Nepal: 15 years after legalizing abortions, gaps in access, equity, quality continue to exist

(Boston University Medical Center) Nepal is often heralded as a model of successful implementation and rapid scale-up of safe abortion services. Yet despite the legalization of the procedure in 2002, challenges continue to exist for women who want to obtain a safe, legal abortion.In a new perspective piece in the Health and Human Rights Journal, researchers discuss where gaps in access, equity and quality of abortion services threaten the realization of reproductive rights.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news