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Now is the time: a call for increased access to contraception and safe abortion care during the COVID-19 pandemic | Journal Article / Commentary | MSF Science Portal
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|Commentary

Now is the time: a call for increased access to contraception and safe abortion care during the COVID-19 pandemic

Kumar M, Daly M, de Plecker E, Jamet C, McRae M, Markham A, Batista C
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Abstract
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• The COVID-19 pandemic has begun to severely limit access to sexual and reproductive healthcare, including contraception and safe abortion care (SAC), which have historically not been regarded as essential health services.
• Shutdown or delays of contraception and SAC during COVID-19 will disproportionately impact the most vulnerable populations, including women and girls in low-income and middle-income countries, and lead to considerable and preventable death and lifelong disability.
• Médecins Sans Frontières calls on the global health community to strengthen access to contraception and SAC for populations everywhere, and especially in poor and crisis settings, by engaging with women and their communities to develop self-managed models of care.

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women's healthCovid-19abortioncontraception

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English
DOI
10.1136/bmjgh-2020-003175
Published Date
20 Jul 2020
PubMed ID
32690484
Journal
BMJ Global Health
Volume | Issue | Pages
Volume 5, Issue 7, Pages e003175
Issue Date
2020-07-01
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