Making safe abortion accessible: a practical guide for advocates. (Other Material: Healthlink Worldwide).

This 68-page handbook offers direction to activists working to ensure that abortions permitted by law are safe and accessible, in accordance with international mandates. It reviews key steps in successful abortion-rights advocacy campaigns, including: envisioning needed changes in abortion services; building and managing effective partnerships for advocacy; increasing awareness of the need for change among a variety of audiences; and helping prepare the health system and related sectors to offer safe abortion. The guide is adaptable to diverse settings, prompting readers to develop the most appropriate strategies for their own contexts.

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