• Int J Gynaecol Obstet · Dec 2020

    Legal and policy responses to the delivery of abortion care during COVID-19.

    • Elizabeth Chloe Romanis and Jordan A Parsons.
    • Centre for Ethics and Law in the Life Sciences, Durham Law School, Durham University, Durham, UK.
    • Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2020 Dec 1; 151 (3): 479-486.

    AbstractAccess to abortion care has long been a global challenge, even in jurisdictions where abortion is legal. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated barriers to access, thereby preventing many women from terminating unwanted pregnancies for an extended period. In this paper, we outline existing and COVID-specific barriers to abortion care and consider potential solutions, including the use of telemedicine, to overcome barriers to access during the pandemic and beyond. We explore the responses of governments throughout the world to the challenge of abortion access during the pandemic, which are an eclectic mix of progressive, neutral, and regressive policies. Finally, we call on all governments to recognize abortion as essential healthcare and act to ensure that the law does not continue to interfere with providers' ability to adapt to circumstances and to guarantee safe and appropriate care not only during the pandemic, but permanently.© 2020 International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics.

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