Keeping up with the medical abortion revolution: The Marie Stopes International abortifacient quality assurance system

Abstract

Synopsis The present study details MSI’s mechanisms for determining abortifacient quality. These can be applied more widely to other key SRH and ancillary medicines.

Women’s health and rights in the twenty-first century

“…The timeline highlights the critical links between women's rights and health, spurred by reproductive rights activism and supported by key United Nations agencies, notably WHO, UNICEF and UNFPA, alongside initiatives like 'Every Woman Every Child', 'Ending Preventable Maternal Mortality' and the 'Every Newborn Action Plan', which emphasize the crucial interconnection between women's well-being and their rights 63,64,101,103,[134][135][136][137] . Additionally, grassroots movements, nongovernmental organizations and organizations such as the International Planned Parenthood Federation, Marie Stopes International, the Guttmacher Institute and national entities like Sonke Gender Justice and Sahayog have had a crucial role in advancing reproductive healthcare, sexual education and addressing women's health needs across diverse cultural contexts 41,123,[138][139][140][141] ( https://sahayogindia.org/, https://genderjustice.org.za/) (FDA, US Food and Drug Administration; MDG, Millennium Development Goals; v., versus).…”