Research project

 A topic of interest: Abortion-rights movement

 In a journal of gynecology and obstetrics, Stifani et al (1) assert that abortion is a human right in Colombia. Feminist groups, healthcare providers, nonprofit organizations, civil society, and other stakeholders have played a significant role in implementing the law. However, despite the abortion legalization, there is no a successful implementation of the new law since unsafe abortion is common. The Colombian Constitution of 1991 recognized the fundamental rights and mandated that in making laws, the court should put into consideration the protection of the fundamental rights (Stifani et al, 1). On matters of reproductive health, women focused on their rights to end an unwanted pregnancy. Nonprofit organizations and individuals supported the women's movement for abortion rights and the movement made the court to protect women's right to abortion. Sometimes women find themselves in situations that they cannot control and thus, they should be allowed to make their decision concerning the pregnancy to prevent psychological problems (Stifani et al, 1).The Wikipedia source also addresses the topic by saying that the abortion-rights movement aimed at giving women liberty and freedom to end up unwanted pregnancy. Countries such as the United Kingdom, United States, Asia, South Korea, and others have taken into consideration matters of reproductive health and they have legalized abortion (MediaWiki, 1). 

Both Wikipedia and the journal provide great information about the abortion-right movement. They both agree that advocates have supported the abortion law and abortion should be legalized to help women whose life is in danger. However, information from Wikipedia is not quality due to lack of authority. The information lacks scholarly authority and therefore it is not a legitimate source (MediaWiki, 1). On the other hand, the journal has provided a detailed report, authors have subject expertise, the article uses specialize terminology, and it reports experimental findings. For example, in 2017, an advocacy group conducted a survey and 65% of households reported that women should have the right to end the pregnancy. However, 50% of Colombian women are aware that the court legalized abortion but they face many barriers (Stifani et al, 2018). For example, some are not aware that abortion services are free and they end up having unsafe abortions to avoid the costs of services.

 From both sources (Wikipedia and journal), the court has recognized the women's right to an abortion but there are administrative barriers and stigma. The study finds that healthcare providers are not playing actively in implementing the law and also they are not educating the women about the law. For example, 32% of obstetricians/gynecologists do no provide abortion services. This is because physicians as well as the recipient of the services are inadequately informed (Stifani et al, 1). In general, even though the civil society and advocacy groups have facilitated the implementation of the law, the health sector is resistant to implementing the law. The healthcare system should be at the forefront to provide the services and educate patients about abortion services.

 

 

Research questions

• Doctors are barriers to abortion. On what grounds do medical professionals refuse to provide abortion services?
• What are the effects associated with the failure of medical professionals to provide abortion services?
• Should physicians need specified information about the law prior to the implementation?

 

 

 

 Doctors are barriers to access safe abortion. On what grounds do medical professionals refuse to provide abortion services?

Preliminary outline

• Introduction
• Evidence that doctors are barriers to access to safe abortion
• Grounds on which physicians refuse to provide abortion service
• Analysis of the effectiveness of legal abortion
• Conclusion 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Work cited

 

Stifani, Bianca M., et al. "Abortion as a human right: The struggle to implement the abortion law

in Colombia." International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics 143 (2018): 12-

18.https://obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ijgo.12672

 

 MediaWiki. Abortion-rights movements. WIKIMEDIA PROJECT 2020 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion-rights_movements