Tools
IPAS: Roots of Change: A step-by-step advocacy guide for expanding access to safe abortion
This Guide launched by IPAS, is intended for advocates interested in supporting expanded access to safe abortion care in their countries. It will help you and your colleagues develop a strategy that considers the unique considerations for abortion-related advocacy. It is intended that you will work through the guide with a small group of stakeholders […]
Read moreReproductive Justice Briefing Book: A Primer on Reproductive Justice and Social Change
Check out this great resource to learn more about Reproductive Justice and strengthen your abortion advocacy efforts! DOWNLOAD HERE
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CRR: Whose Right to Life? Women’s Rights and Prenatal Protections under Human Rights and Comparative Law
The right to life is a fundamental human right, central to the enjoyment of all other human rights. International human rights law recognizes this basic right begins at birth, and international and regional human rights bodies, as well as courts worldwide, have clearly established that any prenatal protections must be consistent with women’s human rights. […]
Read morePAC Consortium: “Why Youth Friendly PAC: Reasons, Resources and Realities”
The Youth-Friendly PAC Task Force hosted a webinar titled, “Why Youth Friendly PAC: Reasons, Resources and Realities” on Thursday, September 4, 2014. The purpose of the webinar was to discuss the reasons that youth-friendly postabortion care is important, and to share examples of the realities of working in the field and resources that are available. […]
Read moreGuttmacher study: Intended and Unintended Pregnancies Worldwide in 2012 and Recent Trends
Of the 213 million pregnancies that occurred worldwide in 2012, 40%—about 85 million—were unintended, about the same proportion as in 2008, when 42% of all pregnancies globally were unintended. The new study, “Intended and Unintended Pregnancies Worldwide in 2012 and Recent Trends,” by Gilda Sedgh et al. of the Guttmacher Institute, found that the proportion […]
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Pathfinder: Abortion Policy Scan for Advocacy (Multiple Languages)
This tool is intended to help organizations assess the official policies and laws governing abortion care as compared with the actual situation, and identify challenges to and opportunities for improving access to safe abortion through policy change.
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