The march is set to highlight the fact that no legislation has been put in place since the referendum was repealed. The seventh Annual March for Choice – organised by the Abortion Rights Campaign (ARC) – took place in Dublin to highlight the fact that “nothing has changed” since the referendum on abortion was repealed […]
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Unsafe abortion continues to be a major public health problem. An estimated 25 million abortions are performed unsafely each year, resulting in the death of an estimated 47,000 women and an additional five million are hospitalised due to complications. To thoroughly understand the differing national views on abortion, and the capacity of ten FIGO national […]
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The International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) today launched www.MedAb.org – the Medical Abortion Commodities Database, which houses information on the availability of quality misoprostol, mifepristone and co-packaged mifepristone and misoprostol (combipacks) at national level. The database is a resource for public health professionals seeking information to inform policy and use in reproductive health care programmes. […]
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Global Health Strategies is an international organisation that focuses on improving health and well-being around the world using advocacy, communications, research, and policy analysis. They launched a partner-driven, social and community campaign on #MyBodyMyChoice on 10 September 2018 till 31 October. The campaign seeks to raise the discourse on reproductive justice and abortion as a key […]
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Over two hundred civil society organisations from all around the world supported the CSO statement statement on “the Global Day of Action for Access to Safe and Legal Abortion” Here are the links to the final statements in English, French, Spanish and Russian. Statement in English Statement in Spanish Statement in French Statement in Russian […]
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On September 28, activists around the world will mark International Safe Abortion Day, a global campaign to repeal laws that deny women the right to reproductive health care. The message is simple: no woman anywhere should have to tolerate restrictions that too often lead to injury or death. NEW YORK (27 September 2018) – Last […]
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