Abortion
Explore recent abortion-related grants, publications, clinical recommendations, and Society news.
Abortion policy and practice should be based upon the best available science. As a community, we build knowledge to increase and improve the delivery of and access to evidence-based care and align policy with evidence.

News and Updates

“Family planning visits during the COVID-19 pandemic” dataset summary
The Network’s study, Family planning visits during the COVID-19 pandemic, captures changes in clinical practice as reported by more than 70 clinics throughout the US.… READ MORE
Announcing the 2020 SMFM and SFP Bridge Builder grantees
The Society of Family Planning (SFP) and the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) are proud to announce the 2020 SMFM and SFP Bridge Builder grantees. The goal of the… READ MORE
The Society joins amicus brief in fight against in-person dispensing requirement for mifepristone
In support of driving family planning evidence into policy and practice, the Society has proudly joined the amicus brief filed yesterday in ACOG vs FDA requesting removal… READ MORE

Recent Grants

SMFM and SFP Bridge Builder Award: Joshua Nitsche
Joshua Nitsche, MD, PhD, Wake Forest University Health Sciences
$15,000
SMFM and SFP Bridge Builder Award: Stephanie Dukhovny
Stephanie Dukhovny, MD, MA, Oregon Health and Sciences University
$15,000
SMFM and SFP Bridge Builder Award: Sindhu K. Srinivas
Sindhu K. Srinivas, MD, MSCE, University of Pennsylvania
$15,000
The oral reproductive and sexual herstories of Black Protestant Christian women
Toni Bond, MA, Interfaith Voices for Reproductive Justice
$7,501
Creating evidence and consensus in support of over-the-counter mifepristone-misoprostol
Daniel Grossman, MD, Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health (ANSIRH)
$4,190,525
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Publications

Exploring the abortion experiences of Punjabi women in Canada: A qualitative study
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Moderate intravenous sedation for first trimester surgical abortion: A comparison of adverse outcomes between obese and normal-weight women
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Claims about abortion and clinical implications lack evidence
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Tweeting PP: An analysis of the 2015–2016 Planned Parenthood controversy on Twitter
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Who presents past the gestational age limit for first trimester abortion in the public sector in Mexico City?
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Clinical Guidance

Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) Consult Series #49: Cesarean scar pregnancy

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Reproductive services for women at high risk for maternal mortality: A report of the workshop of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the Fellowship in Family Planning, and the Society of Family Planning

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Cervical preparation for dilation and evacuation at 20–24 weeks’ gestation

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Medical abortion reporting of efficacy: The MARE guidelines
Creinin M, Chen M
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Pain control in surgical abortion part 1 — local anesthesia and minimal sedation
Allen R, Singh R
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