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Global Abortion Rights News @globalabortionnews.bsky.social · 3h

Unsafe abortion is prevalent in Liberia, but most of the cases are not reported to the country’s health authorities because abortion itself is illegal in Liberia. It's a problem for more than teenagers.

Dangerous Pregnancy: Unsafe Abortion a Problem for Liberian Teens - New Narratives

Monrovia – Pale and weak, Pauline Kule was rushed to the James N. Davis Memorial hospital in July because she had been bleeding profusely. The 19-year-old swallowed 15 pills hoping to get rid of an un...

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Global Abortion Rights News @globalabortionnews.bsky.social · 3h

"All Canadians, regardless of where they live, deserve access to the contraception that they need to control and plan their reproductive health futures. Now is the time to implement universal, first-payer coverage for contraception for all Canadians."

The evidence is clear: National pharmacare for contraception can’t wait

National pharmacare is essential for equitable access to prescription contraception.

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Global Abortion Rights News @globalabortionnews.bsky.social · 3h

Liberia: “Where is the Minister of Gender?” rural women’s rights advocate Ma Nowaai Ida Kaiser called out from the stage. “I want you to take something from me....Please take the cassava sticks from me. Please take the broken glass bottles from me... Please take unsafe abortion from me.”

Rural Women's Plea: "Take the Cassava Sticks From Me" - FrontPageAfrica

MONROVIA – In a powerful and emotional appeal that left many in tears, rural women’s rights advocate Ma Nowaai Ida Kaiser from Palala, Bong County, stood before hundreds of delegates at the Second Nat...

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Global Abortion Rights News @globalabortionnews.bsky.social · 3h

Pakistan: The Sindh province has an estimated 400,000 to 500,000 abortions a year, many of them unsafe and unregulated. Combined with widespread malnutrition and anemia, this places countless women at risk.

Sindh faces alarming rise in unsafe abortions | The Express Tribune

Experts warn iron deficiency, early marriages, lack of family planning fueling silent health crisis

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Global Abortion Rights News @globalabortionnews.bsky.social · 3h

India: Despite the 2021 amendment to the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, and a landmark judgment in 2022 for a woman's right to abortion, access remains deeply uneven and recent court judgments have rolled back progressive wins.

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Global Abortion Rights News @globalabortionnews.bsky.social · 1d

In Nigeria, the Ogun State Government has reiterated its commitment to implementing the Safe Termination of Pregnancy guidelines, aimed at providing safe, legal abortion services.

Ogun govt reaffirms commitment to SToP guideline, maternal deaths reduction

Ogun State Government has reiterated its commitment to implementing the Safe Termination of Pregnancy (SToP) guidelines, aimed at providing safe, legal

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Global Abortion Rights News @globalabortionnews.bsky.social · 1d

In Uganda, the Alliance of Women Advocating for Change, a sex worker-led organization, has commemorated Safe Motherhood International Day with a passionate call for bodily autonomy, dignity, and community-led access to safe abortion for marginalized women across Uganda.

AWAC Uganda marks Safe Motherhood Day with call for community-led access to safe abortion

KAMPALA — The Alliance of Women Advocating for Change (AWAC Uganda), a sex work-led organization, has commemorated Safe Motherhood International

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Global Abortion Rights News @globalabortionnews.bsky.social · 1d

In Africa, two new books were launched at a dinner in honour of Professor Charles Ngwena. It was a commemoration of Professor Ngwena’s his profound influence as a mentor and advocate in reproductive health and rights.

Books launched in honour of Professor Ngwena - The Point

Harmful Practices and Human Rights: An International Perspective (2025) Co-edited by Ebenezer Durojaye, Satang Nabaneh, and Johanna Bond, this book explores harmful cultural practices from a global p...

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Global Abortion Rights News @globalabortionnews.bsky.social · 1d

An Oct 2 judgment by the High Court of Kenya has struck down a restrictive clause in the country's reproductive health policy. This means that the health of the foetus can no longer be independently prioritized over the life or health of the pregnant woman.

Joint Statement: Kenyan Civil Society Organizations Celebrate Court Decision Striking Down Restrictive Clause on Abortion and Prioritizing Women’s Reproductive Health | Center for Reproductive Rights

On October 2, 2025, the High Court of Kenya struck down Paragraph 12 of Clause 3.4.1 of the National Reproductive Health Policy 2022–2032, which sought to

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Global Abortion Rights News @globalabortionnews.bsky.social · 1d

Alabama artist Michelle Browder’s "Mothers of Gynecology" monument honors Anarcha, Betsey, and Lucy, three enslaved women who were the subject of gruesome medical experiments by the so-called father of gynecology J. Marion Sims in 1840s Montgomery, Alabama.

One woman's quest to reclaim the ugly history of Black maternal health

Artist Michelle Browder's Mothers of Gynecology project is an act of resistance.

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Global Abortion Rights News @globalabortionnews.bsky.social · 2d

Texas has ZERO evidence and is just on a cruel witchhunt. It's no coincidence that the accused are Latinx. It's part of the racist anti-immigration purge by the White House.

Texas charges eight people over links to midwife accused of illegal abortions

State attorney general Ken Paxton claims ‘cabal of abortion-loving radicals’ practiced medicine without a license

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Global Abortion Rights News @globalabortionnews.bsky.social · 2d

During Spain’s strict COVID-19 lockdown, abortions dropped sharply not because clinics closed, but because social restrictions led to fewer unintended pregnancies, especially among single women.

Lockdowns and Abortions: How Spain’s COVID-19 Restrictions Reduced Unintended Pregnancies – Population Council

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Global Abortion Rights News @globalabortionnews.bsky.social · 3d

Kenya: Director and producer of the film Atoua, Joseph Akwesi, explained that it means “if it happens to you” and also stands for “Adolescent Talk on Unsafe Abortion.” The first season told the story of a young woman who died from an unsafe abortion to reflect the realities faced by many teenagers.

Youth urged to seek help from trusted adults and health facilities on sexual health issues - Ghanaian Times

The Advocacy and Youth Coordinator at Marie Stopes Ghana, Henrietta Kaakyire Ataah has urged young people not to keep their sexual and reproductive health concerns to themselves but to seek help from ...

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Global Abortion Rights News @globalabortionnews.bsky.social · 3d

But many states require abortion providers to lie to their patients with government anti-choice propaganda!!
The Supreme Court justices who were bought and paid for by anti-choice Republicans have zero respect for the constitutional rights of those they disagree with.

A Key Precedent Overturned Limits on Professionals’ Speech

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Global Abortion Rights News @globalabortionnews.bsky.social · 3d

Texas police and a surveillance company repeatedly lied to the media about tracking down a woman who had an abortion. They said it was to protect her safety, but actually it was a "death investigation" and they wanted to prosecute her for homicide. Her abusive partner reported her.

Flock Safety and Texas Sheriff Claimed License Plate Search Was for a Missing Person. It Was an Abortion Investigation.

New documents and court records obtained by EFF show that Texas deputies queried Flock Safety's surveillance data in an abortion investigation, contradicting the narrative promoted by the company and ...

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Global Abortion Rights News @globalabortionnews.bsky.social · 4d

On Friday, Luxembourg's parliamentary committee on institutions debated whether the Constitution should refer to abortion as a right or a freedom. An overwhelming majority of MPs voted in favour of "freedom." This is much weaker than a right, as doctors can now refuse to provide it.

Freedom or right?: Abortion freedom to be enshrined in Luxembourg's constitution

In recent weeks, lawmakers have debated whether Luxembourg's Constitution should refer to abortion as a right or a freedom.

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Global Abortion Rights News @globalabortionnews.bsky.social · 4d

In Europe, 15 countries have taken steps forward since 2021, but only 5 EU countries have fully decriminalised abortion.
Sweden, France, and the Netherlands rank best in the EU for abortion rights, while Malta and Poland remain at the bottom.

What is the state of abortion rights across the EU?

Despite 15 countries having taken steps forward since 2021, only five EU countries have fully decriminalised abortion. #EuropeInMotion

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Global Abortion Rights News @globalabortionnews.bsky.social · 4d

After the My Voice, My Choice campaign got over a million signatures, the European Commission is now reviewing its demand for a new voluntary fund to cover the costs of abortion for women in Europe who cannot access the procedure in their own country and must travel abroad for it.

European Commission to consider fund for EU-wide access to abortion

The European Commission will study a proposal to create a fund to help women access safe abortions when they cannot do so in their own countries due to restrictive laws, following a citizens’ campaign...

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Global Abortion Rights News @globalabortionnews.bsky.social · 5d

Behind the alleged success of Bangladesh’s garment industry lies a stark, overlooked reality: there is a widespread lack of access to healthcare, resulting in pregnancy and unsafe abortions among young female workers.

Why early pregnancy persists among Bangladesh’s garment workers

Behind the celebrated success of Bangladesh’s garment industry and its reputation for empowering women lies a stark, often overlooked reality: widespread early pregnancy, unsafe abortions, and reprodu...

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Global Abortion Rights News @globalabortionnews.bsky.social · 5d

The Kenya Constitution enshrined reproductive rights 15 years ago, but women continue to face denial of services, unsafe abortions, and systemic barriers that undermine their dignity and autonomy.

Constitution @15: Kenya still fails women on reproductive rights and bodily autonomy

Advocates demand reforms, investment in health systems, and implementation of court decisions on reproductive rights

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Global Abortion Rights News @globalabortionnews.bsky.social · 5d

"What is most worrying about this post-Roe trend of 'pregnancy-related crimes' ... is that the laws used in most of these prosecutions are meant to protect children rather than fetuses. What we are seeing here is a growing acceptance of the idea of 'fetal personhood'."

US prosecutors keep charging women with ‘pregnancy-related crimes’ | Arwa Mahdawi

In the two years after Roe v Wade was overturned, hundreds were charged amid growing acceptance of ‘fetal personhood’

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Global Abortion Rights News @globalabortionnews.bsky.social · 6d

In Mexico, at least eight cases of abandoned newborns in the last seven months have highlighted a structural problem, but media has not done a proper analysis of its underlying causes. Poverty, lack of sex education, and criminalization of abortion.

Mexico’s abandoned newborns: A tragedy driven by lack of sex education and the criminalization of abortion

At least eight cases in the last seven months have highlighted a structural problem, one that has been magnified by mass media and social media, without a proper analysis of its underlying causes

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Global Abortion Rights News @globalabortionnews.bsky.social · 6d

The Spanish government has proposed enshrining the right to abortion in the constitution, following a move by Madrid city hall to inform women about “post-abortion syndrome.” This is a fabricated anti-choice notion that has been scientifically refuted.

Spain govt proposes making abortion constitutional right | Macau Business

International, MNA | Spain's leftist government on Friday proposed anchoring the right to abortion in the constitution following a move by Madrid city hall to inform women about a supposed "post-abort...

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Global Abortion Rights News @globalabortionnews.bsky.social · 6d

There's a "Turnaway Play!” (now playing in Turners Falls MA). Five actors portray the real-life experiences of people included in a landmark study on the impact abortion has on women, by Dr. Diana Greene Foster.

Reproductive rights stories at Shea Theater: 'The Turnaway Play' explores the impact of denied abortions on women's lives - Greenfield Recorder

“The Turnaway Play,” a scientific study turned stage performance about reproductive rights, seeks to answer the question, “What happens when a person is denied an abortion?” Five actors in this play p...

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Global Abortion Rights News @globalabortionnews.bsky.social · 7d

The Spanish government has proposed a constitutional reform to protect abortion rights. “In a global context of attacks on sexual and reproductive rights, this step is needed to guarantee women’s freedom and autonomy,” government sources said.

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