Safe Abortion Action Fund (SAAF)
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We're a global fund dedicated to safe abortion.
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"Access to abortion is healthcare, not a privilege, and not an expression of the state’s goodwill."
Read about #abortion access in Armenia in a new post by SAAF grantee partner Women's Resource Center:
saafund.org/abortion-nat...
Read about #abortion access in Armenia in a new post by SAAF grantee partner Women's Resource Center:
saafund.org/abortion-nat...
Abortion, Nationalism, and Women’s Autonomy in Armenia - Safe Abortion Action Fund
In Armenia the struggle for abortion rights is deeply intertwined with nationalism, militarization, and state control over women’s bodies.
saafund.org
February 3, 2026 at 2:56 PM
"Access to abortion is healthcare, not a privilege, and not an expression of the state’s goodwill."
Read about #abortion access in Armenia in a new post by SAAF grantee partner Women's Resource Center:
saafund.org/abortion-nat...
Read about #abortion access in Armenia in a new post by SAAF grantee partner Women's Resource Center:
saafund.org/abortion-nat...
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The World Health Organisation have released a call for submissions of grey literature relating to comprehensive sexual education materials that include abortion care, to map and complete a review. Deadline to submit it Feb 16th 👉 www.who.int/news-room/ar...
February 3, 2026 at 12:03 PM
The World Health Organisation have released a call for submissions of grey literature relating to comprehensive sexual education materials that include abortion care, to map and complete a review. Deadline to submit it Feb 16th 👉 www.who.int/news-room/ar...
"The concern is that the US administration's strong anti-abortion stance will directly affect reproductive health services in Kenya. We anticipate this will lead to increased maternal mortality and morbidity."
nation.africa/kenya/health...
nation.africa/kenya/health...
Expanded global gag rule puts Kenya's maternal and child health at risk
The expanded global gag rule jeopardises family planning and post-abortion care services.
nation.africa
February 3, 2026 at 10:46 AM
"The concern is that the US administration's strong anti-abortion stance will directly affect reproductive health services in Kenya. We anticipate this will lead to increased maternal mortality and morbidity."
nation.africa/kenya/health...
nation.africa/kenya/health...
"The work of Socorristas seeks to reaffirm the autonomy of people having abortions."
Read more about the work of Socorristas En Red - a SAAF grantee partner in Argentina:
saafund.org/how-socorris...
Read more about the work of Socorristas En Red - a SAAF grantee partner in Argentina:
saafund.org/how-socorris...
How Socorristas en Red are transforming abortion care in Argentina - Safe Abortion Action Fund
The network has supported more than 100,000 people across Argentina, each one through a process grounded in care, respect, and autonomy.
saafund.org
January 25, 2026 at 11:38 PM
"The work of Socorristas seeks to reaffirm the autonomy of people having abortions."
Read more about the work of Socorristas En Red - a SAAF grantee partner in Argentina:
saafund.org/how-socorris...
Read more about the work of Socorristas En Red - a SAAF grantee partner in Argentina:
saafund.org/how-socorris...
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BREAKING: The US government is expected to expand the global gag rule later today, blocking funding for organisations that promote diversity, equity and inclusion #DEI and #LGBTQ+ rights – in addition to #abortion.
It could affect $30bn in foreign aid.
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It could affect $30bn in foreign aid.
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Trump administration to block aid from subsidizing DEI and trans rights overseas
Decision marks dramatic expansion of ‘Mexico City policy’, which abortion rights supporters call ‘global gag rule’
ow.ly
January 23, 2026 at 2:43 PM
BREAKING: The US government is expected to expand the global gag rule later today, blocking funding for organisations that promote diversity, equity and inclusion #DEI and #LGBTQ+ rights – in addition to #abortion.
It could affect $30bn in foreign aid.
ow.ly/mukO50Y1KMc @cartersherman.bsky.social
It could affect $30bn in foreign aid.
ow.ly/mukO50Y1KMc @cartersherman.bsky.social
"A new analysis of TV & film storylines shows that when reproductive health decisions, particularly abortion, have been shown on screen they’ve often been unrepresentative of people’s lived experiences. New audience data shows that viewers are eager to see more realistic, authentic depictions."
New research from me & @newamerica.org! Audiences crave more realistic, holistic depictions of abortion on screen that TV and film have not been delivering.
www.newamerica.org/better-life-...
www.newamerica.org/better-life-...
Putting Pregnancy, Abortion, and Care into Context on Screen
TV and film viewers are eager to see more realistic, authentic depictions of reproductive health decisions on screen.
www.newamerica.org
January 21, 2026 at 2:55 PM
"A new analysis of TV & film storylines shows that when reproductive health decisions, particularly abortion, have been shown on screen they’ve often been unrepresentative of people’s lived experiences. New audience data shows that viewers are eager to see more realistic, authentic depictions."
"Socorristas has supported more than 100,000 people across Argentina, each one through a process grounded in care, respect, and autonomy." 💚
New post 'How Socorristas En Red are transforming #abortion care in Argentina': saafund.org/how-socorris... #Repro #Reprosky
New post 'How Socorristas En Red are transforming #abortion care in Argentina': saafund.org/how-socorris... #Repro #Reprosky
How Socorristas en Red are transforming abortion care in Argentina - Safe Abortion Action Fund
The network has supported more than 100,000 people across Argentina, each one through a process grounded in care, respect, and autonomy.
saafund.org
January 21, 2026 at 12:11 PM
"Socorristas has supported more than 100,000 people across Argentina, each one through a process grounded in care, respect, and autonomy." 💚
New post 'How Socorristas En Red are transforming #abortion care in Argentina': saafund.org/how-socorris... #Repro #Reprosky
New post 'How Socorristas En Red are transforming #abortion care in Argentina': saafund.org/how-socorris... #Repro #Reprosky
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"It will essentially prohibit abortion provision in the public sector"
MSI's advocacy director spoke to @rachelschraer.bsky.social @the-independent.com about deals the US is making with African countries, which could block them from spending money on public services like abortion.
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MSI's advocacy director spoke to @rachelschraer.bsky.social @the-independent.com about deals the US is making with African countries, which could block them from spending money on public services like abortion.
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‘Coercive’ US health deals could cause abortion access to collapse, charities warn
Special Report: Leading NGOs fear the deals in Africa – offering financial assistance in exchange for things like mining rights and access to health data – are worded vaguely enough for the US to impo...
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January 19, 2026 at 12:14 PM
"It will essentially prohibit abortion provision in the public sector"
MSI's advocacy director spoke to @rachelschraer.bsky.social @the-independent.com about deals the US is making with African countries, which could block them from spending money on public services like abortion.
ow.ly/WElz50XZAeW
MSI's advocacy director spoke to @rachelschraer.bsky.social @the-independent.com about deals the US is making with African countries, which could block them from spending money on public services like abortion.
ow.ly/WElz50XZAeW
"Although miscarriage is relatively common, it is stigmatized and often silenced; and queer individuals have an added layer of silencing grounded in heteronormative expectations of reproductive health."
Memorable Messages in Response to Queer Miscarriage Disclosure: How Dominant Discourses About Reproductive Health Shape and Silence
Haley Kranstuber Horstman, Nicole Hudak, Sofia Deatherage, Breck Holtz & Maria Butauski
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Haley Kranstuber Horstman, Nicole Hudak, Sofia Deatherage, Breck Holtz & Maria Butauski
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Memorable Messages in Response to Queer Miscarriage Disclosure: How Dominant Discourses About Reproductive Health Shape and Silence
In the current study, grounded in the theory of memorable messages (ToMM), we explored the memorable messages queer individuals receive regarding their miscarriage. Although miscarriage is relative...
www.tandfonline.com
January 20, 2026 at 10:15 AM
"Although miscarriage is relatively common, it is stigmatized and often silenced; and queer individuals have an added layer of silencing grounded in heteronormative expectations of reproductive health."
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Oscar-Shortlisted Film 'Belén' Exposes the Injustice That Helped Transform Argentina’s Abortion Laws
Based on a true story, Belén revisits a miscarriage turned prosecution, and the movement that refused to let it stand.
📰 msmagazine.com/2026/01/13/o...
Based on a true story, Belén revisits a miscarriage turned prosecution, and the movement that refused to let it stand.
📰 msmagazine.com/2026/01/13/o...
January 16, 2026 at 9:49 AM
Oscar-Shortlisted Film 'Belén' Exposes the Injustice That Helped Transform Argentina’s Abortion Laws
Based on a true story, Belén revisits a miscarriage turned prosecution, and the movement that refused to let it stand.
📰 msmagazine.com/2026/01/13/o...
Based on a true story, Belén revisits a miscarriage turned prosecution, and the movement that refused to let it stand.
📰 msmagazine.com/2026/01/13/o...
"Activists are challenging Indonesia's new criminal code, which outlaws sex outside marriage...
Sexual relations outside marriage now carry a sentence of up to a year in jail, effectively outlawing same-sex relations."
www.manilatimes.net/2026/01/14/w...
Sexual relations outside marriage now carry a sentence of up to a year in jail, effectively outlawing same-sex relations."
www.manilatimes.net/2026/01/14/w...
'Serious threat': Indonesia legal reform sparks rights challenges
JAKARTA — Activists are challenging Indonesia's new criminal code, which outlaws sex outside marriage and insulting top officials, saying it threatens rights and gives authorities broad power with min...
www.manilatimes.net
January 15, 2026 at 11:04 AM
"Activists are challenging Indonesia's new criminal code, which outlaws sex outside marriage...
Sexual relations outside marriage now carry a sentence of up to a year in jail, effectively outlawing same-sex relations."
www.manilatimes.net/2026/01/14/w...
Sexual relations outside marriage now carry a sentence of up to a year in jail, effectively outlawing same-sex relations."
www.manilatimes.net/2026/01/14/w...
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Instrumentalising male contraceptives because of anti-abortion politics is bad. Not only does it weaponise contraceptives as a tool to undermine abortion, it is fundamentally anti bodily autonomy.
Male contraceptives must *never* be a tool to undermine women + people who can become pregnant
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Male contraceptives must *never* be a tool to undermine women + people who can become pregnant
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German MEP Peter Liese intensifies his push for male contraception to reduce abortions.
🔗https://eurac.tv/9Ylv
🔗https://eurac.tv/9Ylv
January 13, 2026 at 9:25 AM
Instrumentalising male contraceptives because of anti-abortion politics is bad. Not only does it weaponise contraceptives as a tool to undermine abortion, it is fundamentally anti bodily autonomy.
Male contraceptives must *never* be a tool to undermine women + people who can become pregnant
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Male contraceptives must *never* be a tool to undermine women + people who can become pregnant
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Calling all designers! 🎨
We are looking for brand designers to support us to refresh the branding for a global abortion fund.
Accepting applications (in English but from anywhere in the world) until 14th January 2026.
saafund.org/saaf-is-look...
#Hiring #Jobs #Design #GraphicDesign #Rebrand
We are looking for brand designers to support us to refresh the branding for a global abortion fund.
Accepting applications (in English but from anywhere in the world) until 14th January 2026.
saafund.org/saaf-is-look...
#Hiring #Jobs #Design #GraphicDesign #Rebrand
SAAF is looking for a consultant to support with our branding refresh - Safe Abortion Action Fund
We are seeking an agency, team, or individual to work with us to update our digital branding - the deadline to apply is 14 January.
saafund.org
January 12, 2026 at 5:18 PM
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#Denmark has agreed to compensate Greenlandic women and girls who were subjected to involuntary birth control between 1966-1991, when thousands were fitted with IUDs without consent. This marks an important step towards justice, recognition and reparations for survivors.
Denmark to Pay Greenlandic Victims of Forced Birth Control
Denmark will compensate victims in a decades-long scandal in which thousands of Greenlandic girls and young women were fitted with birth control devices by Danish doctors, often without their consent ...
www.bloomberg.com
January 12, 2026 at 10:23 AM
#Denmark has agreed to compensate Greenlandic women and girls who were subjected to involuntary birth control between 1966-1991, when thousands were fitted with IUDs without consent. This marks an important step towards justice, recognition and reparations for survivors.
Still a week to apply to support SAAF with our branding refresh!
Deadline is 14 January 2026.
saafund.org/saaf-is-look...
Deadline is 14 January 2026.
saafund.org/saaf-is-look...
SAAF is looking for a consultant to support with our branding refresh - Safe Abortion Action Fund
We are seeking an agency, team, or individual to work with us to update our digital branding - the deadline to apply is 14 January.
saafund.org
January 8, 2026 at 11:07 AM
Still a week to apply to support SAAF with our branding refresh!
Deadline is 14 January 2026.
saafund.org/saaf-is-look...
Deadline is 14 January 2026.
saafund.org/saaf-is-look...
Uganda: "Unsafe abortions are claiming the lives of our daughters, sisters, and students, not because the law forbids it, but because the law is unclear and society is silent."
Well said Moses!
Well said Moses!
MOSES ODONGO: Our constitution leaves girls unprotected. The results are fatal
KAMPALA - Recently, while perusing the Daily Monitor of November 18, 2025, I came across an article on page 25 written by Olivier Mukaaya, titled “Abortion crisis as girls turn to unsafe practices.” As I read it carefully, word for word, I found myself tearing up as I reflected on what the 19-year-o
pmldaily.com
January 5, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Uganda: "Unsafe abortions are claiming the lives of our daughters, sisters, and students, not because the law forbids it, but because the law is unclear and society is silent."
Well said Moses!
Well said Moses!
Great to see that the MAREAS fund will be supporting reproductive rights in Latin America and Africa:
efeminista.com/mareas-auton...
efeminista.com/mareas-auton...
MAREAS, una iniciativa para fortalecer la autonomía reproductiva en América Latina y África
Nace MAREAS, una iniciativa que busca promover la autonomía corporal, salud y derechos sexuales y reproductivos en América Latina y África.
efeminista.com
January 5, 2026 at 11:07 AM
Great to see that the MAREAS fund will be supporting reproductive rights in Latin America and Africa:
efeminista.com/mareas-auton...
efeminista.com/mareas-auton...
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A report from @amnesty.org shows that #abortion access in Europe remains deeply uneven, with criminalisation, delays, refusals of care and rising anti-rights pressure putting reproductive rights at risk. Governments must act to ensure equal & universal access to essential healthcare.
Europe: Existing barriers to abortion access compounded by alarming attempts to roll back reproductive rights
European governments must act to ensure equal and universal access to abortion care in the face of ongoing restrictions and intensifying efforts to further limit access to abortion across the region, ...
www.amnesty.org
December 19, 2025 at 12:44 PM
A report from @amnesty.org shows that #abortion access in Europe remains deeply uneven, with criminalisation, delays, refusals of care and rising anti-rights pressure putting reproductive rights at risk. Governments must act to ensure equal & universal access to essential healthcare.
Calling all designers! 🎨
We are looking for brand designers to support us to refresh the branding for a global abortion fund.
Accepting applications (in English but from anywhere in the world) until 14th January 2026.
saafund.org/saaf-is-look...
#Hiring #Jobs #Design #GraphicDesign #Rebrand
We are looking for brand designers to support us to refresh the branding for a global abortion fund.
Accepting applications (in English but from anywhere in the world) until 14th January 2026.
saafund.org/saaf-is-look...
#Hiring #Jobs #Design #GraphicDesign #Rebrand
SAAF is looking for a consultant to support with our branding refresh - Safe Abortion Action Fund
We are seeking an agency, team, or individual to work with us to update our digital branding - the deadline to apply is 14 January.
saafund.org
December 17, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Calling all designers! 🎨
We are looking for brand designers to support us to refresh the branding for a global abortion fund.
Accepting applications (in English but from anywhere in the world) until 14th January 2026.
saafund.org/saaf-is-look...
#Hiring #Jobs #Design #GraphicDesign #Rebrand
We are looking for brand designers to support us to refresh the branding for a global abortion fund.
Accepting applications (in English but from anywhere in the world) until 14th January 2026.
saafund.org/saaf-is-look...
#Hiring #Jobs #Design #GraphicDesign #Rebrand
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A Global Telehealth First: Women Help Women Begins Producing Abortion Pill Combipack
The feminist telehealth provider is cutting out pharmaceutical middlemen to make abortion safer, simpler and more accessible across borders.
buff.ly/fY51xKC msmagazine.com/2025/12/14/g...
The feminist telehealth provider is cutting out pharmaceutical middlemen to make abortion safer, simpler and more accessible across borders.
buff.ly/fY51xKC msmagazine.com/2025/12/14/g...
December 17, 2025 at 9:49 AM
A Global Telehealth First: Women Help Women Begins Producing Abortion Pill Combipack
The feminist telehealth provider is cutting out pharmaceutical middlemen to make abortion safer, simpler and more accessible across borders.
buff.ly/fY51xKC msmagazine.com/2025/12/14/g...
The feminist telehealth provider is cutting out pharmaceutical middlemen to make abortion safer, simpler and more accessible across borders.
buff.ly/fY51xKC msmagazine.com/2025/12/14/g...
"Being an abortion companion is my way of transmitting that love that I would have liked to have received myself. We created a support network that I didn’t have myself, because I needed to know that this world will give women & girls a choice."
Isabel, REDMYH - Mexico: saafund.org/ive-been-acc...
Isabel, REDMYH - Mexico: saafund.org/ive-been-acc...
“I've been accompanying abortions for 10 years.” - Safe Abortion Action Fund
Being an abortion companion is my way of transmitting that love that I would have liked to have received myself.
saafund.org
December 11, 2025 at 5:49 PM
"Being an abortion companion is my way of transmitting that love that I would have liked to have received myself. We created a support network that I didn’t have myself, because I needed to know that this world will give women & girls a choice."
Isabel, REDMYH - Mexico: saafund.org/ive-been-acc...
Isabel, REDMYH - Mexico: saafund.org/ive-been-acc...
"As we end 2025 we wanted to share some positive and hopefully inspiring examples of changes brought about by reproductive rights advocates..."
mailchi.mp/saafund.org/... #Repro #Reprosky
mailchi.mp/saafund.org/... #Repro #Reprosky
December 9, 2025 at 12:53 PM
"As we end 2025 we wanted to share some positive and hopefully inspiring examples of changes brought about by reproductive rights advocates..."
mailchi.mp/saafund.org/... #Repro #Reprosky
mailchi.mp/saafund.org/... #Repro #Reprosky
We hear a lot of negative #abortion news from the US, but this year has seen some major advocacy wins in other countries!
Mexico, Rwanda, Zimbabwe, England and Wales, Luxembourg, Denmark and more have improved their abortion laws! 👇
mailchi.mp/saafund.org/... @reprorights.org @amnesty.org
Mexico, Rwanda, Zimbabwe, England and Wales, Luxembourg, Denmark and more have improved their abortion laws! 👇
mailchi.mp/saafund.org/... @reprorights.org @amnesty.org
December 8, 2025 at 4:03 PM
We hear a lot of negative #abortion news from the US, but this year has seen some major advocacy wins in other countries!
Mexico, Rwanda, Zimbabwe, England and Wales, Luxembourg, Denmark and more have improved their abortion laws! 👇
mailchi.mp/saafund.org/... @reprorights.org @amnesty.org
Mexico, Rwanda, Zimbabwe, England and Wales, Luxembourg, Denmark and more have improved their abortion laws! 👇
mailchi.mp/saafund.org/... @reprorights.org @amnesty.org
A bill to restrict later abortions has been defeated in the South Australian parliament.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Bill to restrict abortions later in pregnancy defeated in South Australia after emotional debate
Amendment would have watered down law to allow abortion only where it would save life of mother or another foetus, or for significant risk of abnormalities
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:51 PM
A bill to restrict later abortions has been defeated in the South Australian parliament.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Good news!
The Faroe Islands has overturned its extremely restrictive #abortion law to allow abortions on request up to 12 weeks of pregnancy.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The Faroe Islands has overturned its extremely restrictive #abortion law to allow abortions on request up to 12 weeks of pregnancy.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Faroe Islands scraps one of Europe's strictest abortion laws
Politicians in the self-governing Danish territory have voted to overturn legislation which banned abortion in most cases.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 5, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Good news!
The Faroe Islands has overturned its extremely restrictive #abortion law to allow abortions on request up to 12 weeks of pregnancy.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The Faroe Islands has overturned its extremely restrictive #abortion law to allow abortions on request up to 12 weeks of pregnancy.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...