Realising the right to sexual and reproductive health: access to essential medicines for medical abortion as a core obligation

Abstract Background WHO has a pivotal role to play as the leading international agency promoting good practices in health and human rights. In 2005, mifepristone and misoprostol were added to WHO’s Model List of Essential Medicines for combined use to terminate unwanted pregnancies. However, these d...

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Main Authors: Katrina Perehudoff, Lucía Berro Pizzarossa, Jelle Stekelenburg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-02-01
Series:BMC International Health and Human Rights
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12914-018-0140-z