Ways to prevent unsafe abortion

Here are some ways to prevent unsafe abortion:

Improve Access to Contraception

1. Increase awareness and availability of contraceptives: Make a range of contraceptive methods easily accessible and affordable.
2. Provide comprehensive sex education: Educate individuals about reproductive health, contraception, and safe sex practices.
3. Support contraceptive counseling and services: Train healthcare providers to offer unbiased and comprehensive contraceptive counseling.

Enhance Family Planning Services

1. Integrate family planning services into healthcare: Provide family planning services as part of routine healthcare.
2. Offer a range of family planning methods: Provide access to various family planning methods, including long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs).
3. Support postpartum and post-abortion family planning: Provide family planning counseling and services to women after childbirth or abortion.

Strengthen Health Systems

1. Improve healthcare infrastructure and resources: Ensure that healthcare facilities have the necessary equipment, supplies, and trained staff.
2. Enhance training for healthcare providers: Provide healthcare providers with comprehensive training on reproductive health, family planning, and safe abortion practices.
3. Implement policies and protocols for safe abortion: Develop and enforce policies and protocols that ensure safe and legal abortion practices.

Address Social and Economic Determinants

1. Address poverty and economic inequality: Implement policies and programs that address poverty and economic inequality, which can contribute to unsafe abortion.
2. Promote education and gender equality: Support education and gender equality initiatives that empower women and girls to make informed decisions about their reproductive health.
3. Address stigma and discrimination: Work to address stigma and discrimination against women and girls who seek abortion services.

Support Research and Development

1. Conduct research on unsafe abortion: Gather data and conduct research to better understand the causes and consequences of unsafe abortion.
2. Develop and test new contraceptive technologies: Support the development and testing of new contraceptive technologies that are safe, effective, and acceptable.
3. Improve access to safe abortion technologies: Ensure that safe abortion technologies, such as manual vacuum aspiration (MVA) and medical abortion, are available and accessible.