Abortion is criminalised to at least some degree in most countries. International human rights
bodies have recognised that criminalisation results in the provision of poor-quality …

Background This paper is a scoping review of the impact of legal accountability efforts for
sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), exploring the links between legal …

During the early 1990s, global health experts developed a new model of emergency
obstetric care: post-abortion care or PAC. In developing countries with restrictive abortion …

Over the last two decades, improvements in Ethiopia's socio-economic context, the
prioritization of health and development in the national agenda, and ambitious national …

Background Comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) has recently become salient, but
adolescent sexual reproductive health and rights (ASRHR) challenges are still a global …

Abstract Universal Health Coverage (UHC) forces governments to consider not only how
services will be provided–but which services–and to whom, when, where, how and at what …

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 editorial provides an overview of a thematic series that brings attention to the
persistently deficient and unequal access to sexual and reproductive health services for …

This article addresses the gaps between knowledge, policy and practice in reproductive
health by exploring the processes involved in translating Zambian abortion policy from …

Background Unplanned pregnancy is an important public health problem in both the
developing and developed world, as it may cause adverse social and health outcomes for …