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Conscientious Provision and Refusal of Abortion Care

Video Lecture Presented by:

Lori Freedman, PhD, MA

University of California, San Francisco

Additional Resources

Guttmacher state laws and policy regarding conscientious refusal in the United States

FIGO guidelines on conscientious objection

Center for Reproductive Rights Law and Policy, Guide on Conscientious Objection (International Perspective)

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Lecture can be viewed with subtitles in Spanish or French. French translation was made possible by the Safe Abortion Action Fund and International Planned Parenthood Federation. Click the Closed Captions button on video lectures to access subtitles.

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Conscientious Provision and Refusal of Abortion Care Slide Set

Slide Set from Video Lecture Presented by:

Lori Freedman, PhD

University of California, San Francisco

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Nursing Roles in Abortion Care

Video Lecture Presented by:

Amy Levi, PhD, CNM, WHNP-BC

University of New Mexico

Additional Resources

Revised code of Ethics in 2015

The ICN code of Ethics for Nurses

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_{Abortion Train. 20 Cavendish Square London: Royal College of Nursing; 2008}

_{Who we are. 2015 [cited; Available from: http://www.icn.ch/who-we-are/who-we-are/}

_{Association AN. Code of Ethics for Nurses. 2015 [cited; Available from: http://www.nursingworld.org/codeofethics}

Nursing Roles in Abortion Care: Clinical Responsibility and Professional Ethics Slide Set

Slide Set from Video Lecture Presented by:

Amy Levi, PhD, CNM, WHNP-BC
Albers Professor of Midwifery
University of New Mexico

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Physicians’ Professional Responsibilities in Abortion Care

Video Lecture Presented by:

Jody Steinauer, MD, MAS

University of California, San Francisco

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_{Opinion AC. ACOG Committee Opinion No. 385. The Limits of Conscientious Refusal in Reproductive Medicine. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists; 2007.}

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_{Johnson BR, Kismödi E, Dragoman MV, Temmerman M. Conscientious objection to provision of legal abortion care. Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2013 Dec;123 Suppl 3:S60-2.}

Physicians’ Professional Responsibilities in Abortion Care Slide Set

Slide Set from Video Lecture Presented by:

Jody Steinauer, MD, MAS
University of California, San Francisco

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Week 2 Introduction: Abortion, Professionalism, and Patient-Centered Counseling

Video Lecture Presented by:

Jody Steinauer, MD, MAS

University of California, San Francisco

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Week 2 Introduction: Abortion, Professionalism, and Patient-centered Counseling Slide Set

Slide Set from Video Lecture Presented by:

Jody Steinauer, MD, MAS

University of California, San Francisco

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Preventing Maternal Mortality: The Role of Safe Abortion

IERH acknowledges the importance of inclusive language as a component of patient-centered care and we are working to improve our content. Read more here.

Video Lecture Presented by:

Philip Darney, MD, MSc

University of California San Francisco
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Resources

WHO Strategies toward ending preventable maternal mortality (EPMM), 2015.

Preventing Maternal Mortality: The Role of Safe Abortion Slide Set

Slide Set from Video Lecture Presented by:

Phil Darney, MD, MSc

University of California, San Francisco

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Global Abortion Overview

Video Lecture Presented by:

Dan Grossman, MD

University of California, San Francisco
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Lecture can be viewed with subtitles in Spanish. Translation was made possible by the Safe Abortion Action Fund and International Planned Parenthood Federation. Click the Closed Captions button on video lectures to access subtitles.

Additional Resources

Conscientious Provision and Refusal of Abortion Care Slide Set

Additional Resources

Nursing Roles in Abortion Care: Clinical Responsibility and Professional Ethics Slide Set

Physicians’ Professional Responsibilities in Abortion Care Slide Set

Updated resources about the legal landscape for abortion access after the Dobbs Supreme Court decision are available here.

Additional Resource

Abortion in the U.S. after Legalization Slide Set

Week 2 Introduction: Abortion, Professionalism, and Patient-centered Counseling Slide Set

IERH acknowledges the importance of inclusive language as a component of patient-centered care and we are working to improve our content. Read more here.

Abortion Stigma: What is it and how does it affect women’s health? Slide Set

Representations Television and Film Slide Set

Updated resources about the legal landscape for abortion access after the Dobbs Supreme Court decision are available here.

IERH acknowledges the importance of inclusive language as a component of patient-centered care and we are working to improve our content. Read more here.

The History of Abortion Slide Set

IERH acknowledges the importance of inclusive language as a component of patient-centered care and we are working to improve our content. Read more here.

Resources

Preventing Maternal Mortality: The Role of Safe Abortion Slide Set

Global Abortion Overview Slide Set