NEW DELHI — Millions of women and girls globally have lost access to contraceptives and abortion services because of the coronavirus pandemic. Several months into the pandemic, many women now have second-trimester pregnancies because they could not find care in time. Lockdowns, travel restrictions, supply chain disruptions, the massive shift of health resources to combat COVID-19 and fear of infection continue to prevent many women and girls from care. Some countries didn’t deem sexual and reproductive health services as essential under lockdown, meaning women and girls were turned away. Her group and others wrote to the health minister about women turned away from care.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer August 19, 2020 05:15 UTC