Publications

2024

Perils and possibilities of health exception laws: A narrative review

Published by the International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics

Authored by: Dorothy Shaw, John Koku Awoonor-Williams, Annika Brauer, Laura Gil, Juana Pérez Morales, Wendy Chavkin

 

 

 

The role of healthcare providers in expanding legal abortion: Qualitative insights from Argentina, Ireland, and South Korea

Published by the International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics

Authored by: Lisa Juanola van Keizerswaard, Irene de Vries, Nicole Moran, Saskia Poorter, Maryse Kok, Nina Zamberlin, Sunhye Kim, Mary Favier, Wendy Chavkin

 

 

 

2022

Integrating self-managed medication abortion with medical care: A briefing paper

 

 

 

 

 

2020

Exploring Conscientious Objection to Abortion Among Health Providers in Ghana

Published by the Guttmacher Institute in International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health

Authored by: John Koku Awoonor-Williams, Peter Baffoe, Mathias Aboba, Philip Ayivor, Harry Nartey, Beth Felker, Dick Van der Tak, Adriana A. E. Biney 

 

 

Broadening access to Legal Abortion in cases of sexual violence in Brazil’s Healthcare System: A Step by Step Guide for Stakeholders and Healthcare Professionals

Authored by: Amanda Almeida Mudjalieb, MD, MPH. Support and review by Grupo Curumim, Global Doctors for Choice/Brazil, and CLADEM Brazil

 

 

 

 

2018

Implementing and expanding safe abortion care: An international comparative case study of six countries

Published by the International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics

Authored by: Wendy Chavkin, Bianca M. Stifani, David Bridgman-Packer, Jamie M.S. Greenberg, Mary Favier

 

 

 

Abortion in South Africa: a reporting guide for journalists

Authored by: Bhekisisa Mail & Guardian Centre for Health Journalism with contributions from GDC/South Africa

 

 

 

 

 

 

2017

Prevalence of conscientious objection to legal abortion among clinicians in northern Ghana

Published by the International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics

Authored by: John K. Awoonor-Williams, Peter Baffoe, Philip K. Ayivor, Chris Fofie, Sheila Desai, Wendy Chavkin

 

 

 

 

2016

Development of a Conceptual Model and Survey Instrument to Measure Conscientious Objection to Abortion Provision

Published by PLOS ONE

Authored by: Laura Florence Harris, John Koku Awoonor-Williams, Caitlin Gerdts, Laura Gil Urbano, Ana Cristina González Vélez, Jodi Halpern, Ndola Prata, Peter Baffoe

 

 

 

Obstetric Violence and Abortion: Contributions to the Debate in Colombia

Authored by: Juliana Tamayo Muñoz, Clara María Restrepo Moreno,
Laura Gil, Ana Cristina González Vélez

 

 

 

 

Myths about Abortion Related to the Zika Epidemic

2015

Teen Pregnancy: Health Effects and Guarantee of Rights

Authored by: Grupo Médico por el Derecho a Decidir | GDC Colombia

 

 

 

 

 

Unintended Pregnancy: Forced Continuation of Pregnancy and Effects on Mental Health

Authored by: Grupo Médico por el Derecho a Decidir | GDC Colombia

 

 

 

 

 

Denial of Services due to Conscientious Objection

Authored by: Grupo Médico por el Derecho a Decidir | GDC Colombia

 

 

 

 

 

 

2014

The Case of Karla: Mental health impact of forced continuation of pregnancy

2013

The Sexual Violence Exception for Abortion: A Case Study in Bogotá, Colombia (en Español)

2012

Basic Guidelines for the Development of Expert Testimony: Towards the Guarantee of Sexual and Reproductive Rights (en Español)

Conscientious objection and refusal to provide reproductive healthcare: A White Paper examining prevalence, health consequences, and policy responses