Preventing Maternal Mortality: The Role of Safe Abortion

Presented by Biftu Mengesha, MD, MAS (she/her)
University of California, San Francisco

Citations

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

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

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.

When Abortion is Not Available: Self-management of Abortion – Ryan Curriculum

Presented by Bhavik Kumar, MD, MPH (he/him)

Citations

  1. An Overview of Abortion Laws. Guttmacher 2020. https://www.guttmacher.org/state-policy/explore/overview-abortion-laws#
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  3. Donovan Self-Managed Medication Abortion: Expanding the Available Options for U.S. Abortion Care. Guttmacher 2018; 21.
  4. Jones R, Donovan M. Self-managed abortion may be on the rise, but probably not a significant driver of the overall decline in abortion. Guttmacher 2019. https://www.guttmacher.org/article/2019/11/self-managed-abortion-may-be-rise-probably-not-significant-driver-overall-decline
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  7. Worldwide, an Estimated 25 Million Unsafe Abortions Occur Each Year. Guttmacher and WHO News Release, 2017. https://www.guttmacher.org/news-release/2017/worldwide-estimated-25-million-unsafe-abortions-occur-each-year
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When Abortion is Not Available: Abortion is Essential Healthcare – Ryan Curriculum

Presented by Ana Delgado, CNM (she/her)

Citations

  1. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2018. The Safety and Quality of Abortion Care in the United States. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/24950.
  2. Abortion training and education. Committee Opinion No. 612. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Obstet Gynecol 2014;124:1055–9. https://www.acog.org/clinical/clinical-guidance/committee-opinion/articles/2014/11/abortion-training-and-education
  3. ACGME Clarification on Requirements Regarding Family Planning and Contraception. Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, 2017.http://www.acgme.org/portals/0/pfassets/programresources/220_obgyn_abortion_training_clarification.pdf