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Values are what we hold dear and think is important. They influence how we conduct ourselves and live. They serve as our internal road map. For sexual and reproductive health providers or advocates, their values surrounding abortion are particularly relevant—but often unclear. The recently completed Ipas values clarification and attitude transformation (VCAT) process and toolkit were designed with an agenda: to move participants toward support, acceptance and advocacy for comprehensive abortion care and related sexual and reproductive health care and rights.
The VCAT toolkit is a resource for trainers, program managers and technical advisors who organize or facilitate training events and advocacy workshops in the field of sexual and reproductive health.
While the primary audiences for this toolkit are health-care providers and public health professionals, it is designed to be adaptable for a variety of stakeholders in different settings, including policymakers, lawyers and other legal professionals, advocates, lay community members, media and donors. Abortion beliefs and behaviors tend to be context specific and affected by myriad social, cultural, professional and political factors; thus, activities are not tailored to a specific country or context.
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