Publications by authors named "Juliette Ortiz"
Article Synopsis
- In 2006, a Colombian Constitutional Court ruling partially decriminalized abortion, but many women still chose to self-manage their abortions using medications acquired informally due to barriers in accessing formal healthcare services.
- A 2018 study involving interviews with 47 women revealed a lack of trust in the healthcare system and misinformation about the abortion law as key reasons for this preference for informal methods.
- Despite a progressive abortion law adopted in 2022, understanding the motivations behind self-managed abortions could help improve knowledge and access to legal abortion services in the future.
Objective: To describe factors associated with subsequent abortions in Colombia and evaluate whether high-efficacy contraceptive availability (IUD) post-index abortion was associated with higher efficacy contraceptive initiation and fewer subsequent abortions within 2 years.
Methods: The study population comprised patients aged 15-44 years who underwent index abortion in 2017 at four clinics in Bogotá, Colombia. Using charts, we conducted a retrospective cohort study with 2-year follow-up (2017-2019) after the index abortion for outcomes of contraceptive initiation and subsequent abortion.
In 2006, abortion in Colombia was decriminalised under certain circumstances. Yet some women continue to avail themselves of ways to terminate pregnancies outside of the formal health system. In-depth interviews (IDIs) with women who acquired drugs outside of health facilities to terminate their pregnancies (= 47) were conducted in Bogotá and the Coffee Axis in 2018.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: In 2006, abortion was decriminalised in Colombia under certain circumstances. Yet, women avail themselves of ways to terminate pregnancy outside of the formal health system. This study explored how drug sellers engage with women who attempt to purchase misoprostol from them.
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