Using hotlines to improve women’s access to information in legally restricted settings Líneas telefónicas sobre misoprostol para un aborto seguro: mejorando el acceso de las mujeres a la información en contextos legales restrictivos ICMA – WoW March 8-10, 2012

Who we are ICMA is a consortium and a movement It has a diverse and multidisciplinary global membership of national and international organisations and of activists and advocates working together with health professionals, researchers and policymakers Its members and associated networks are all autonomous

Mission and objectives Advocate for medical abortion in the context of safe abortion worldwide Advocate for the incorporation of medical abortion into public health systems and innovative mechanisms to make medical abortion available, accessible and affordable Advocate for laws, policies and regulations which make the provision of safe abortion possible

Structure Coordination and Program Officers and Staff Steering committee – responsible for the direction of ICMA including the networks (affiliates)

Regional networks ANMAAfrican Network for Medical Abortion: February, 2009 ASAPAsia Safe Abortion Partnership: March, 2008 CLACAILatin American Consortium against Unsafe Abortion: May, 2006 EEARC Eastern European Alliance for Reproductive Choice: June, 2008

International Conferences Medical Abortion: An International Forum on Policies, Programmes and Services, Johannesburg, 2004 International Conference on Second Trimester Abortion, London, 2007 Expanding Access to Medical Abortion, Lisbon, 2010

Information package Audiences –Women –Health providers –NGOs and women’s organizations –Policy makers Translated into seven languages Available on ICMA web and CD (update 2012)

Objectives of this meeting (1) To share the experiences of setting up hotlines which give information to women on safe abortion in legally restricted settings; To discuss how to strengthen the provision of information to women based on their needs; To share strategies for advocacy of safe, legal abortion and how to cope with opposition and threats within the social and political environment;

Objectives of this meeting (2) To discuss mechanisms of documenting and evaluating the work of hotlines To share experiences of existing and new communication strategies to get this information to women, create enabling conditions and make alliances for advocacy and public support;

Vision To create an international movement that brings together groups and individuals promoting choice on abortion at international, regional and country level To support the right of every woman to a safe, legal abortion on request

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