Background It has often been suggested that restricting access to legal abortion could have
a negative impact on the mental health of women seeking this procedure. The recent …

This article focuses on access to abortion in Ireland post-12 weeks gestational age. It
critically examines abortion access under the legislative sections 9, 10 and 11 of the Health …

Until 2018, abortion in the Republic of Ireland was banned in almost all circumstances under
one of the most restrictive legal regimes in Europe. The main solution for Irish women and …

The involvement of grassroots activist groups in the production of knowledge used to
challenge or inform abortion policy remains underexplored. Despite this, modes of abortion …

Providers are essential to the delivery of abortion care. Yet, they often occupy an ambiguous
space in political discourse around abortion. The introduction of a new abortion service in …

Background Evidence suggests that women's abdominal pain is more likely to be minimised
or dismissed by healthcare professionals than men's. This can have a detrimental impact on …

Background Information flow–information communication and transmission pathways and
practices within healthcare systems–impacts patient journeys. Historically, regulating …

The overturning of Roe v Wade in the United States has renewed impetus in Australia to
ensure the availability of high quality, accessible abortion services. But decriminalisation …

Abortion laws are key in creating an enabling environment that facilitates the advancement
of people's sexual and reproductive health and rights. Around 50 countries have liberalized …

Governments worldwide have an obligation to ensure that reproductive health information,
supplies and services are available, accessible, acceptable and of good quality. 1 The WHO …