Learning to deliver comprehensive abortion care

How the new HRP comprehensive abortion care learning programme supports safe and rights‑based practice

World Health Organization
28 April 2026

A new HRP (the UNDP/UNFPA/UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction) learning programme, available as a WHO Academy course, supports health workers providing abortion care to do so safely, respectfully and with quality. The new four-part learning programme on comprehensive abortion care brings key elements of comprehensive abortion care together in one coherent learning pathway.

Abortion is a common health intervention. It is very safe when carried out using a method recommended by the Abortion care guideline, appropriate to the pregnancy duration and by someone with the necessary skills. However, around 45% of abortions are unsafe.

Continued: https://www.who.int/news/item/28-04-2026-learning-to-deliver-comprehensive-abortion-care

28.04.2026

Commentary

Antonella Lavelanet

Comprehensive Abortion Care

post-abortion care

UNFPA

WHO Abortion Care Guideline

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Spain – A Second-Class Right

Spain’s Proposal to Constitutionalise the Right to Abortion

21 April 2026
Rosario Grimà Algora

The Spanish Government has recently approved a project for a constitutional amendment to protect the right to a voluntary termination of pregnancy (abortion). This amendment would add a new paragraph to article 43, on the right to healthcare, to include the following text:

“Public authorities shall guarantee women’s right to voluntarily terminate their pregnancy under conditions of real and effective equality, with all the necessary provisions and services for that exercise.”1)

While the discussion of constitutional reform is welcome, the current amendment falls short of its promises.

Continued : https://verfassungsblog.de/spain-abortion-constitution/

FIGO/ICM Statement on Comprehensive Abortion Care

FIGO, ICM
7 April 2026

The International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) and the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) affirm that Comprehensive Abortion Care (CAC) is an essential health service and a core element of Universal Health Coverage (UHC).

Building on previous commitments from both organisations, this joint statement unites the guiding principles, strategic aims, policy requirements, professional standards and service actions required to ensure quality, equitable and rights-based CAC. This joint statement supports midwives and obstetrician-gynaecologists (OBGYNs) to practise within competency-based scopes, strengthens interprofessional collaboration, and protects women and girls’ autonomy and dignity.

Continued: https://internationalmidwives.org/resources/statement-on-comprehensive-abortion-care/

07.04.2026