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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Access to Safe Abortion in Uganda: Leveraging Opportunities through the Harm Reduction Model
Date:
April 2017
Topics:
SRH Education Resource Types: Publications
The harm reduction model has shown evidence of benefit in reducing maternal mortality and morbidity due to unsafe abortion while addressing related stigma and discrimination and advancing women’s reproductive health
Abortion Stigma Theory
Date:
2016
Topics:
Abortion Stigma Info & Mitigation, SRH Education Resource Types: Websites
This collection includes seminal articles and thought pieces exploring the concepts of stigma, how it operates, and how the movement for sexual and reproductive health and rights might apply a
Updated WHO Recommendation on Tranexamic Acid for the Treatment of Postpartum Haemorrhage
Date:
October 2017
Topics:
SRH Education Resource Types: Publications
This summary brief highlights key messages from the updated World Health Organization’s recommendation on tranexamic acid (TXA) for the treatment of postpartum haemorrhage (PPH), including policy and program implications for
Playing it Safe: Legal and Clandestine Abortions among Adolescents in Ethiopia
Date:
March 2018
Topics:
SRH Education Resource Types: Publications
The 2005 expansion of the Ethiopian abortion law provided minors access to legal abortions, yet little is known about abortion among adolescents. This paper estimates the incidence of legal and
Centering Experiences
Date:
2016
Topics:
Abortion Stigma Info & Mitigation, Communicating about SRHR Resource Types: Websites
Inroads provides a collection of resources that centers on the experiences and examines the narratives of people having abortions as a strategy for advocacy. Examples of resources include: toolkits for
Building Blocks for Change: A Primer on Local Advocacy for Reproductive Health, Rights, and Justice
Date:
April 2015
Topics:
Advocacy Tools Resource Types: Publications
While in the US context, the National Institute for Reproductive Health provides tools for advocates to strengthen or advance reproductive rights, health, and justice in one’s own community. The strategies
Obstetric Violence and Quaternary Prevention: What it is and What to Do
Date:
2014
Topics:
Disrespect and Mistreatment during Pregnancy Resource Types: Publications
This article aims to justify the necessity of quaternary prevention in face of obstetric violence and to discuss actions and strategies of quaternary prevention to be taken by family physicians,
Abuse and Disrespect in Childbirth Care as a Public Health Issue in Brazil: Origins, Definitions, Impacts on Maternal Health, and Proposals for its Prevention
Date:
2015
Topics:
Disrespect and Mistreatment during Pregnancy Resource Types: Publications
This article presents a critical-narrative review about obstetric violence, including academic literature, productions of social movements and institutional documents, in Brazil and internationally. The authors map the definitions and types
The Vagina-School: Interdisciplinary Seminar on Violence Against Woman in the Teaching of the Health Professions
Date:
2016
Topics:
Disrespect and Mistreatment during Pregnancy Resource Types: Publications
This article discusses “The Vagina school” seminar that took place in Brazil to promote dialogue around obstetric violence and how medical school must adopt practices to teach health professionals to
Access for Everybody: Disability Inclusion in Abortion and Contraceptive Care Guide
Date:
2018
Topics:
SRH Education Resource Types: Trainings
This guide is a resource for program implementers and managers, technical advisors and trainers who design interventions to improve access to abortion and contraceptive care. It offers strategies for improving
