Progress in providing legal abortion services after law reform: A quantitative study in three provinces of Argentina.

ABSTRACT: Argentina's 2021 abortion law grants the right to abortion on-request up to 14 weeks' gestation, as well as continuing to allow abortion after 14 weeks on specific grounds. The early years after law reform provide a unique opportunity to assess progress and identify barriers, to both inform program improvements and guide other countries undergoing reform. This study assesses the first two years of law implementation. We surveyed a purposive sample of 45 key informants about implementation successes and barriers. In addition, we surveyed 223 public health facilities (selected through stratified systematic random sampling) in three provinces: Buenos Aires, Chaco and La Rioja. We collected information on abortion services, resources, personnel, training, and obstacles to provision. We present

SUBMITTER: Keogh SC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11856314 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature