Emergency oral contraception based on levonorgestrel prevents pregnancy by preventing or delaying ovulation. The factual medical-legal analysis based on the judicial ruling regarding compliance in the health facilities is performed to guarantee the delivery of the emergency oral contraception pill to the patients, otherwise the precautionary measure has not been effective in ensuring delivery of the medication and in other cases barriers to its dispensation have been observed.

Objective: Describe the actions carried out by the National Maternal Perinatal Institute, regarding access to health services for the care of women for therapeutic abortion. Material and Methods: Descriptive, cross-sectional study. All the files of requests for therapeutic abortion that were attended at the National Maternal-Perinatal Institute during the periods from January to December 2019 and 2020 were reviewed. Results: 117 and 59 requests for therapeutic abortion were attended during the 2019 and 2020 periods respectively. Age is not an impediment to request the procedure of voluntary therapeutic interruption of pregnancy, only in the cases of minors, the signature of the minor's parents or guardians is accompanied. In addition, the institution complies with informing the Public Ministry to guarantee the legal measures of judicial protection in defense of the sexual freedom of the ...

Emergency oral contraception based on levonorgestrel prevents pregnancy by preventing or delaying ovulation. The factual medical-legal analysis based on the judicial ruling regarding compliance in the health facilities is performed to guarantee the delivery of the emergency oral contraception pill to the patients, otherwise the precautionary measure has not been effective in ensuring delivery of the medication and in other cases barriers to its dispensation have been observed.

Objective: Describe the actions carried out by the National Maternal Perinatal Institute, regarding access to health services for the care of women for therapeutic abortion. Material and Methods: Descriptive, cross-sectional study. All the files of requests for therapeutic abortion that were attended at the National Maternal-Perinatal Institute during the periods from January to December 2019 and 2020 were reviewed. Results: 117 and 59 requests for therapeutic abortion were attended during the 2019 and 2020 periods respectively. Age is not an impediment to request the procedure of voluntary therapeutic interruption of pregnancy, only in the cases of minors, the signature of the minor's parents or guardians is accompanied. In addition, the institution complies with informing the Public Ministry to guarantee the legal measures of judicial protection in defense of the sexual freedom of the ...