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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NARAL Media Fact Sheet: Abortion Bans Endanger Women’s Health
Date:
January 2011
Topics:
Health Exception Resource Types: Publications
This guide provides several examples of the U.S. Supreme Court protecting women’s health and several U.S. examples in which abortion was necessary to protect the physical and mental health and
Building Coalitions to Support Women's Health and Rights in the United States: South Carolina and Florida
Date:
June 2007
Topics:
Partnerships & Collaborations Resource Types: Publications
“This article describes a new reproductive rights advocacy model that was implemented starting in 2003 in two US states, South Carolina and Florida. Implementing the advocacy model involved identifying and
“The health exception”: a means of expanding access to legal abortion
Date:
December 2012
Topics:
Health Exception Resource Types: GDC Resources, Publications
“This article discusses the process of expanding the interpretation of this ‘health exception’ to mean that even the possibility of harm to health should make an abortion legal – which
Ipas Website Resource Page
Topics:
Trusted Reproductive Health Organizations Resource Types: Websites
This Ipas website page contains a multitude of resources regarding: clinical protocols for abortion and postabortion care, training curricula, advocacy tools, and more.
Essential Elements of Postabortion Care: Origins, Evolution and Future Directions
Date:
September 2003
Topics:
SRH Education Resource Types: Publications
This Guttmacher Institute publication provides a global history and context for abortion and post-abortion care (PAC) and outlines essential aspects of post-abortion care.
Sage Journals
Topics:
SRH Education Resource Types: Publications, Websites
Abortion research articles
African Federation of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Topics:
Trusted Reproductive Health Organizations Resource Types: Websites
Africa OB/GYN society.
Federação Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia
Topics:
Trusted Reproductive Health Organizations Resource Types: Websites
Brazil OB/GYN society.
Obstetric Violence and Abortion. Contributions to the Debate in Colombia
Date:
November 2015
Topics:
Disrespect and Mistreatment during Pregnancy Resource Types: GDC Resources
This is a GDC/Colombia Publication focused on “obstetric violence” (OV), including the context of violence against women, types of OV, OV during abortions, and the legal frameworks that exist to
WHO: Sexual and Reproductive Health
Topics:
SRH Education, Trusted Reproductive Health Organizations Resource Types: Websites
The WHO sexual and reproductive health webpage contains a wealth of resources regarding clinical guides, policy and programmatic guidance, training, monitoring and evaluation, advocacy, and program reports on all aspects
