<P> Circumvention tourism is also an area of medical tourism that has grown . Circumvention tourism is travel in order to access medical services that are legal in the destination country but illegal in the home country . This can include travel for fertility treatments that aren't yet approved in the home country, abortion, and doctor - assisted suicide . Abortion tourism can be found most commonly in Europe, where travel between countries is relatively simple . Ireland and Poland, two European countries with highly restrictive abortion laws, have the highest rates of circumvention tourism . In Poland especially, it is estimated that each year nearly 7,000 women travel to the UK, where abortion services are free through the National Health Service . There are also efforts being made by independent organizations and doctors, such as with Women on Waves, to help women circumvent draconian laws in order to access medical services . With Women on Waves, the organization uses a mobile clinic aboard a ship to provide medical abortions in international waters, where the law of the country whose flag is flown applies . </P> <P> International healthcare accreditation is the process of certifying a level of quality for healthcare providers and programs across multiple countries . International healthcare accreditation organizations certify a wide range of healthcare programs such as hospitals, primary care centers, medical transport, and ambulatory care services . There are a number of accreditation schemes available based in a number of different countries around the world . </P> <P> The oldest international accrediting body is Accreditation Canada, formerly known as the Canadian Council on Health Services Accreditation, which accredited the Bermuda Hospital Board as soon as 1968 . Since then, it has accredited hospitals and health service organizations in ten other countries . </P> <P> In the United States, the accreditation group Joint Commission International (JCI) was formed in 1994 to provide international clients education and consulting services . Many international hospitals today see obtaining international accreditation as a way to attract American patients . </P>

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