Dr Laura Gil, Chair of FIGO Committee on Safe Abortion, was one of our keynote speakers at the FIGO World Congress 2023. She talks to us about the urgency to improve access to safe abortion globally and her deep commitment to end the preventable pandemic of unsafe abortions.
Dr Laura Gil, Chair of FIGO Committee on Safe Abortion, was one of our keynote speakers at the FIGO World Congress 2023. She talks to us about the urgency to improve access to safe abortion globally and her deep commitment to end the preventable pandemic of unsafe abortions.
Alongside other healthcare organisations, FIGO worked with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the UN Special Programme of Research in Human Reproduction (HRP) to introduce a groundbreaking abortion care app.
Abortion is a crucial part of universal health coverage and a time-sensitive procedure. The slightest delay can have severe repercussions on the health and well-being of women and girls. Every year, 35 million women use risky and less safe methods to terminate their pregnancies, and gynaecologists, obstetricians and other health care professionals around the world witness first-hand the consequences of these practices daily.
What is the Maputo Protocol? The Protocol to the African Charter on the Rights of Women in Africa, often referred to as the ‘Maputo Protocol’, was adopted by Heads of States in Maputo, Mozambique on 11 July 2003.