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Safeguarding and Teleconsultation for Abortion

Romanis, Elizabeth Chloe; Parsons, Jordan A; Salter, Isobel; Hampton, Thomas

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Authors

Jordan A Parsons

Isobel Salter

Thomas Hampton



Abstract

In response to COVID-19 and measures implemented to control virus transmission, some governments adapted abortion law and policy to ensure access to abortion care through telemedicine. In Great Britain, approval orders were issued March 30–31, 2020, making fully remote, no-test, early medical abortion temporarily lawful. Professional guidelines were then issued to support providers in offering new remote services. Other Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries have also temporarily amended policies to enable remote consultation and at-home use of abortion medications: France, Ireland, and the USA (panel). Others have enabled fewer face-to-face consultations, although abortion medications must still be collected or administered in-person—eg, in Estonia and Germany. In most Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries, however, laws continue to prohibit fully remote abortion provision.

Citation

Romanis, E. C., Parsons, J. A., Salter, I., & Hampton, T. (2021). Safeguarding and Teleconsultation for Abortion. The Lancet, 398(10299), 555-558. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736%2821%2901062-x

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Apr 30, 2021
Online Publication Date Aug 7, 2021
Publication Date Aug 7, 2021
Deposit Date May 14, 2021
Publicly Available Date Feb 7, 2022
Journal The Lancet
Print ISSN 0140-6736
Electronic ISSN 1474-547X
Publisher Elsevier
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 398
Issue 10299
Pages 555-558
DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736%2821%2901062-x

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