COVID-19 has infected hundreds of thousands of people globally, bringing a range of primary and secondary effects on several individuals and communities.
Domestic violence organisations report there has been an increase in household tension and domestic violence as a results of forced coexistence and economic stress along with fears about the virus (Roesch et al, 2020).
Although more men than women worldwide may have contracted COVID-19, women struggle from a number of perspectives; physically (domestic violence), financially (their livelihoods) and emotionally (including their sexual and reproductive health) (Wenham et al, 2020).
Humanitarian emergencies have the potential to cause disruption and to limit the provision of sexual and reproductive health services.
- Access to safe abortion services and contraception can be interrupted, with some seeing the provision of these services as non-essential.
- Disruption of termination of pregnancy services can lead to the performance of unsafe abortions.
- Legislation was changed in England in
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