In Japan, in this year, we, “Space Allies” are planning to have a meeting on WHO “Safe abortion: technical and policy guidance for health systems” , which we are translating into Japanese language and, in this month, are developing campaign decriminalization abortion for UN Universal Periodic Review procedure, in which review on Japan is held […]
Read MoreAction in Turkey Fener-Balat region in Istanbul The abortion became legalised as a service of the government by 1983 Constitution of Turkey and it was significant gain for women. However the current power of Turkey wanted to restrict the right of abortion by new regulation in 2012. Afterwards women organizations became together in order to […]
Read MoreAbortion still being in the NZ crimes act, like right now, in 2012. What does this mean? It means that while abortion is widely available in NZ, the majority of abortions are actually peformed through a legal loophole on the grounds of harm to the mental health of the pregnant person. The fact that it’s […]
Read MoreWe have chosen that day to mark the 40th Anniversary of WAAC ‘s founding in 1972, and have organised an event in Sydney’s western suburbs to mark both occasions. We will have speakers focussing on abortion and reproductive rights issues, as well as a great chance for former and current WAAC supporters and activists to get […]
Read MoreWomen’s Health Victoria will distribute a media release on September 28 – The Global Day of Action for Access to Safe and Legal Abortion and participate in the social media campaigns on Facebook and Twitter. The focus will be on the accessibility of abortion in Victoria and linkages with broader international issues. For more information, please […]
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