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: Phase 2 Results Now Available
Please click here to download. For questions or comments, please contact Info@SocietyFP.org. Mary Tschann, PhD, MPH, Hannah Lange, MPH, CCRP, Elizabeth Ly, MPH, Sara Hilliard, MA,… READ MORE
Announcing the 2020 Emerging Scholar awardees
The Society of Family Planning Research Fund is excited to announcethe 2020 Emerging Scholars in Family Planning grantees. The aim of the Emerging Scholars in… READ MORE
Announcing the recipients of the 2020 Changemakers in Family Planning awards
The Society of Family Planning Research Fund is proud to announce the 2020 Changemakers in Family Planning grantees. The aim of the Changemakers in Family Planning grant… READ MORE

Recent Grants

Is transabdominal sonography comparable to transvaginal sonography for eligibility assessment prior to medical abortion?
Annie Fu, MD, Planned Parenthood of Central and Greater Northern NJ
$87,564
Nitrous oxide versus intravenous sedation for anesthesia: A randomized clinical trial
Lauren Thaxton, MD, MBA, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center
$93,304
Advancing access to medication abortion in primary care: Conducting a needs assessment for family planning training among internal medicine primary care residency programs
Nina Tan, MD, University of Washington
$7,500
Exploring trust and respect in family planning and reproductive health care experiences among Black and Indigenous Minnesota communities using a historical and reproductive justice lens
Asha Hassan, MPH, Planned Parenthood North Central States
$7,500
Villains and victims: The impact of abortion stigma in Kansas abortion politics
Elise Higgins, MA, University of Kansas
$7,500
SEE MORE GRANTS

Publications

Restrictions on reproductive care at Catholic hospitals: A qualitative study of patient experiences and perspectives
LEARN ABOUT THE GRANT
Perspectives among Canadian physicians on factors influencing implementation of mifepristone medical abortion: A national qualitative study
LEARN ABOUT THE GRANT
Prioritizing desiredness in pregnancy of unknown location: An algorithm for patient-centered care
LEARN ABOUT THE GRANT
Sexually transmitted disease partner notification among African American, adolescent women
LEARN ABOUT THE GRANT
Adjunct mifepristone for cervical preparation prior to dilation and evacuation: A randomized trial
LEARN ABOUT THE GRANT
SEE MORE PUBLICATIONS

Clinical Guidance

Medication abortion up to 70 days of gestation
READ THE RECOMMENDATION
Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) Consult Series #49: Cesarean scar pregnancy
READ THE RECOMMENDATION
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
READ THE RECOMMENDATION
Cervical preparation for dilation and evacuation at 20–24 weeks’ gestation
READ THE RECOMMENDATION
Medical abortion reporting of efficacy: The MARE guidelines
READ THE RECOMMENDATION
SEE MORE CLINICAL GUIDANCE