Healthcare Provider Responsibilities

Learning Objectives

After watching this video a learner will be able to:

  • Situate the right to accurate information about health, including abortion, as a human right held by people across countries regardless of local laws.
  • Recognize the obligations of healthcare providers to convey information about abortion regardless of their personal beliefs.
  • Name 2 reasons why health care providers should not report patient behaviors to the criminal justice system.
  • Describe how the Iniciativas Sanitarias program in Uruguay used a harm reduction model as a way to reduce abortion morbidity and mortality.

Reflection Questions

Reflection Questions

  • How does the human rights framework address access to abortion? Is abortion treated as a human right in your practice setting?
  • What are the policies and protocols in your practice regarding involving patients in the criminal justice system? How might they affect the lives of your patients?