Course Information

Course Development & Description

This curriculum, curated by Dr. Jody Steinauer, MD, PhD (she/her) was created in collaboration with 4 experts on abortion from a range of professions and disciplines:

• Ana Delgado, CNM, MS (she/her) is a midwife, abortion provider, educator, and community activist.
• Teresa DePiñeres, MD, MPH (she/her) is an ob-gyn physician, specialized in complex family planning and abortion, and an expert in international sexual and reproductive health, as well as a mentor and coach.
• Bhavik Kumar, MD MPH (he/him) is a family medicine physician, specialized in complex family planning and abortion, providing abortion care, gender care, and primary care.
• Biftu Mengesha, MD, MAS (she/her) is an ob-gyn physician, specialized in complex family planning and abortion, and director of Innovating Education in Reproductive Health.

The four videos in this series provide an overview of the key information about abortion that all clinicians and clinical learners need to know, regardless of the legal status or availability of abortion in their community. Each core video is followed by key resources and additional videos to guide additional learning about clinical care, abortion research, legal restrictions.For more resources and citations open the dropdown for each video and click on the video title in the light blue box!

Learning Objectives

After taking this course a learner will be able to:

1. Explain that abortion is a safe, essential component of comprehensive healthcare and identify common obstacles that limit safe and equitable abortion access.
2. Recognize that people have the fundamental right to accurate information about abortion and that healthcare providers are professionally obligated to provide accurate information, protect patient confidentiality, and not criminalize patients for their reproductive decisions.
3. Describe the differences between clinically safe and unsafe abortion, regardless of legal status, and identify inequities in access to safe abortion, particularly for marginalized communities.
4. Articulate the ethical responsibilities of providers to provide compassionate, non-judgmental care to patients after a self-managed abortion.
5. Describe the similarities in clinical care for patients after self-managed abortion and general bleeding in early pregnancy.