WHO Abortion Care Guideline, Second Edition

The WHO Abortion Care Guideline, Second Edition, is the gold-standard framework designed to present a complete set of global recommendations and best practice statements. Developed by the World Health Organization and the Guidelines Review Committee for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research (SRH), this clinical policy guide enables evidence-based decision-making to ensure high-quality patient care. It is an indispensable resource for obstetricians, gynecologists, public health professionals, and policy-makers seeking to optimize service-delivery contexts globally.

Key Features

• Consolidated Global Standards: Merges crucial technical, clinical, and policy guidance into a single, cohesive reference manual to improve health system infrastructure.

• Supersedes Legacy Guidelines: Comprehensively updates and replaces three foundational historical texts, including the 2012 Safe Abortion Guidance, the 2015 Health Worker Roles (Task Sharing) Guidance, and the 2018 Medical Management of Abortion.

• Targeted Recommendation 22 Updates: Features the latest clinical amendments, specifically providing the newly updated remarks for Recommendation 22 to reflect modern clinical evidence.

• Task-Sharing & Clinical Roles: Outlines optimized guidelines for healthcare worker roles, mid-level providers, and post-treatment contraception management.

• Cross-Contextual Framework: Engineered to support quality care and clinical decision-making across diverse legal, regulatory, and resource settings.