'The erosion of (abortion) choice, to the point it is rendered illusory, has unequal impacts on quality of care.' New paper by Katy Footman pop@LSE LSE Social Policy doi.org/10.1016/j.socs…

How to ensure access to sexual and reproductive #health and rights ( #SRHR ) during crises?

This article from our Women’s Integrated Sexual Health programme shares lessons learnt from the #Covid19 pandemic.

👉 bit.ly/45NvTAG

#HealthRights #HealthForAll #GlobalDev

This study has identified important lessons that can inform programming in future crises.

Katy Footman WISH AUBMC Program

READ THE FULL PAPER ONLINE: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

'There is a clear need for abortion to be prioritised for inclusion within discussions about universal health coverage and within health benefit packages, across a range of legal contexts for abortion.' Katy Footman Kratu Goel

📣 New Research ➡️ gh.bmj.com/content/8/Supp…

My aim 1 dissertation paper is published! I have THE best mentors/committee/collaborators who I owe a ton of thanks. Excited to share this one srh.bmj.com/content/early/…

I can't stress this enough - so many people cannot afford $150 for telemedicine medication abortion pills

In interviews, people self-managing tell us 'even a little is too much'

We need to be clear about the unmet needs and work for true access
doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmq…

Impact of New Abortion Restrictions on People in Prison: Estimated Number of Incarcerated People without Abortion Access and Distance to Abortion Providers sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

📢 My latest #openaccess article is out:

Leaving no one behind: displaced persons and Sustainable Development Goal indicators on sexual and reproductive health

Find it here Springer Social Sciences: link.springer.com/article/10.100…

#SDGs #SRH #displacement

Today the government have launched a survey on reproductive health and its vital as many people fill it out as possible to help shape reproductive health services. 👉🏿 theguardian.com/society/2023/s…

Great to see our paper is now out: bit.ly/45xQIRA

We found abortion services and medications are often not included in health benefit packages, & highlight the need for abortion to be prioritised in UHC.

Kratu Goel Ulrika Rehnström Loi Andrew Mirelman Veloshnee Govender Bela Ganatra

Thanks to BBC News (UK) Kate Lamble Hannah Barnes BBC News (UK)night & their collaboration w/ The BMJ madlen davies. Glad this segment aired yesterday on Newsnight, and honored to have been interviewed.

If you care about scientific integrity, please share this.

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In England and Wales, 87% of abortions are by medication. But, this is not all bc of patient preferences. Structural constraints within the health system limit patient choice. Lessons to be learned for the US! 🇬🇧🇺🇸
Katy Footman explains bit.ly/3NM0YOu

Out today in The Pharmaceutical Journal - here I argue the pregnancy prevention programme for sodium valproate desperately needs reformulating. I argue it unduly restricts potentially lifesaving medication based on an individual's capacity to reproduce.

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The recent conviction of Carla Foster set a precedent for an individual's Google searches to be used as evidence in the prosecution of their abortion in the UK.

Thank you to Abortion Rights for letting me write about the implications of the case: abortionrights.org.uk/the-scarlet-go…

An important read from Katy Footman - we need better funding and an updated law to deliver patient centred abortion care. NHS England Department of Health and Social Care