Chapter 5
Abortion care
Ensuring good health and moving towards the realization of human rights for all requires that individuals have access to quality healthcare, which includes comprehensive abortion care – comprising information, management of the abortion process, and post-abortion care. Lack of access to safe, timely, affordable, and respectful abortion care poses not only physical risks, but also mental and social ones, which affect the well-being of those seeking abortion.
The objective of this chapter is to provide evidence-based recommendations regarding the entire abortion process, including the pre-abortion period, the abortion process itself, and post-abortion care.
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