- Ipas LAC recognizes ISSSTE’s willingness to guarantee the reproductive rights of women and other people with the capacity to bear children for government workers and their families.
- Sensitization and training of health professionals is crucial to ensure that all persons are treated respectfully, without stigma or discrimination.
- Ipas LAC has contributed with the institute to the effective implementation of this measure.
The decision of the Instituto de Seguridad y Servicios Sociales de los Trabajadores del Estado (ISSSTE) towards a more inclusive, fair and humane public health policy is a step towards the guarantee of the right to health, as well as “a sign of the clear understanding that the termination of pregnancy is a health service like any other,” said Mara Zaragoza, deputy director of the ISSSTE, in a statement.said Mara Zaragoza, Deputy Director of Strengthening at Ipas Latin America and the Caribbean (Ipas LAC).
Legal abortion services can be provided under quality conditions in first and second level health facilities, that is, in health centers, clinics and hospitals accessible to the community. Evidence of this has been the services in states where abortion has been decriminalized: abortion clinics in Mexico City and health centers in Oaxaca, Hidalgo, Baja California, Guerrero, among others where Ipas LAC has accompanied the implementation.
In 2024, Ipas LAC collaborated with the workshop workshop on Comprehensive Safe Abortion Care at the ISSSTE National Meeting, organized by the National Center for Gender Equity, where we provided clinical training to health professionals. We reiterate our willingness to continue this collaboration to raise awareness and provide training from a comprehensive and stigma-free perspective.
We also recall that, although the Agreement released by the Institute refers to abortion services up to 12 weeks, the penal codes of each state allow for the termination of pregnancy after that time to protect the health and life of the pregnant woman in specific circumstances, for example, in cases of sexual violence. to protect the health and life of the pregnant woman in specific circumstances, for example, in cases of sexual violence.
On the other hand, access to services for adolescents should not be conditioned on the consent or authorization of a third party. to the consent or authorization of a third party, but rather their will must be respected in all decisions concerning their sexual and reproductive health, as established in the international human rights framework and Mexican law.. Likewise, health facilities must have health professionals who are not conscientious objectors in order to guarantee that their practice complies with the criteria established by the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation in 2021.
What does the implementation of abortion consist of?
Implementing high quality ILE services does not require high technology or complex infrastructure.. Abortion is such a safe procedure that it can be provided on an outpatient basis.It does not require hospitalization or admission to the operating room, nor does it require general anesthesia and concludes once the clinical procedure is completed (in the case of manual aspiration).
In addition, according to the recommendations of the World Health Organization (WHO), it can be performed by trained health professionals from different areas, for example: general medicine, gynecobstetrics, nursing or midwifery.
- In the case of medical abortion in the initial stage of gestation, all that is required is a space that guarantees privacy for the interview and examination of the woman.In the case of medical abortion in early pregnancy, all that is required is a space that guarantees privacy for the interview and examination of the patient, supplies (mifepristone together with misoprostol, or misoprostol alone, plus analgesics) and a health professional trained to provide the necessary information, orientation and answer any questions the client may have.
- Another method is vacuum vacuum aspirationThe procedure is one of the first choice procedures recommended by the World Health Organization and the International Federation of Gynecobstetrics and Obstetrics, as it is a modern, versatile, safe, effective and painless technique. During the early stages of pregnancy, only an area designated for minor or outpatient procedures is required, which meets the appropriate cleanliness conditions for a health procedure, the instruments and supplies in ideal conditions and trained personnel to perform the procedure and accompany the user during the evacuation. This method has less than 1% of serious complications.
Ipas LAC has an online platform: aulavirtual.ipaslac.org. for health professionals, a free space where we facilitate virtual training for multidisciplinary staff working in sexual and reproductive health services. These capabilities reinforce skills that are acquired quickly and practically.
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Spokesperson: Mara Zaragoza, Ipas LAC’s Deputy Director of Strengthening
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