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Safe Abortion Action Fund (SAAF) @safeabortion.bsky.social · 3d

'Spain moves to enshrine abortion as constitutional right'🙏

www.euractiv.com/news/spain-m...

Spain moves to enshrine abortion as constitutional right | Euractiv

Sánchez accused the PP of “merging with the far right”

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Safe Abortion Action Fund (SAAF) @safeabortion.bsky.social · 3d

SAAF grantee partner Di Ramona exposes lack of abortion access in Hidalgo, Mexico:

'For five months, Hidalgo has not had access to abortion drugs, says activist'

www.eluniversal.com.mx/estados/desd...

Desde hace cinco meses, Hidalgo no cuenta con medicamentos para acceder al aborto, asegura activista | El Universal

Daniela Téllez reportó que, además de la falta de insumos, persiste la violencia obstétrica en el estado

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MSI Reproductive Choices @msichoices.org · 6d

🚨 The Trump administration is planning to expand the global gag rule to include US NGOs, UN organisations and foreign governments.

"This would be an insidious encroachment on sovereignty, pressuring governments to change their laws." — Beth Schlachter, MSI Senior Director of US External Relations

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Supporting Abortions for Everyone - S.A.F.E. @supportabort.bsky.social · 9d

"Philanthropy in Europe must wake up. Abortion is not a side issue. It is not someone else’s problem. It is the frontline of the struggle against authoritarianism, misogyny, and the rise of the right. Brave new activism demands brave new funding."

Our very own @maraclarke.bsky.social 👏

The myth of European abortion access: Why funders must take action this International Safe Abortion Day - Alliance magazine

Every year, tens of thousands of people in Europe are forced to cross borders, borrow money, or risk unsafe methods just to end a pregnancy. On 28 September, 2025, International Safe Abortion Day is a...

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Safe Abortion Action Fund (SAAF) @safeabortion.bsky.social · 10d

“Las acompañantas de aborto no acompañamos abortos, acompañamos decisiones.”

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“Abortion companions don’t accompany abortions, we accompany decisions.”

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“No acompañamos abortos, acompañamos decisiones”: 27S en México

¿Sabías que existe un día para visibilizar la labor de acompañantes de aborto en México? Te contamos por qué es importante el 27 de septiembre.

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Safe Abortion Action Fund (SAAF) @safeabortion.bsky.social · 11d

Today is #InternationalSafeAbortionDay!

"Yes, abortion saves lives. It also changes lives.

SAAF stands in solidarity today, and every day, with those who are brave enough to fight for #abortion rights, and our right not just to survive but to thrive."

#28Sep #Sep28 #Sept28 #Repro

"Sometimes we need abortions to survive, but we also need abortions to thrive."

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Safe Abortion Action Fund (SAAF) @safeabortion.bsky.social · 13d

We all deserve to choose if and when we get pregnant.

This means everybody having access to the full range of contraceptive options, as well as safe abortion.

#WorldContraceptionDay #WCD2025 #ReproSky

Illustration of two women sitting together holding packets of medication - one says 'Miso'.

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Safe Abortion Action Fund (SAAF) @safeabortion.bsky.social · 14d

"Abortion is life-saving, but we shouldn’t have to be dying to access it....

...Sometimes we need an abortion to survive, yes, but we also need abortions to thrive."

New post ahead of #Sep28!

Available in English, French and Spanish 👇

www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... #ReproSky

Abortion saves lives (in more ways than one) - Safe Abortion Action Fund | Safe Abortion Action Fund (SAAF)

"The simple truth is that where safe abortion is available, it saves lives. But let’s go further. Safe abortions don’t just save lives in terms of prevention of death from unsafe methods, they can a...

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Safe Abortion Action Fund (SAAF) @safeabortion.bsky.social · 23d

SAAF grantee partner Di Ramona found that in Mexico, despite decriminalisation:

"Between January and July 2025, 522 investigation files were initiated for the crime of abortion."

oem.com.mx/elsoldehidal...

Hidalgo: Colectivas feministas denuncian supuesta criminalización del aborto - El Sol de Hidalgo | Noticias Locales, Policiacas, sobre México, Hidalgo y el Mundo

Durante el primer semestre de 2025, se iniciaron 522 carpetas de investigación por este delito a nivel nacional y el primer cuatrimestre se registraron cuatro en Hidalgo

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Safe Abortion Action Fund (SAAF) @safeabortion.bsky.social · 25d

"Kenyan women and girls are increasingly turning to hotlines for guidance on how to safely perform self-managed abortions using medication."

New study with Mama Network:

nation.africa/kenya/health...

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Three women walk in the streets holding boxes of condoms

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Safe Abortion Action Fund (SAAF) @safeabortion.bsky.social · 28d

The @who.int has launched French, Portuguese, and Spanish editions of the Clinical practice handbook for quality #abortion care - and will hold a webinar on 23rd September 👇

www.who.int/news-room/ev...

New language editions of the Clinical practice handbook for quality abortion care

The webinar will mark the launch of the French, Portuguese, and Spanish editions of the Clinical Practice Handbook for Quality Abortion Care.

www.who.int

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Safe Abortion Action Fund (SAAF) @safeabortion.bsky.social · 29d

Positive feminist news! Yes please!

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights has recognised care as a human right.

"The court explicitly connected self-care with access to sexual and reproductive health services."

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A Feminist Legal Victory That Could Change the Americas - Safe Abortion Action Fund | Safe Abortion Action Fund (SAAF)

Who wants some positive feminist news? 📰 Last month, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights made a decision to recognise care as an autonomous human right. "The ruling validates what #feminist ac...

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Safe Abortion Action Fund (SAAF) @safeabortion.bsky.social · Sep 9

"Access to abortion is a human rights issue. Full stop." 🙌 @drtlaleng.bsky.social

www.modernghana.com/news/1430575...

“Access to abortion is a human rights issue” says UN SR on Right To Health

ldquo;Sexual and reproductive health rights are an integral element of the right to health .

www.modernghana.com

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Safe Abortion Action Fund (SAAF) @safeabortion.bsky.social · Sep 8

Yet another study shows that "self-managed abortion is a process that people can do safely and effectively with community support and without medical supervision."

gatesopenresearch.org/articles/7-4... #ReproSky

Gates Open Research Article: Self-managed abortion via the internet: Analysis of one year of service delivery data from Women Help Women.

Read the latest article version by Tara Shochet, Lucía Berro Pizzarossa, Sara Larrea, Jennifer Blum, Kinga Jelinska, Rodica Comendant, Irina Sagaidac, at Gates Open Research.

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Safe Abortion Action Fund (SAAF) @safeabortion.bsky.social · Sep 5

Are you on our newsletter mailing list yet? 👀

Register here for quarterly updates about global abortion issues 🌎 👉 www.saafund.org/register

Check out our latest newsletter here: mailchi.mp/saafund.org/...

#ReproSky #Abortion #Repro

Abortion care best-practices from Mozambique 💡

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Safe Abortion Action Fund (SAAF) @safeabortion.bsky.social · Sep 5

NEW! 🌟

The International Centre for Reproductive Health in Mozambique shares how they increased access to safe abortion and provided thousands of services to women and girls 👇

Available in English, French and Spanish:

saafund.org/about-saaf/o... #ReproSky #Repro #Abortion #SRHR

A young person holds up a leaflet about safe abortion which is written in Portuguese.

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Safe Abortion Action Fund (SAAF) @safeabortion.bsky.social · Sep 4

"Trump’s aid cuts in east Africa led to unwanted abortion and babies being born with HIV."

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Trump’s aid cuts in east Africa led to unwanted abortion and babies being born with HIV – report

Doctors, nurses, patients and other experts describe the loss of decades of progress in beating the virus in 100 days after Pepfar was disrupted

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SASS_USA @sass-usa.bsky.social · Aug 29

Meanwhile in Rwanda... #abortionpills #medicationabortion #mifepristone #misoprostol
publichealth.berkeley.edu/articles/spo...

Using telemedicine to improve access to medication abortion in Rwanda

Researchers launched a pilot program in Northern Rwanda to determine whether a hybrid telemedicine/in-person model could expand access to abortions.

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Safe Abortion Action Fund (SAAF) @safeabortion.bsky.social · Aug 29

"We cannot engage in discussions about safe motherhood while teenage pregnancies and unsafe abortions are prevalent."

SAAF grantee partner CSJ News on the need for safe abortion care in Malawi 👇

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Young person holds up a sign which reads 'abortion is healthcare!'

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Safe Abortion Action Fund (SAAF) @safeabortion.bsky.social · Aug 28

Amazing results from GIWYN in Nigeria! 🤩

Study shows that their training on Self Managed Abortion increased not only people's knowledge of medical abortion but also their support and empathy for those seeking it:

www.giwyn.org/post/knowled... #ReproSky #AbortionIsHealthcare #Abortion

Knowledge is Power: How Giwyn is Training a Safer Future for Abortion in Nigeria

In Nigeria, the reality is stark: unsafe abortions present a grave risk to the lives andhealth of women and girls. While the law is restrictive, stating that abortion is illegalexcept to save the life...

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Safe Abortion Action Fund (SAAF) @safeabortion.bsky.social · Aug 27

SAAF has been funding Tamtang's amazing abortion work since 2020 - we're delighted to share that they just opened their own feminist abortion clinic in Bangkok! 🙌

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Tamtang has opened their own feminist abortion clinic in Thailand!

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Safe Abortion Action Fund (SAAF) @safeabortion.bsky.social · Aug 22

In case you missed it! 😍

Positive news from Rwanda, where the government has removed mandatory parental consent for under 18s seeking contraception and other reproductive health care.

Read more from @mdfc-rwanda.bsky.social : saafund.org/rwanda-has-e...

Photo of two young women hugging and smiling. Text: Young people in Rwanda no longer require parental consent to access contraception.

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Safe Abortion Action Fund (SAAF) @safeabortion.bsky.social · Aug 22

Muslim women's groups argue that Uganda's restrictive abortion law unjustly discriminates against the right to abortion in their faith:

www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePag... #repro

Muslim women petition court to decriminalise abortion in cases of rape, others

Two Muslim women leaders and a faith-based women’s rights organisation have petitioned the Constitutional Court seeking a declaration that Uganda’s restrictive abortion laws are unconstitutional for f...

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Medical Doctors For Choice (MDFC) @mdfc-rwanda.bsky.social · Aug 21

We are so proud to collaborate with @safeabortion.bsky.social on this article!

Thank you to SAAF for amplifying our voice and supporting this important progress!

#TogetherWeMakeBigChange💪🏽

Safe Abortion Action Fund (SAAF) @safeabortion.bsky.social · Aug 21

Amazing news! 🤩

"The parliament in Rwanda has lowered the legal age for accessing reproductive health care from 18 to 15 years old.

This means that young people from 15 onwards will no longer require parental consent to get contraception from a medical facility."

saafund.org/rwanda-has-e...

Rwanda has expanded young people’s access to contraception - Safe Abortion Action Fund

Earlier this month the parliament in Rwanda lowered the legal age for accessing reproductive health care from 18 to 15 years old.

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Safe Abortion Action Fund (SAAF) @safeabortion.bsky.social · Aug 21

Amazing news! 🤩

"The parliament in Rwanda has lowered the legal age for accessing reproductive health care from 18 to 15 years old.

This means that young people from 15 onwards will no longer require parental consent to get contraception from a medical facility."

saafund.org/rwanda-has-e...

Rwanda has expanded young people’s access to contraception - Safe Abortion Action Fund

Earlier this month the parliament in Rwanda lowered the legal age for accessing reproductive health care from 18 to 15 years old.

saafund.org

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