On October 8th 2020, deputies of the French National Assembly voted in a first reading in favor of extending the gestational age (GA) limit from 12 to 14 weeks of pregnancy. The bill still needs to pass the Senate before entering into force. https://www.vie-publique.fr/loi/276586-loi-droit-avortement-allongement-delai-ivg One reason for extending the GA limit is the fact that annually […]
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We are delighted to share our most recent publications with you. The first is our article “Consequences of Gestational Age limits for people needing abortion care during the COVID-19 pandemic” which has been published in Sexual Reproductive Health Matters. Our second article “Gestational age limits for abortion and cross-border reproductive care in Europe: a mixed […]
Read MoreBut during the pandemic, a few countries liberalized their requirements, allowing at-home medical terminations. By Matina Stevis-Gridneff, Alisha Haridasani Gupta and Monika Pronczuk June 14, 2020 BRUSSELS — When a 19-year-old woman from southern Poland decided to end her pregnancy at 18 weeks, she knew the only way to get an abortion was to rush […]
Read MoreOur article has been published in Medical Anthropology Quarterly.
Read MoreAccess to abortion care in the Republic of Ireland during the COVID-19 pandemic In the Republic of Ireland, temporary measures allow consultations via telemedicine for medical abortion at the GP’s office for pregnancies up to 9 weeks and 6 days. Some GPs may require some patients to come for a brief visit. Please call the […]
Read MorePlease click the link below for more information on this Radio France program on barriers to abortion care in France: https://www.franceculture.fr/emissions/series/avortement-le-pouvoir-du-medecin
Read MoreVideo-registration of REVHO (French network of abortion providers providing medical abortion) Conference (May 2019), including a presentation of the preliminary results of our study on cross-border travel for abortion care by the PI, Dr. Silvia De Zordo: http://revho.fr/videos-colloque-revho-2019-ivg-progres-perspectives/
Read MoreNewspaper article discusses Italian women who travel abroad for abortion care citing the Europe Abortion Access Project. https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2020/06/04/aborto-terapeutico-io-respinta-dallospedale-in-italia-e-costretta-ad-andare-in-francia-in-piena-emergenza-coronavirus/5818490/
Read MoreAccess to sexual and reproductive health care services have become more difficult in several European countries, due to the current pandemic and its impact on health care services as well as to the confinement measures taken to contain it. The Council of Europe, IPPF (International Planned Parenthood Federation) and EPF have released reports and statements on […]
Read MoreIn France, medical abortion in the first trimester has been allowed via telemedicine, due to the current pandemic, and women are also allowed to obtain an abortion in the second trimester, beyond the current 12 weeks limit, because of the psycho-social distress that the emergency situation and an eventual illness can provoke. RECOMMANDATIONS REGIONALES […]
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