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Most South Africans think women should have autonomy in making decisions regarding marriage and reproduction. Large majorities support making contraceptives available to everyone who is sexually active regardless of age or marital status.
AD1085: South Africans support women’s autonomy in marriage and reproduction, including abortion
Sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) are a fundamental aspect of public health and human rights, encompassing physical, mental, and social well-being concerning sexuality and...
www.afrobarometer.org
November 29, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Most South Africans think women should have autonomy in making decisions regarding marriage and reproduction. Large majorities support making contraceptives available to everyone who is sexually active regardless of age or marital status.
Pakistan's high population growth rate is closely linked to the status of women, whose autonomy and well-being remain severely restricted. This is reflected in high maternal mortality, unsafe abortion rates, low contraceptive usage, and women's limited ability to make reproductive decisions.
Women’s empowerment key to tackling Pakistan’s population crisis - Daily Times
Experts say Pakistan’s population crisis is closely tied to gender inequality, urging women-centered policies to empower women and stabilize growth.
dailytimes.com.pk
November 29, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Pakistan's high population growth rate is closely linked to the status of women, whose autonomy and well-being remain severely restricted. This is reflected in high maternal mortality, unsafe abortion rates, low contraceptive usage, and women's limited ability to make reproductive decisions.
While abortion is largely illegal in Zimbabwe, post-abortion care is not. Most major hospitals can manage complications arising from unsafe or incomplete abortions, but uptake remains low, with many women suffering complications in silence due to stigma, fear, and misinformation.
Uptake of post-abortion care still low despite Government efforts - herald
Tendai Gukutikwa Health Reporter GOVERNMENT has been applauded for making progress in ensuring that post-abortion care is available at designated health facilities. However, uptake remains worryingly ...
www.heraldonline.co.zw
November 29, 2025 at 2:07 AM
While abortion is largely illegal in Zimbabwe, post-abortion care is not. Most major hospitals can manage complications arising from unsafe or incomplete abortions, but uptake remains low, with many women suffering complications in silence due to stigma, fear, and misinformation.
Dr. Jen Gunter has a warning for Canadians who don't want to descend into fascism:
"The National Post sounded a right-wing dog whistle about abortion, and you need to pay attention. We have lived this in the United States, and trust me when I tell you, this is how it starts."
"The National Post sounded a right-wing dog whistle about abortion, and you need to pay attention. We have lived this in the United States, and trust me when I tell you, this is how it starts."
Abortion Rights in Canada are Under Attack
Forced-birth groups are testing their strategy
vajenda.substack.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Dr. Jen Gunter has a warning for Canadians who don't want to descend into fascism:
"The National Post sounded a right-wing dog whistle about abortion, and you need to pay attention. We have lived this in the United States, and trust me when I tell you, this is how it starts."
"The National Post sounded a right-wing dog whistle about abortion, and you need to pay attention. We have lived this in the United States, and trust me when I tell you, this is how it starts."
Melissa Schmitt tells her story of a traumatic pregnancy gone wrong in North Dakota in 2014. She was past the legal gestational limit and was forced to carry to term because she couldn't afford to travel to Colorado. It almost killed her.
Doctors Told Me My Unborn Baby Would Die. I Was Forced To Carry Him To Term Anyway.
"It was silent in the room when my son was pulled out of me. He couldn’t cry, open his eyes, or move."
www.huffpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Melissa Schmitt tells her story of a traumatic pregnancy gone wrong in North Dakota in 2014. She was past the legal gestational limit and was forced to carry to term because she couldn't afford to travel to Colorado. It almost killed her.
A new study has uncovered how the COVID-19 pandemic amplified barriers to abortion access in Poland. The pandemic disrupted personal support networks, heightened exposure to intimate partner violence, and intensified stigma.
King's research reveals how COVID-19 deepened barriers to abortion care in Poland | King's College London
Research shows that COVID-19 measures and legal restrictions in Poland compounded barriers to abortion access, revealing how health emergencies intersect with structural inequalities and gendered vuln...
www.kcl.ac.uk
November 28, 2025 at 3:21 AM
A new study has uncovered how the COVID-19 pandemic amplified barriers to abortion access in Poland. The pandemic disrupted personal support networks, heightened exposure to intimate partner violence, and intensified stigma.
The arrogant entitlement is jaw-dropping. Anti-choice activist Joanna Howe is on record as having used “insults and threatening and intimidating tactics” against MPs in Australia.
She's bullshitting about this "immunity" claim. It's people who support abortion who need protection from HER.
She's bullshitting about this "immunity" claim. It's people who support abortion who need protection from HER.
Anti-abortion activist Joanna Howe claims University of Adelaide gave her immunity from complaints by pro-choice campaigners
The university, which employs Howe as a law professor, states that it ‘considers each matter on its merits’
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:07 AM
The arrogant entitlement is jaw-dropping. Anti-choice activist Joanna Howe is on record as having used “insults and threatening and intimidating tactics” against MPs in Australia.
She's bullshitting about this "immunity" claim. It's people who support abortion who need protection from HER.
She's bullshitting about this "immunity" claim. It's people who support abortion who need protection from HER.
Poland: Even where abortion is lawful at the statutory or constitutional level, it often cannot be accessed in practice. Karolina Kocemba looks at the A.R. v. Poland case as an example of how reproductive justice depends not just on case law but also legal clarity and consistent implementation.
When Legal Uncertainty Violates Reproductive Rights
verfassungsblog.de
November 28, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Poland: Even where abortion is lawful at the statutory or constitutional level, it often cannot be accessed in practice. Karolina Kocemba looks at the A.R. v. Poland case as an example of how reproductive justice depends not just on case law but also legal clarity and consistent implementation.
FIGO has made major strides in improving access to safe and quality abortion care in Cameroon, Mali and Burkina Faso. With support from FIGO's Advocating for Safe Abortion Project, the project has broken long-standing taboos, fostered open dialogue and shifted attitudes in the community.
Advocating for Safe Abortion Project: learnings and successes from Cameroon, Burkina Faso and Mali | Figo
The Advocating for Safe Abortion (ASA) Project has made major strides in improving access to safe and quality abortion care in Cameroon, Mali and Burkina Faso. Led by the Society of Gynaecologists and...
www.figo.org
November 28, 2025 at 2:47 AM
FIGO has made major strides in improving access to safe and quality abortion care in Cameroon, Mali and Burkina Faso. With support from FIGO's Advocating for Safe Abortion Project, the project has broken long-standing taboos, fostered open dialogue and shifted attitudes in the community.
In Chile, far-right Presidential candidate Jose Antonio Kast wants to reinstate the country's total abortion ban that was slightly eased in 2017. He's expected to win the election in December. The vast majority of Chilean abortions are carried out clandestinely or abroad.
Kast, the favorite to win Chile's presidential runoff, could limit abortion access
Chile's gradual expansion of abortion access is at risk of a dramatic reversal as far-right candidate Jose Antonio Kast, a staunch Catholic who opposes even morning-after contraception, surges toward ...
www.reuters.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:43 AM
In Chile, far-right Presidential candidate Jose Antonio Kast wants to reinstate the country's total abortion ban that was slightly eased in 2017. He's expected to win the election in December. The vast majority of Chilean abortions are carried out clandestinely or abroad.
An MP in Zimbabwe has called for the repeal of the country's "backwards" 1977 abortion law. He argued that safe abortion should be available to a wider range of Zimbabwean women, as it is currently restricted to a privileged few. Each year, 60,000 women die due to unsafe abortion.
It’s Time To Scrap Zimbabwe’s Outdated Abortion Law - Molokele ⋆ Pindula News
Hwange Central MP Daniel Molokele (CCC) has called for the repeal of the 1977 Termination of Pregnancy Act, describing it as one of the most backward laws in Zimbabwe. Molokele made the comments at a ...
news.pindula.co.zw
November 28, 2025 at 2:35 AM
An MP in Zimbabwe has called for the repeal of the country's "backwards" 1977 abortion law. He argued that safe abortion should be available to a wider range of Zimbabwean women, as it is currently restricted to a privileged few. Each year, 60,000 women die due to unsafe abortion.
Pakistan - In a move that promises to greatly improve access to both postpartum and postabortion family planning services, the provincial Government of Sindh has issued new standards and guidelines developed in consultation with Ipas Pakistan and a diverse group of more than 40 stakeholders.
Ipas Pakistan helps expand access to postabortion family planning - Ipas
Access to family planning after an abortion is a vital part of comprehensive reproductive health care. Clinical studies have shown that fertility can rapidly return following an abortion. But access t...
www.ipas.org
November 27, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Pakistan - In a move that promises to greatly improve access to both postpartum and postabortion family planning services, the provincial Government of Sindh has issued new standards and guidelines developed in consultation with Ipas Pakistan and a diverse group of more than 40 stakeholders.
To support self-managed abortion, feminists are creating a global network of online abortion doulas—trained companions who offer one-on-one support by phone, email and text to people using abortion pills.
Inside the Global Network of Abortion Doulas Supporting Self-Managed Care
Rouge Doulas is building a global network of trained abortion doulas who offer free support for people self-managing abortions with pills.
msmagazine.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:26 AM
To support self-managed abortion, feminists are creating a global network of online abortion doulas—trained companions who offer one-on-one support by phone, email and text to people using abortion pills.
In its annual country report, the US says abortion is a breach of human rights, along with gender-affirming care, DEI programs, hate speech laws, and safe access zones outside abortion clinics.
How Washington Turned NHS Abortion Into A Diplomatic Human Rights Cudgel
How Washington’s Human Rights report recasts NHS abortions as violations, weaponising foreign policy and exporting America’s abortion culture wars to UK healthcare.
impactpolicies.org
November 27, 2025 at 3:11 AM
In its annual country report, the US says abortion is a breach of human rights, along with gender-affirming care, DEI programs, hate speech laws, and safe access zones outside abortion clinics.
Embattled reproductive healthcare providers and patients in the US are already dealing with unprecedented harassment and intimidation. The resurgence of blockades as a tactic carries significant potential for radicalizing participants to violence.
Antiabortion Militants Open Training Facility in Memphis, Aim to Restart Large-Scale Clinic Blockades
As FACE enforcement collapses, anti abortion groups are gearing up to launch a new wave of coordinated clinic blockades.
msmagazine.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Embattled reproductive healthcare providers and patients in the US are already dealing with unprecedented harassment and intimidation. The resurgence of blockades as a tactic carries significant potential for radicalizing participants to violence.
One of the leaders of the mass protests against the introduction of a near-total abortion ban in Poland has been denied security clearance by security services. This may mean that no one will be able to investigate the surveillance of Women’s Strike by the previous right-wing governing party.
Polish abortion activist denied security clearance to investigate surveillance of her own movement
notesfrompoland.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:54 AM
One of the leaders of the mass protests against the introduction of a near-total abortion ban in Poland has been denied security clearance by security services. This may mean that no one will be able to investigate the surveillance of Women’s Strike by the previous right-wing governing party.
"Nigeria’s journey from advocacy to action shows what is possible when coalitions refuse to accept silence. By reframing unsafe abortion as a public health issue, engaging communities, and pushing for policy reform, advocates have saved lives and empowered women."
Building Nigeria’s National Response To Maternal Mortality From Unsafe Abortion - P.M.EXPRESS
CYRIACUS IZUEKWE Nigeria is grappling with a maternal health crisis that has persisted for decades. Every year, thousands of women die from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth. P....
pmexpressng.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:04 AM
"Nigeria’s journey from advocacy to action shows what is possible when coalitions refuse to accept silence. By reframing unsafe abortion as a public health issue, engaging communities, and pushing for policy reform, advocates have saved lives and empowered women."
Asshole of the month:
Prince Albert of Monaco has exercised his constitutional authority to prevent abortion legislation from becoming law, despite overwhelming parliamentary support.
Prince Albert of Monaco has exercised his constitutional authority to prevent abortion legislation from becoming law, despite overwhelming parliamentary support.
Prince Albert of Monaco blocks abortion legalisation in rare constitutional move
The legislation also sought to lower the minimum age for parental consent from 18 to 15 years
www.gbnews.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Asshole of the month:
Prince Albert of Monaco has exercised his constitutional authority to prevent abortion legislation from becoming law, despite overwhelming parliamentary support.
Prince Albert of Monaco has exercised his constitutional authority to prevent abortion legislation from becoming law, despite overwhelming parliamentary support.
Abortions have increased in the US since Dobbs. “It’s mindblowing, but telehealth gives people convenient, fast, private, and affordable access to abortion. [A] strong network of community and clinical providers [sends] tens of thousands of pills to people throughout the country." Carrie N. Baker
‘It Is Sacred Work’: Abortion Clinics Are Stepping Up After the Fall of Roe
Organizations across the country are ensuring people continue to have access to reproductive care.
progressive.org
November 26, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Abortions have increased in the US since Dobbs. “It’s mindblowing, but telehealth gives people convenient, fast, private, and affordable access to abortion. [A] strong network of community and clinical providers [sends] tens of thousands of pills to people throughout the country." Carrie N. Baker
Based on three case studies from Gambia, Kenya, and Sierra Leone in Africa, new research explores the politics of anti-gender backlash against sexual and reproductive health and rights.
Research series: navigating the politics of backlash to sexual and reproductive rights
Based on three case studies from across the African continent, this research explores the politics of anti-gender backlash against sexual and reproductive health and rights. By sharing insights from t...
odi.org
November 26, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Based on three case studies from Gambia, Kenya, and Sierra Leone in Africa, new research explores the politics of anti-gender backlash against sexual and reproductive health and rights.
Finally, an arrest! Polish police have detained a well-known anci-choice activist and his son for hurling butyric acid at the country's only abortion clinic in Warsaw. It's the fourth such attack since March, and the first arrests in a months-long campaign of hate and harassment.
Polish police detain father, son over acid attacks on Warsaw abortion clinic
Polish police have detained a father and his 18-year-old son suspected of hurling butyric acid at the country's only abortion clinic in Warsaw in the fourth such attack since March, the first arrests ...
www.polskieradio.pl
November 24, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Finally, an arrest! Polish police have detained a well-known anci-choice activist and his son for hurling butyric acid at the country's only abortion clinic in Warsaw. It's the fourth such attack since March, and the first arrests in a months-long campaign of hate and harassment.
Nepal - Patrika Ghimire's film "What Grows in Thari Maila’s Vegetable Garden?" has been named the best student film at the European Union Film Festival in Nepal. It's based on her childhood memory of a 17-year-old girl dying in her grandparents' village due to an unsafe abortion
Childhood memory sparks a film on unsafe abortions
Patrika Ghimire, who won the Best Student Film Award at the European Union Film Festival, talks about her debut film and how growing up in a remote village inspired her to be a filmmaker.
kathmandupost.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Nepal - Patrika Ghimire's film "What Grows in Thari Maila’s Vegetable Garden?" has been named the best student film at the European Union Film Festival in Nepal. It's based on her childhood memory of a 17-year-old girl dying in her grandparents' village due to an unsafe abortion
Russia has accelerated its pronatalist policies after invading Ukraine, urging women to have more children at younger ages. Meanwhile, many local hospitals and clinics have relinquished their licenses to perform abortions.
17-year-old college student gives birth in bathroom stall and leaves baby wrapped on floor. Hospitals in her region of Russia have stopped offering abortions. — Meduza
Students at a teachers’ college dormitory in Russia’s Zabaykalsky Krai found a newborn baby on the floor of a bathroom stall this weekend. The child’s mother, a 17-year-old pupil at the school, had gi...
meduza.io
November 24, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Russia has accelerated its pronatalist policies after invading Ukraine, urging women to have more children at younger ages. Meanwhile, many local hospitals and clinics have relinquished their licenses to perform abortions.
In Karnataka India, several districts have been identified with low female sex ratios at birth. India has a law against sex-selection abortion but punitive measures don't work. Raising the status of women and girls requires cultural work.
Mandya district has lowest birth sex ratio in Karnataka
BENGALURU: Despite raising awareness among people and both the central and State governments promoting programmes to save the girl child, the Child Rights Index
www.newindianexpress.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:41 AM
In Karnataka India, several districts have been identified with low female sex ratios at birth. India has a law against sex-selection abortion but punitive measures don't work. Raising the status of women and girls requires cultural work.
Nigeria's Criminal Code Amendment Bill 2025 would cruelly increase the penalty from 3 years to 10 for supplying drugs or instruments for abortion. Nigeria already has very strict abortion laws and 15% of maternal deaths are due to unsafe abortion. Shame!
The Proposed Amendments to Nigeria's Abortion Laws Will Kill More Women
On October 26, the Nigerian Senate started considering a controversial bill that proposes a 10-year jail term for abortion-related offences.
www.zikoko.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Nigeria's Criminal Code Amendment Bill 2025 would cruelly increase the penalty from 3 years to 10 for supplying drugs or instruments for abortion. Nigeria already has very strict abortion laws and 15% of maternal deaths are due to unsafe abortion. Shame!