研究發現 在線墮胎服務與傳統方式一樣安全有效

Five years ago, the tragic case of a young woman in Ireland made headlines around the world.

五年前，一個愛爾蘭年輕女性的悲劇登上了各國新聞頭條。

Savita Halappanavar had been 17 weeks pregnant when she entered a hospital in pain. Doctors told her miscarriage was "inevitable."

當薩維塔·哈拉帕納瓦承受着劇痛去醫院時，她已經懷孕17周了。醫生告知她流產是不可避免的。

But they also said she had to continue to carry the baby because of the country's abortion ban. Her condition deteriorated, and she died within a week of an infection.

但是他們也表示，由於墮胎禁令，她必須繼續生下這個孩子。她的情況不斷惡化，最終在一週內就因感染去世了。

Halappanavar's death sparked numerous protests, investigations and soul-searching. Ireland still is among the strictest countries in the world regarding abortion law. But a study published in the BMJ last Tuesday details how some women can get around the restrictions — through telemedicine.

哈拉帕納瓦的離世引發了許多抗議、調查和思考。在世界範圍內，愛爾蘭依舊是在墮胎法方面最嚴格的國家之一。但《英國醫學期刊》上週二發表的一篇研究，詳細講述了一些女性可以如何繞開這些管制--通過遠距醫療。

Researchers looked at data from Women on Web (WoW), a nonprofit group that provides an online consultation service for women who live in countries where abortion is restricted.

研究人員查看了WoW這個非盈利組織的數據，該組織旨在爲那些住在流產受限的國家中的女性提供線上諮詢服務。

Its doctors review the information a woman gives about her pregnancy and provide prescriptions for medical-abortion pills such as mifepristone or misoprostol. A third-party company fills the prescription and sends the pills in the mail.

網站的醫生們會查看女性提供的有關她們懷孕的信息，隨後提供流產藥片的處方，例如米非司酮或米索前列醇。第三方公司會配藥方並將藥片郵寄出去。

The study sample involved 1,000 women in the Republic of Ireland and in Northern Ireland, which has a similar position on abortion although the region is part of the United Kingdom.

這項研究的樣本涉及了1000名來自愛爾蘭和北愛爾蘭的女性，其中北愛爾蘭雖然是英國的一個地區，但它和愛爾蘭共和國在流產的制度方面是差不多的。

Between 2010 and 2012, nearly 95 percent of the women reported during follow-up contacts that they ended their pregnancy without surgical intervention.

在2010至2012年間，有將近百分之95的女性在定期的聯繫中表示，她們在沒有外科手術介入的情況下流產了。

The rate of complications was similar to that of women using the abortion pill with the help of doctors in traditional, face-to-face office settings in countries were abortion is less restricted, the study found.

研究表明，用流產藥流產的女性，與在流產管制比較寬鬆的國家中用傳統方式、在辦公場所面對面接受醫生幫助的女性兩者的併發症的比例是差不多的。