Youth act for safe abortion

218 Pages·2014·3.82 MB·English

AC T
YOUTH
FOR SAFE ABORTION
A training guide for future
health professionals
ISBN: 1-933095-82-2
© 2014 Ipas
Produced in the United States of America.
Börjesson, E., Pedersen, K., & Villa Torres, L. (2014). Youth act for
safe abortion: A training guide for future health professionals.
Chapel Hill, NC: Ipas.
Ipas is a nonprofit organization that works around the world to
increase women’s ability to exercise their sexual and reproductive
rights, especially the right to safe abortion. We seek to eliminate
unsafe abortion and the resulting deaths and injuries and to
expand women’s access to comprehensive abortion care, includ-
ing contraception and related reproductive health information
and care. We strive to foster a legal, policy and social environment
supportive of women’s rights to make their own sexual and repro-
ductive health decisions freely and safely.
Ipas is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. All contribu-
tions to Ipas are tax deductible to the full extent allowed by law.
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illustrative purposes only. No similarity to any actual person, living
or dead, is intended.
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YOUTH ACT
FOR SAFE ABORTION:
A training guide for future health professionals
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Acknowledgements
Youth act for safe abortion: A training guide
for future health professionals was written
by the following Ipas staff and consultants:
Evelina Börjesson
Karah Pedersen
Laura Villa Torres
The following Ipas staff — along with colleagues from the International Federation of Med-
ical Students’ Associations (IFMSA) and the Youth Coalition for Sexual and Reproductive
Rights — reviewed and provided valuable recommendations to the guide:
Ipas IFMSA Youth Coalition for Sexual
and Reproductive Rights
Dr. Dalia Brahmi Joe Cherabie
Clara Fok
Dr. Eunice Lyndah Kemunto
Brookman-Amissah Rachel Jacobson
Cephas Ke-on Avoka
Jina Dhillon Ivens Reis Reyner
Joško Miše
Cecilia Espinoza
Agostinho Emanuel
Alyson Hyman Moreira de Sousa
Dr. Alice Mark Jeazul Ponce
Dr. Alison Edelman Sanam Ladi Seyedian
Katherine L. Turner Dimitris Stathis
Emily Stewart
Kelly Thompson
Daniela Meneses Valle
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This training guide is a joint project by Ipas and the International
Federation of Medical Students’ Associations (IFMSA). The
authors would like to express our gratitude to those who
contributed to development of the guide. We extend our deep
appreciation to IFMSA’s 2013-14 leaders, particularly Joško Miše
and Kelly Thompson, for their many important contributions. They
championed the development of the guide and provided valuable
inputs during its design and review. We also thank the student
facilitators who field-tested the guide, including Joe Cherabie,
Cephas Ke-on Avoka, Jeazul Ponce, Dimitris Stathis, Emily Stewart
and Kelly Thompson.
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Table of contents
1 Introduction to the guide
2 About the guide
5 How to use the guide for workshops
8 WORKSHOP TOOLS
9 I. Developing your workshop agenda
12 II. Pre-workshop participant questionnaire
15 III. Pre- and post-workshop assessment
19 IV. Pre- and post-workshop assessment: Facilitator’s key
23 V. Workshop evaluation form
27 Module 1: Introduction to abortion
32 1.1 Defining abortion
34 1.2 Historical perspectives on abortion
35 1.3 Unsafe abortion: A modern day pandemic
36 1.4 How abortion affects future health professionals
38 MODULE 1 TOOLS
40 Handout 1: Introduction to abortion
42 Activity 1.A: The reasons why
47 Activity 1.B: A new perspective on abortion
61 Activity 1.C: Abortion and me
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65 Module 2: Human rights, gender and abortion
69 2.1 A rights-based approach to abortion
74 2.2 Gender and abortion
80 MODULE 2 TOOLS
82 Handout 2: Human rights, gender and abortion
84 Activity 2.A: Access denied: Human rights and abortion
89 Activity 2.B: Gender and abortion
93 Activity 2.C: Abortion as a men’s issue
97 Module 3: Barriers to safe abortion and
strategies to address them
101 Barriers to safe abortion and strategies to address them
101 3.1 Legal and policy barriers
102 3.2 Social and cultural barriers
104 3.3 Health systems barriers
106 3.4 Addressing the barriers
108 MODULE 3 TOOLS
110 Handout 3: Barriers to safe abortion and strategies to address them
112 Activity 3.A: Understanding national abortion laws and policies
118 Activity 3.B: The quest for safe abortion: Barriers
and strategies to address them
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125 Module 4: Comprehensive abortion care
129 Comprehensive abortion care
129 4.1 Counseling
132 4.2 Abortion in the first trimester
137 4.3 Abortion in the second trimester
137 4.4 Abortion-related complications and postabortion care
140 MODULE 4 TOOLS
142 Handout 4: Comprehensive abortion care
143 Activity 4.A: Comprehensive abortion care crossword puzzle
148 Activity 4.B: Why I am an abortion provider
151 Module 5: Youth act for safe abortion
155 Youth act for safe abortion
155 5.1 Abortion advocacy
158 5.2 Peer education on abortion
159 5.3 Abortion accompaniment
161 5.4 Self-care
164 MODULE 5 TOOLS
166 Handout 5: Youth act for safe abortion
168 Activity 5.A: A call to action!
170 Activity 5.B: Advocacy perspectives and messages
178 Activity 5.C: Peer education on abortion
183 Activity 5.D: Supporting women during their abortion experiences
194 Glossary of terms
198 References
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