Medical Abortion in Rural Tamil Nadu, South India: A Quiet Transformation

Home administration of misoprostol for early medical abortion in India

“…The uptake of the method and regimens used varies widely by region, location (i.e. urban vs rural), and type of provider [6][7][8]. Private sector providers are more likely to offer abortion services, as well as medical abortion, while the public sector has been slow to incorporate the new technology [6,8].…”

Unsafe abortion in 2008: global and regional levels and trends

“…However, with the advent of medical abortion pills, in countries where abortion remains legally restricted, women are using these pills to induce an abortion on their own. 3 The typical characteristics of an unsafe abortion where medical abortion pills have been used involve the woman using too little or too much medication, or using pills of dubious quality, obtained from unreliable sources. There are, however, indications that use of medical abortion has contributed to lowering both the number of severe complications and of maternal deaths in the countries where the medication is accessible.…”

Medical abortion: Understanding perspectives of rural and marginalized women from rural South India

“…In a context where there is a huge demand for induced abortion, a high prevalence of unqualified providers, and increasing over-thecounter access to MA drugs, it is essential to make quality MA services a part of the public health system [14,15]. In this regard, it is important to bring to the forefront the perspectives of marginalized women regarding MA, so that these women can be given due consideration in the planning and implementation of services that would best benefit them.…”