The impact of COVID-19 on abortion access: insights from the European Union and the United Kingdom

N Bojovic, J Stanisljevic, G Giunti - Health Policy, 2021 - Elsevier
Government policies on abortion are a longstanding topic of heated political debates. The
COVID-19 pandemic shook health systems to the core adding further to the complexity of …

Abortion and the COVID-19 pandemic: insights for Latin America

FB Pilecco, CA McCallum, MCC Almeida… - Cadernos de Saúde …, 2021 - SciELO Brasil
The COVID-19 pandemic may accentuate existing problems, hindering access to legal
abortion, with a consequent increase in unsafe abortions. This scenario may be even worse …

Expansion of a direct-to-patient telemedicine abortion service in the United States and experience during the COVID-19 pandemic

E Chong, T Shochet, E Raymond, I Platais, HA Anger… - Contraception, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective To present updated evidence on the safety, efficacy and acceptability of a direct-to-
patient telemedicine abortion service and describe how the service functioned during the …

Initial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on sexual and reproductive health service use and unmet need in Britain: findings from a quasi-representative survey …

E Dema, J Gibbs, S Clifton, AJ Copas… - The Lancet Public …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has affected sexual and reproductive health (SRH)
service use and unmet need, but the impact is unknown. We aimed to determine the …

Disrupted prevention: condom and contraception access and use among young adults during the initial months of the COVID-19 pandemic. An online survey

R Lewis, C Blake, M Shimonovich, N Coia… - BMJ Sexual & …, 2021 - srh.bmj.com
Background The initial response to COVID-19 in the UK involved a rapid contraction of face-
to-face sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services and widespread use of remote …

Contraceptive dynamics during COVID-19 in sub-Saharan Africa: longitudinal evidence from Burkina Faso and Kenya

C Karp, SN Wood, G Guiella, P Gichangi… - BMJ sexual & …, 2021 - srh.bmj.com
Introduction Evidence from health emergencies suggests COVID-19 will disrupt women's
sexual and reproductive health (SRH). In sub-Saharan Africa, which experiences the highest …

Scenario‐based fertility projections incorporating impacts of COVID‐19

A Berrington, J Ellison, B Kuang… - … , Space and Place, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This paper examines the recent declines in period fertility in the constituent countries of the
UK during the past decade and speculates mechanisms through which the COVID‐19 …

Impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on access to contraception and pregnancy intentions: a national prospective cohort study of the UK population

N Balachandren, G Barrett, JM Stephenson… - BMJ sexual & …, 2022 - srh.bmj.com
Objective Evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on access to contraception and
pregnancy intentions. Design Nationwide prospective cohort study. Setting United Kingdom …

Contraceptive use and pregnancy plans among women of reproductive age during the first Australian COVID-19 lockdown: findings from an online survey

J Coombe, F Kong, H Bittleston, H Williams… - … European Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Australia introduced 'lockdown'measures to control COVID-19 on 22 March 2020
which continued for a period of two months. We aimed to investigate the impact this had on …

Legal and policy responses to the delivery of abortion care during COVID‐19

EC Romanis, JA Parsons - International Journal of Gynecology …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Access to abortion care has long been a global challenge, even in jurisdictions where
abortion is legal. The COVID‐19 pandemic has exacerbated barriers to access, thereby …