A health care intervention, as defined by the World Health Organization, that can be effectively managed by a wide range of health workers using medication or surgical procedures. Abortion care is included in the 2020 WHO list of essential health care services. In the first 12 weeks of pregnancy, a medical abortion can be safely self-managed by the pregnant person outside of a health facility, in whole or in part. For this to be effective, there is a need for accurate information, quality medicines, and the availability of support from a trained health worker.
A procedure for terminating an unintended pregnancy carried out either by persons lacking the necessary skills in an environment that does not conform to minimal medical standards or both.
This includes the provision of accurate information, abortion management, and post-abortion care. It provides care related to miscarriage (in medical terms known as spontaneous or missed abortion), induced abortion (the deliberate interruption of an ongoing pregnancy by medical or surgical means), incomplete abortion as well and fetal death (intrauterine fetal demise).
An induced abortion (deliberate interruption of an ongoing pregnancy by medical or surgical means) under the circumstances and assisted by a person who existing international, regional, and national laws have sanctioned. The current legal framework authorizes abortion in cases of sexual assault, rape, and incest and where the continued pregnancy endangers the mental and physical health of the mother or the life of the mother or the fetus. The care is to be provided by a trained health professional.
The deliberate interruption of a pregnancy by medical or surgical means outside the legal framework that permits access to abortion services. The legal framework is given above in defining “legal abortion”.
A term used to describe the language or rules that computers use to solve a problem. They have many uses. Here, we use it to describe the computer language that different platforms use to decide what content to show and recommend to each user.
The way of naming people or organizations that are against abortion and the women who request or need one, the medical teams that perform them, or the clinics that provide safe abortion care. Sometimes, they can engage in violent actions. They are also called pro-life or anti-choice groups.
When you have the power and ability to decide about your body and your future. This includes the decision on reproductive choices and the freedom and possibility of accessing health services when needed. For it to exist, there can be no violence, coercion, or refusal to give information.
Applying predetermined rules to people’s content on a specific social network. They include legal obligations and regulations that the private company that owns the platform decides to establish. These are generally called ‘terms of service’ and ‘community standards’.
The practices, methods, medications, or devices used to prevent pregnancy. They are not abortive. They can be hormonal or a barrier. The former come in various formats: pills, injectables, vaginal rings, patches, subdermal implants, intrauterine implants. The latter is mainly condoms and IUDs.
When false information is spread by a person or group who knows it is untrue. It seeks to cause damage or harm. Disinformation has always existed, but in recent years, thanks to digital technologies, the channels, the number of people who spread it, and how it is amplified have changed.
Like disinformation, it is inaccurate or even false, but its intent is not necessarily to harm and spreads quickly through technology.
It translates as the action of lowering rank. Platforms adjust their algorithms to relegate certain content, typically following their terms of service or community standards to prevent the circulation of false or misleading information. Thus, the contents are less visible to users.
An empty term that has been used as a distraction to delegitimize feminist and LGBTIQ+ struggles. It is also used to misinform regarding topics such as sexual and reproductive health, among others. It was invented by the Vatican in response to the advances of the International Conference on Population (Cairo, 1994) and the World Conference on Women (Beijing, 1995).
A set of rules to know how devices and systems should exchange and manage information, such as directing data packets on networks so that they reach their destination correctly. These can be on the Internet and other types of networks. For example, on the Internet, the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) and the Secure Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTPS), its secure version, are ubiquitous when requesting and delivering web pages and handling data between servers and browsers.
The right and power to make informed and free decisions about sexual and reproductive health (SRHR). This includes deciding whether to have children, how many, when, how often, and with whom. It consists of the freedom and possibility of accessing contraceptive methods, pre and postnatal care, and the possibility of terminating a pregnancy safely and legally.
A non-invasive approach to abortion that is performed with pills that were obtained and taken with the help of a health professional. It is generally a very safe and effective practice.
A self-managed abortion that is performed at home with the support of a health professional who provides care through digital means. It is an option for people with difficulties accessing a health centre, whether due to distance, transportation, care and/or work responsibilities, or disabilities.
These are human rights understood in national laws and international frameworks. They are based on guaranteeing that we all have a healthy sexual and reproductive life with information and responsibility. This includes the right to freely decide when, how many, and how often to have children. They encompass the vision that sexuality can be enjoyed beyond reproduction and that people must be able to access education and health services without any type of discrimination.
The actions a social network takes to limit the visibility of an account, a topic, or a hashtag’s publications.
It is used in contexts of human rights violations. It is a tool for change; it helps make these violations and the systems that allow them to be visible. It seeks to generate institutional changes that bring social transformation and individual justice to people who have experienced specific violence.