Inclusion of abortion-related care in national health benefit packages: results from a WHO global survey.

Katharine FootmanKratu GoelUlrika Rehnstrom LoiAndrew J MirelmanVeloshnee GovenderBela Ganatra

Published in: BMJ global health (2023)

This global survey finds that abortion services and medications are often not included within HBPs, while treatment of complications from unsafe abortion is more commonly included. There are opportunities to improve HBP abortion inclusion across different legal contexts, which can improve health outcomes and reduce the need for higher cost treatment of complications from unsafe abortion.

Keyphrases

healthcare
risk factors
cross sectional
primary care
palliative care
pain management
health insurance