28 September is the annual day of action in support of the right to safe abortion. It has been celebrated since 1990 in Latin America, and since 2011 around the world. In recent years, there have been more than 100 actions in 65 countries.
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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 […]
Read MoreTo mark the International Day of Safe Abortion, IPPF launches the Vision 2020 report; Her in Charge: medical abortion and women’s lives – a call for action The report is launched in conjunction with IPPF’s annual #I Decide What Happens to My Body campaign , an animation on medical abortion https://www.ippf.org/idecide/ and a Medical Abortion Commodities Database (www.MedAb.org) with information onquality misoprostol, mifepristone and […]
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Geneva (27 September 2018)- Speaking ahead of the International Day on Safe Abortion, a group of United Nations human rights experts urged governments across the world to decriminalise abortion and enhance their progress towards ensuring the right of every woman or girl to make autonomous decisions about her pregnancy. This is at the very core […]
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Read original post HERE For International Safe Abortion Day, on 28 September, we are celebrating 28 aspects of progress and success we’ve seen internationally this year. BY: Nandini Archer & Marge Berer This year marks the 29th time our movement has celebrated 28 September as an international day for safe abortion. It has been a […]
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