Global Progress in Abortion Advocacy and Policy
An Assessment of the Decade since ICPD
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3972147 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Leila Hessini (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 25 |
| Pages | 88-100 |
| Publication date | 2005-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Reproductive Health Matters (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0968-8080 • E-ISSN: 1460-9576 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1016/s0968-8080(05)25168-6 |
| PMID | 16035601 |
| OpenAlex | W2096458789 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 18 |
| References cited | 26 |
The 1994 International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) Programme of Action represented a positive step toward legitimising abortion as a component of basic reproductive health services. This paper reviews how the ICPD principles and recommendations have been applied in the past decade toward increasing women's access to affordable, safe and legal abortion services. It examines advocacy efforts to increase understanding of abortion among policymakers and the public, policy and action at the global level, progress made in national-level policies and services, and obstacles encountered. Research and advocacy are helping to break the silence globally about unsafe abortion, and there is an emerging global movement supporting women's right to safe abortion. A great deal has been accomplished in the ten short years since ICPD, in spite of serious setbacks in some countries and continuing obstacles. A synthesis of public health and rights-based approaches, and strategic partnerships with other social justice movements are called for, as a foundation for effective legal reform efforts and to ensure that women have access to safe abortion services.RésuméLe Programme d'action de la Conférence internationale de 1994 sur la population et le développement (CIPD) représentait une avancée vers la légitimation de l'avortement comme élément des services de santé génésique de base. Cet article montre comment les principes et les recommandations de la CIPD ont été appliqués ces dix dernières années afin d'élargir l'accès des femmes à des services d'avortement abordables, sûrs et légaux. Il examine le plaidoyer pour relever la compréhension de l'avortement chez les décideurs et le public, les politiques et l'action au niveau mondial, les progrès accomplis dans les politiques et les services nationaux, et les obstacles rencontrés. La recherche et le plaidoyer aident à rompre le silence qui entoure les avortements à risque, et un mouvement mondial se fait jour pour soutenir le droit des femmes à un avortement sûr. Beaucoup a été fait depuis la CIPD, malgré de graves revers dans certains pays et les écueils persistants. Une synthèse des approches publiques fondées sur la santé et les droits, et des partenariats stratégiques avec d'autres mouvements de justice sociale sont nécessaires comme fondement d'une réforme légale efficace et pour garantir aux femmes l'accès à des services d'avortement sûr.ResumenEl Programa de Acción de la Conferencia Internacional sobre la Población y el Desarrollo (CIPD), celebrada en 1994, representó un paso positivo hacia la legitimación del aborto como un componente de los servicios esenciales de salud reproductiva. En este artículo se revisa cómo los principios y las recomendaciones de la CIPD se han aplicado en la ãltima década para aumentar el acceso de las mujeres a los servicios de aborto seguro y legal, a precios asequibles. Se examinan los esfuerzos de promoción y defensa para crear mayor conciencia del aborto entre los formuladores de políticas y el pãblico, las políticas y medidas mundiales, los avances logrados en las políticas y los servicios a nivel nacional, y los obstáculos encontrados. Las investigaciones y la promoción y defensa están ayudando a romper el silencio global en torno al aborto inseguro. Un movimiento mundial emergente apoya el derecho de las mujeres al aborto seguro. En los ãltimos diez años, se han logrado grandes avances, pese a continuos obstáculos y graves contratiempos en algunos países. A fin de cimentar esfuerzos eficaces de reforma judicial y de garantizar que las mujeres tengan acceso a servicios de aborto seguro, es necesario realizar una síntesis de los enfoques de salud pãblica y aquellos basados en los derechos, y formar alianzas estratégicas con otros movimientos de justicia social
Abortion · Abortion law · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Family planning · Human rights · Political science · Population · Public health · Reproductive health · Reproductive rights · Research methodology · Social policy · Unsafe abortion · Global Health Workforce Issues · Global Maternal and Child Health · Law · Medicine · Nursing · Public Administration · Reproductive Health and Contraception
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Reproductive health policy‐makers
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Medical society engagement in contentious policy reform
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Policy Analysis of Abortion in Indonesia
Confidentiality Concerns with Mapping Survey Data in Reproductive Health Research
The Persistence of Induced Abortion in Cuba
Abortion Law Reforms in Colombia and Nicaragua
Support for provision of early medical abortion by mid-level providers in Bihar and Jharkhand, India
Medical Abortion
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L'avortement dans le monde. État des lieux des législations, mesures, tendances et conséquences
The Introduction of Assisted Reproductive Technologies in the 'Developing World
Sexual Behaviors and Reproductive Health Outcomes
National Laws and Unsafe Abortion
What Role Can International Litigation Play in the Promotion and Advancement of Reproductive Rights in Latin America
The UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health
Manual Vacuum Aspiration
The Struggle for Abortion Law Reform in Thailand
The Role of Village Health Nurses in Mediating Abortions in Rural Tamil Nadu, India
Making legal abortion available in Brazil
The feminist movement and the development of political discourse on voluntary motherhood in Mexico
Costs and resource utilization for the treatment of incomplete abortion in Kenya and Mexico
Abortion Providers and Safety of Abortion
Women's perceptions of abortion in Egypt
Abortion Law Reform in Nepal
Induced Abortion in Thailand
From Research to Reality
Making abortion law reform work
Understanding safe sex
The Political Economy of Abortion in India
Abortion in Sri Lanka in the context of women's human rights
Abortion and politics in Mexico
Power and Politics in International Funding for Reproductive Health
Abortion in Brazil
| Unique citing works | 18 |
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| Citations per year | 0,86 |
| Citation span | 2005 - 2026 (22) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 17 |