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Session: Introduction and Provision of Medical Abortion: Perspectives from Five Countries
4233.1: Tuesday, November 9, 2004: 2:30 PM-4:00 PM
Oral
Introduction and Provision of Medical Abortion: Perspectives from Five Countries
The panel will consist of 'case studies' of mifepristone introduction in five countries: France, United States, Vietnam, Tunisia and India. Each panelist will present a brief history of mifepristone introduction in their country and review how, where and when women currently receive medical abortion (mifepristone coupled with the prostaglandin misoprostol). Panelists will highlight how drug registration and regulatory processes, pharmaceutical companies, traditions of abortion service provision, and public opinion have shaped availability and access to medical abortion. The discussion will explore the implications of these differences for both women and providers. Finally, panelists will suggest how these experiences may inform future efforts to expand access to safe abortion services or the introduction of other new reproductive health technologies.
Learning Objectives: At the end of this session, participants will be able to: 1) explain the process of mifepristone introduction in five countries (France, United States, Vietnam, Tunisia, and India) 2) identify implications of different drug regulatory schemes for the introduction and provision of medical abortion, and 3) compare different methods of medical abortion provision and identify important factors in successful delivery systems.
Moderator(s):Beverly Winikoff, MD, MPH
2:30 PMIntroduction and provision of medical abortion in France
Danielle Hassoun, Dr, Andre Ullman, MD
2:44 PMIntroduction and provision of medical abortion in the United States: Challenges and opportunities
Beverly Winikoff, MD, MPH
2:58 PMIntroduction and provision of medical abortion in Tunisia
Selma Hajri, MD
3:12 PMIntroduction of medical abortion in India
Nozer Sheriar, MD
3:26 PMIntroduction and provision of medical abortion in Vietnam
Nguyen Thi Nhu Ngoc, MD
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organized by:Population, Family Planning, and Reproductive Health
Endorsed by:APHA-Committee on Women's Rights; International Health; Public Health Nursing; Socialist Caucus; Women's Caucus
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing

The 132nd Annual Meeting (November 6-10, 2004) of APHA