Self-managed abortion: a constellation of actors, a cacophony of laws?

Safe abortion within the Venezuelan complex humanitarian emergency: understanding context as key to identifying the potential for digital self-care tools in expanding access

“… 38 , 40–43 Over the last decade, there has been an increase in the outreach of these tools through using mobile-based texting, calls and, social media to provide harm reduction counselling for medical abortion, emotional support, referrals, and even other SRH services. 38 , 40–43 , 45 , 46 Furthermore, during the global COVID-19 pandemic, it has become even more apparent that digital health can provide a reasonable and feasible alternative that does not compromise the quality of care and can help connect people to trusted healthcare providers. 33 , 47 In Venezuela, the use of digital tools for self-managed medical abortion is palpable in the rich network of hotlines, collectives, and communities of care that provide safe abortion information and care that otherwise might not be available.…”

Overcoming challenges in research on self-managed medical abortion: lessons from a collaborative activist–researcher partnership

“…Initially frustrated by the persistent harms experienced by women and pregnant people as a result of unsafe abortion methods, activists around the globe, in a variety of legal contexts, decided to do something. 4 In Argentina, Nigeria, and more than fifty other countries, activists – known often as “accompaniers” – provide information and support to people seeking to end a pregnancy. Known as safe abortion hotlines or feminist abortion accompaniment networks, these groups provide evidence-based information 3 to pregnant people on how to safely use medications to end a pregnancy.…”

Abortion rights beyond the medico-legal paradigm

“…SMA also challenges assumptions about who is a practitioner of abortion and what constitutes abortion provision, given the diverse set of its practices (e.g. safe abortion hotlines, in-person and online counseling and accompaniment and doula services and community-based distribution of pills), and the norms that underlie themthe constellations of SMA activism (Berro Pizzarossa & Nandagiri, 2021). Activists inform people how to buy and use abortion pills, counsel and support people before, during and after their abortions, and deliver pills by post and through community networks .…”