Ensuring Access to Abortion After 13 Weeks

Launch of IPPF IMAP Statement

Monday 10^th March – 13:00-14:00 GMT

Join us for a webinar to launch the newly released IPPF International Medial Advisory Panel (IMAP) Statement on 

Ensuring Access to Abortion Care after 13 Weeks’ Gestation (available in English, Spanish, French and Arabic).

While globally the majority of abortions take place before 13 weeks, two-thirds of all major abortion-related complications occur after 13 weeks and are responsible for nearly half of all abortion-related deaths. Lack of available abortion care services, skilled providers, information and unnecessary legal and policy restrictions are just some of the factors contributing to the higher mortality rates associated with abortion in later gestations.

The webinar will feature insights from experts in the field on the clinical advances and key considerations for introducing and providing abortion care after 13 weeks; challenges abortion providers face and what they are doing to ensure the availability of quality abortion care after 13 weeks; and barriers clients face in accessing care.

There will be time at the end of the webinar for Q&A from audience members.

Please join us for this webinar which comes at a critical time in the fight for abortion rights globally.

Zoom webinar registration details: https://bit.ly/3F22lru

Date: Monday 10^th March

Time: 13:00-14:00 GMT

Interpretation and recording to be available in English, Spanish, French and Arabic

Speakers:

• Dr Patricia Lohr, Director Research and Innovation, British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS)
• Mara Clarke, Safe Abortion for Everyone (S.A.F.E)
• Dr Kalpana Apte, Director General, Family Planning Association of India (FPAI)
• Nathalie Kapp, Chief Medical Advisor, IPPF
• Melissa Cockroft, Global Abortion Lead, IPPF

Agenda

13:00 – 13:10 : Introduction by Nathalie Kapp, Chief Medical Advisor, IPPF

13:10 –13:20 : Overview of the new IMAP Statement on ensuring access to abortion after 13 weeks; presentation by Melissa Cockroft, Global Lead – Abortion, IPPF

13:20 –13:30: Providing abortion care after 13 weeks: Clinical considerations for providers; presentation by Dr Patricia Lohr, BPAS

13:30 – 13:40: Introducing and maintaining abortion care services after 13 weeks: experiences and lessons learned from India; presentation by Dr Kalpana Apte, FPAI

13:40-13:50: Who needs abortions after 13 weeks? Ongoing challenges to access – experiences from Europe; presentation by Mara Clarke

13:50-14:00: Q&A