EC Gynaecology

Reproductive health is always in limelight in public health. Although reproductive health is related to human reproduction it is focused on women’s reproductive health probably due to both biological and socio-cultural reasons. In Nepal, for a certain period of time the focus on women’s reproductive health narrowed down broader issue of health of women to reproduction and fertility. Today, despite that women’s health is seen beyond the reproduction, reproductive health of women still remains in priority to address. Safe abortion as a right of women to end undesired pregnancy is not yet legally established in many parts of the world. As a historical achievement Nepal legalized safe abortion nearly two decades back. However, access to safe abortion service is a challenge in many parts of the country.