International Safe Abortion Day 2021: FIGO Launches Key Recommendations on Safe Abortion

28 September 2021

Today marks International Safe Abortion Day, and for this year’s international day of action, stakeholders around the world are coming together behind the call “Make Unsafe Abortion History”. FIGO (International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics) is proud to release four statements from its Safe Abortion Committee, reiterating its commitment to sexual and reproductive rights and joining the call for legal and safe abortion for all women and girls.

The four statements concern contemporary issues around abortion care and are entitled:

• Addressing Barriers to Safe Abortion
• Improving Access to Abortion Beyond 12 Weeks of Pregnancy
• Post-Abortion Contraception, including Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptives
• Abortifacient Product Quality.

An additional four statements covering conscientious objection, decriminalisation, abortion in humanitarian settings, and abortion self-care will be published soon.

The first four statements can be viewed in full at: https://www.figo.org/news/international-safe-abortion-day-2021-figo-launches-key-recommendations-safe-abortion

FIGO also has a webpage dedicated to International Safe Abortion Day 2021: https://www.figo.org/28-september-international-safe-abortion-day