Projects

Improving second-trimester abortion care in Colombia

In 2006, the Colombian Constitutional Court voted in favor of depenalization of abortion in cases of rape, endangerment to the woman’s life or...

Providing online information about medication abortion to diverse communities

In collaboration with the Office of Population Research at Princeton University, we developed a multi-lingual website dedicated to information about...

Evaluation of a harm-reduction model of service delivery for women with unintended pregnancies in Peru

Unsafe abortion contributes substantially to maternal morbidity and mortality in South America, and a harm-reduction approach aimed at decreasing the...

Using decision science to estimate the cost effectiveness of various interventions to reduce maternal mortality

While substantial progress has been made in reducing maternal mortality since the Millennium Development Goals were established in 2000, in some...

Expanding women’s options: Scaling up medication abortion in public sector facilities in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

South Africa’s 1996 Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act legalized abortion on request through 12 weeks’ gestation and for social,...

Cervical priming before dilation and evacuation: A randomized controlled trial

In South Africa, termination of pregnancy (TOP) is legal for several indications up to 20 weeks gestation, and approximately 25% of all TOPs take...

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