Elsevier

Contraception

Volume 97, Issue 2, February 2018, Pages 86-89
Contraception

Commentary
Putting abortion pills into women's hands: realizing the full potential of medical abortion☆,☆☆

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Abstract

The promise of medical abortion to both reduce maternal mortality and morbidity from unsafe abortion and to expand the reproductive rights of women can only be realized if information and reliable medicines are available to all women, regardless of their location or the restrictions of their legal system. Activist strategies to actualize the full potential of abortion pills are highlighted.

Keywords

Self-induced abortion
Self-managed abortion
Abortion helplines
Abortion hotlines
Telemedicine
Task shifting and Task sharing in abortion care

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Conflict of interest: The authors have no conflict of interest.

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