Abortion in the First Trimester

In this section, you will find readings and links to supplementary material that pertains to Week 2 of the Abortion Course.

Videos:

• Guttmacher Institute: Contraception in the United States
• Bedsider.org: Real Stories
• Center for Reproductive Rights: Forsaken Lives: The Harmful Impact of the Phillipine Criminal Abortion Ban

Articles in Popular Culture

• I’m having an abortion this weekend”, Salon http://www.salon.com/2014/08/01/im_having_an_abortion_this_weekend/
• “Putting More Restrictions on Abortions Doesn’t Magically Inspire Women to Embrace Their Pregnancies,” Slate http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2014/07/30/texas_abortion_restrictions_the_texas_abortion_rate_…
• The Worlds Abortion Laws 2014:http://worldabortionlaws.com/map/

Academic Literature

• Grossman D, Baum S, Fuentes L, et al. Change in abortion services after implementation of a restrictive law in Texas. Contraception, 2014
• National Abortion Federation, Management of Unintended and Abnormal Pregnancy.
• Ipas (2014), Clinical Updates in Reproductive Health. A. Mark (Ed.). Chapel Hill, NC: Ipas.
• Society of Family Planning, Clinical Guidelines

General Resources

• Guttmacher Institute: guttmacher.org
• Ipas: ipas.org
• Women on Waves: womenonwaves.org
• Women on the Web: womenonweb.org
• Bedsider providers: bedsider.org