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When Abortion is Not Available: Caring for Patients After Self-management of Abortion

Presented by Biftu Mengesha, MD, MAS (she/her)

Supplemental Video Content

Early Pregnancy Loss: Diagnosis and Evaluation

Early Pregnancy Loss: At-home-management

Early Pregnancy Loss: Medication Management

Medication Abortion

Resources

 If/When/How

Self-Managed Abortion- What Healthcare Workers Need to Know. Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health, Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health

Perspectives on self-managed abortion among providers in hospitals along the Texas–Mexico border

Citations

  1. Conti J, Cahill EP. Self-managed abortion. Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol. 2019 Dec;31(6):435-440.
  2. If When How Lawyering for Reproductive Justice. “Self-Managed Abortion, the Law, and COVID-19 Fact Sheet.” https://www.ifwhenhow.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/20_04_Final_SMA_TheLaw_COVID-19_FactSheet_PDF.pdf
  3. Center for Reproductive Rights. “Medical Abortion and Self-Managed Abortion: Frequently Asked Questions on Health and Human Rights.” Dec 2020. https://reproductiverights.org/document/medical-abortion-self-managed-abortion-faq
  4. Donovan MK. Self-Managed Medication Abortion: Expanding the Available Options for US Abortion Care. Guttmacher Institute. Volume 21. Oct 2018.
  5. Rowan A. Prosecuting Women for Self-Inducing Abortion: Counterproductive and Lacking Compassion. Guttmacher Institute. Volume 18, Issue 3. Sept 2015.