Overview: Vicky will report on findings from a systematic review about Long Acting Reversible Contraception and reproductive rights. This review was undertaken as part of an international research project between Reproductive Health Uganda (Uganda), IPAS, (Nepal), University of California, San Francisco (USA),  FLASCO (Argentina), University of Essex (UK), Lancaster University and Geneva Graduate Institute (Switzerland).  This discussion will highlight the key themes from the review which include a striking absence of attention to reproductive rights when it comes to providing LARC both in the UK and internationally.

 

Content warnings: this discussion may include reference to pressure and coercion.

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Keywords: Long acting reversible contraception (LARC); reproductive rights.

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Vicky Boydell is a Lecturer in Global Public Health at Essex University.

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