@article{fdi:010062556,
  title = {{T}he politics of unsafe abortion in {B}urkina {F}aso : the interface of local norms and global public health practice},
  author = {{S}toreng, {K}. {T}. and {O}uattara, {F}atoumata},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{I}n {B}urkina {F}aso, abortion is legally restricted and socially stigmatised, but also frequent. {U}nsafe abortions represent a significant public health challenge, contributing to the country's very high maternal mortality ratio. {I}nspired by an internationally disseminated public health framing of unsafe abortion, the country's main policy response has been to provide post-abortion care ({PAC}) to avert deaths from abortion complications. {D}rawing on ethnographic research, this article describes how {B}urkina {F}aso's {PAC} policy emerged at the interface of political and moral negotiations between public health professionals, national bureaucrats and international agencies and {NGO}s. {B}urkinabe decision-makers and doctors, who are often hostile to induced abortion, have been convinced that {PAC} is life-saving care' which should be delivered for ethical medical reasons. {M}oreover, by supporting {PAC} they not only demonstrate compliance with international standards but also, importantly, do not have to contend with any change in abortion legislation, which they oppose. {R}ights-based international {NGO}s, in turn, tactically focus on {PAC} as a first step' towards their broader institutional objective to secure safe abortion and abortion rights. {S}uch negotiations between national and international actors result in widespread support for {PAC} but stifled debate about further legalisation of abortion.},
  keywords = {abortion ; politics ; {B}urkina {F}aso ; global ; local ; ethnography ; {BURKINA} {FASO}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{G}lobal {P}ublic {H}ealth},
  volume = {9},
  numero = {8},
  pages = {946--959},
  ISSN = {1744-1692},
  year = {2014},
  DOI = {10.1080/17441692.2014.937828},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010062556},
}