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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How to Get a Safe Abortion (Como Hacerse un Aborto Seguro)
Topics:
Trusted Reproductive Health Organizations Resource Types: Websites
This Spanish website generates communication and dissemination strategies based in the right to information. It circulates key information about how to access safe abortion in Latin America, supporting the work
How to Use Abortion Pill
Topics:
Trusted Reproductive Health Organizations Resource Types: Websites
This online community provides women with accurate and reliable information on safe medical abortion. The organization also just launched an online medical abortion course for pharmacists. The course is the
Repro Health Law
Date:
August 2017
Topics:
Trusted Reproductive Health Organizations Resource Types: Websites
This blog is maintained by the International Reproductive and Sexual Health Law Program of the University of Toronto and makes universally available academic resources and legal developments around sexual and
Reproductive Justice Happy Hour
Topics:
Trusted Reproductive Health Organizations Resource Types: Websites
This new India-centric podcast focuses on feminism and reproductive justice. Topics include feminist and reproductive justice issues like abortion, sexuality, pop-culture, healthcare, and much more.
The White Ribbon Alliance
Topics:
Trusted Reproductive Health Organizations Resource Types: Websites
This page provides links to resources on citizen-led accountability, midwifery, respectful maternity care, self-care, and quality, equity, and dignity.
Changing Minds
Topics:
Abortion Stigma Info & Mitigation, Communicating about SRHR Resource Types: Websites
This website provides resources on persuasion to help individuals and organizations “change what others think, believe, feel, and do.”
International Day of Action for Women’s Health
Topics:
Disrespect and Mistreatment during Pregnancy Resource Types: Websites
This webpage provides information about obstetric violence around the world and activity ideas for advocates to raise awareness about obstetric violence for International Day of Action for Women’s Health.
Prevention and Elimination of Disrespect and Abuse during Childbirth
Topics:
Disrespect and Mistreatment during Pregnancy Resource Types: Websites
WHO provides resources regarding disrespect and abuse in maternity care around the world and work that partners are trying to initiate to promote respectful care during childbirth.
Obstetric Violence and Abortion: Ideas about Self-Defense for Women who have Decided to Abort
Date:
2017
Topics:
Disrespect and Mistreatment during Pregnancy Resource Types: Publications
Women Help Women, in collaboration with activists in Latin America and around world, have launched a new resource about obstetric violence. It talks about what is obstetric violence, abortion and
Community Level Abortion Stigma Scale
Date:
2016
Topics:
Abortion Stigma Info & Mitigation, SRH Education Resource Types: Publications
As abortion stigma prevents women from accessing safe abortion services, this tool may help advocates document the prevalence of community-level abortion stigma, identify associated factors, and test interventions and policies
