Medical abortion: A path to safe, high-quality abortion care in Latin America and the Caribbean

摘要: AbstractBackground Abortion rates in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) are nearly triple those Western Europe, due to less use of contraception highly restrictive abortion laws. Women resort clandestine often unsafe methods end unwanted pregnancies, exposing themselves risk complications mortality. Medical (MA) presents a safer alternative.Objectives To present evidence MA's contributions reduced complications, describe strategies enhance safe MA, highlight existing barriers access LAC, while examining role newly legal services.Results Substantial declines abortion-related morbidity mortality lower costs treating observed LAC with MA than other self-induction methods. Telephone hotlines, telemedicine harm reduction models help reduce complication by facilitating information on proper use. Misoprostol is registered most countries,...