A straightforward public health problem with a known solution has been
allowed to become the killing fields of women in developing countries,
particularly Africa.
Dr. Fred Sai
IPPF Publications about Abortion
First trimester abortion guidelines and protocols
Surgical and medical procedures
The document integrates protocols, guidelines and standards in a broad framework to ensure that no aspect of care is overlooked when providing comprehensive abortion care in the first trimester of pregnancy
First trimester abortion guidelines and protocols
Surgical and medical procedures (French)
The document integrates protocols, guidelines and standards in a broad framework to ensure that no aspect of care is overlooked when providing comprehensive abortion care in the first trimester of pregnancyA Tool for Assessing Legal and Other Obstacles
This guide is an assessment tool that professionals and other interested people can use to become aware of legal and other obstacles that make access to safe abortion difficult or impossibleAccess To Safe Abortion: A Tool for Assessing Legal and Other Obstacles (Arabic)
Access To Safe Abortion: A Tool for Assessing Legal and Other Obstacles (French)
Death and Denial: Unsafe Abortion and Poverty
Unsafe abortion, maternal mortality and the Millennium Development GoalsDeath and Denial: Unsafe Abortion and Poverty (Japanese)
Unsafe abortion, maternal mortality and the Millennium Development GoalsDeath and Denial: Unsafe Abortion and Poverty (French)
Unsafe abortion, maternal mortality and the Millennium Development GoalsSafe Abortion Action Fund Interim Report 2008
Interim report of the Safe Abortion Action Fund into activities to increase access to safe abortion services as part of a comprehensive package of reproductiveSafe Abortion Action Fund: Saving Women's Lives
The Safe Abortion Action Fund promotes country-level activities to increase access to safe abortion services as part of a comprehensive package of reproductive health services