Category: "news"
Health and Human Rights Journal - Special Issue with Sections on Abortion
21 January 2020 The Health and Human Rights Journal published a 25th anniversary special edition in December 2019. The issue has two special sections on abortion: Abortion in the Middle East and North Africa (Guest Editors: Liv Tønnessen and Irene Maffi) Abortion Law Reform (Guest Editors: Marge Berer and Lesley... read more »
Conference on ‘Shaping the Future of Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health in Northern Ireland’, Belfast, Northern Ireland, Friday 17 January 2020
19 December 2019 Doctors for Choice Northern Ireland (DFCNI) are organising a conference on 'Shaping the Future on Women's Sexual and Reproductive Health in Northern Ireland (NI)' to be held in Belfast on Friday 17 January 2020. This event will be attended by stakeholders in the NI abortion consultation and... read more »
FIAPAC 2020 Conference in Berlin, Germany, 2–3 October 2020 – Save the Date!
19 December 2019 The theme of the 14th FIAPAC Conference to be held in Berlin, Germany on 2–3 October 2020 is ‘Fertility Control Into the Hands of Women’. The conference programme (available early 2020) and registration information will be posted on the BSACP website. FIAPAC website: https://www.fiapac.org/en/p/home/read more »
MBRRACE-UK Signs of Life Guidance Consultation
16 December 2019 BSACP members and other interested individuals are invited to participate in a consultation regarding guidance that the MBRRACE-UK Signs of Life group have been developing for healthcare professionals. This consultation is being launched today, and details of the consultation process follow. MBRRACE-UK Signs of Life Guidance Consultation The MBRRACE-UK... read more »
RCOG Launches 'Better for Women' Report
3 December 2019 The Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists (RCOG) is calling for better joined up services, as part of its ‘Better for Women’ report, published on 29 November 2019. It emphasises the need for national strategies to meet the needs of girls and women across their life course... read more »
FSRH Recruiting for SSM Abortion Care Module Guardian and Deputy
28 November 2019 The Faculty of Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare (FSRH) is recruiting for an Abortion Care Module Guardian and Deputy Module Guardian to help review and develop their Special Skills Module (SSM) Abortion Care programme. This is a great opportunity for anyone interested in education/training. These roles are an excellent... read more »
Abortion Law in Northern Ireland
23 October 2019 Effective from 0001 on 22 October 2019, the law on abortion in Northern Ireland has changed. The Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 section 9 states that: Recommendations in the 2018 Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women report are to be implemented Sections 58 and... read more »
Joint BSACP/RCOG Manual Vacuum Aspiration (MVA) Training Course, Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists (RCOG), London, Thursday 6 February 2020
22 October 2019 Manual Vacuum Aspiration (MVA) Training Course This one-day, hands-on and theoretical training course focuses on the outpatient management of miscarriage and abortion using manual vacuum aspiration. Manual vacuum aspiration (MVA) is an alternative to electric suction or dilatation and curettage for evacuation of the uterine contents. The MVA procedure... read more »
Latest BSACP Webinar on 'Providing Medical Abortion Without a Screening Ultrasound' on Thursday 7 November 2019 at 6.30pm - Register Today!
14 October 2019 'Providing Medical Abortion Without a Screening Ultrasound' - Thursday 7 November 2019 at 6.30pm Dr Elizabeth Raymond, MD, MPH, Gynuity Health Projects, New York, NY, USA Abortion providers commonly require an ultrasound prior to medical abortion to confirm eligibility for the treatment. This test is costly, time-consuming and uncomfortable,... read more »
Feedback Sought to Develop a Population-Representative Sexual Health Survey Instrument
11 October 2019 WHO/HRP and partners are looking for sexual/reproductive health researchers to provide creative ideas that will be used to develop a standardized sexual health survey instrument. Individuals who contribute highly ranked ideas and have relevant experience will be supported to join a 72-hour WHO/HRP hackathon in January 2020.... read more »