Innovation through telemedicine to improve medication abortion access in primary health centers: findings from a pilot study in Musanze District, Rwanda

Abstract In 2012 Rwanda expanded legal grounds for abortion to include cases of rape, incest, forced marriage, the health of a pregnant person or fetus at risk, and for minors on request in 2018. The penal code limits abortion care to doctors in hospitals, impeding access for many women. We tested a...

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Published in:BMC Public Health
Main Authors: Ndola Prata, Karen Weidert, Evangeline Dushimeyesu, Eugène Kanyamanza, Dushimiyimana Blaise, Sharon Umutesi, Eugène Ngoga, Felix Sayinzoga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-05-01
Subjects:
Telemedicine
Medication abortion
Telehealth
Sexual and reproductive health
Rwanda
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-22629-z

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-22629-z

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