliefs and Actions Scale (SABAS) among Ethiopian Midwives
Date:
2018
Topics:
Abortion Stigma Info & Mitigation, SRH Education Resource Types: Publications
This study assessed the applicability to medical professionals in Ethiopia of an abortion stigma assessment tool developed for community members, and examined the relationship between stigma and willingness to provide
Abortion Attitude Transformation: A Values Clarification Toolkit for Humanitarian Audiences
Date:
2018
Topics:
Abortion Stigma Info & Mitigation Resource Types: Trainings
"Ipas produced this online toolkit specifically for fragile and conflict-affected settings, designed to give humanitarian audiences the chance to explore their values, attitudes and knowledge related to abortion—with the goal of helping close the service-delivery gap in abortion care in humanitarian settings."
Second Trimester Abortion
Date:
April 2016
Topics:
SRH Education Resource Types: Publications
This fact sheet presents, through a series of questions, different aspects around second trimester abortion ranging from the frequency to the safety of the procedure. It emphasizes approaches and treatments based on the latest available evidence and recommendations. This resource is in Spanish.
Roots of Change: A Step-by-Step Advocacy Guide for Expanding Access to Safe Abortion
Date:
April 2018
Topics:
Advocacy Tools Resource Types: Publications
“This guide is intended for advocates interested in supporting expanded access to safe abortion care in their countries. It will help you and your colleagues develop a strategy that considers
Existential Experiences in a Clinical Context: On Abortion in Secularized Sweden
Date:
March 2010
Topics:
SRH Education Resource Types: Publications
This study “sheds light on secularized forms of meaning-making and contributes with knowledge about women’s existential experiences and needs in relation to induced abortion.” It shows that existential aspects of
Conscience Magazine: 2018 Issue 1
Date:
2018
Topics:
SRH Education Resource Types: Publications
This issue of Conscience Magazine “takes an in-depth look at 50 years of Human Vitae,” where the hierarchy of the Catholic Church came to reject contraception, and its real world
The Family Planning and Reproductive Health Indicators Database
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SRH Education Resource Types: Websites
Measure Evaluation’s Family Planning and Reproductive Health Indicators Database provides a comprehensive listing of the most widely used indicators for evaluating family planning and reproductive health programs in developing countries.
Abortion with Pills vs. Miscarriage: Demystifying the Experience
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SRH Education Resource Types: Publications
“This fact sheet demonstrates that, from a medical perspective, there is no physiologically significant difference between a medication abortion and a miscarriage.” It can be used to start a conversation
