Good Practice Guide for abortion care from 20 weeks of pregnancy. English version

Abstract

This GPG was developed through exchanges that took place during a regional in-person meeting held in Bogotá in April 2024, which brought together 32 multidisciplinary specialists from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico, and Peru. This Good Practice Guide (GPG) seeks to strengthen and improve the conditions that guarantee access to quality abortion services. It is part of the Abortion Times initiative of the Latin American Consortium Against Unsafe Abortion (CLACAI). This guide recognizes the need to provide abortion services starting at 20 weeks of pregnancy. It establishes the standards of comprehensiveness and quality that should guide care. It acknowledges that these practices often create tension within healthcare teams and present significant barriers for women seeking services. This document compiles existing scientific evidence and the experiences of healthcare professionals across Latin America working in both the public and private sectors, as well as the experiences of abortion accompaniment groups who work in coordination with institutional providers.