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    Why Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Provides Safe Abortion Care and What That Involves

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    Authors
    Schulte-Hillen, C
    Staderini, N
    Saint-Sauveur, JF
    Issue Date
    2016-09-21
    Submitted date
    2016-10-17
    
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    Conflict and Health
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    MSF responds to needs for the termination of pregnancy, including on request (TPR); it is part of the organization's work aimed at reducing maternal mortality and suffering; and preventing unsafe abortions in the countries where we work. Following the publication of "Why don't humanitarian organizations provide safe abortion care?" we offer an insight into MSF's experience over the past few years. The article looks at the legal concerns and proposes that the importance of addressing maternal mortality should replace them and the operational set-up and action organized in a way that mitigates risks. MSF took a policy decision on safe abortion care in 2004; the fact that care did not expand rapidly to relevant MSF projects came as a surprise, reflecting the important weight social norms around abortion have everywhere. The need to engage in an open dialogue with staff, relevant medical actors and at community level became more obvious. Finally the article looks some key lessons that have emerged for the organization as part of the effort to prevent ill health, maternal death and suffering caused by unwanted pregnancy and unsafe abortion.
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    BioMed Central
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10144/618697
    DOI
    10.1186/s13031-016-0086-5
    PubMed ID
    27679655
    Language
    en
    ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
    10.1186/s13031-016-0086-5
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