State-run clinics are exempt from the ban on U.S. funding going to groups that provide abortion services. But many government clinics rely on essential support from NGOs, who can no longer afford to offer it, says Skye Wheeler of Human Rights Watch.  Read more

The use of contraceptives is gaining momentum worldwide and preventing millions of unsafe abortions and maternal deaths each year in the world’s poorest countries, experts said on Tuesday. Nearly 40 million more women and girls use modern contraceptives now compared to five years ago across 69 countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, according to a report by advocacy group Family Planning 2020 (FP2020). Read more

Kentucky’s 20-week abortion ban has proven to be less than ideal for women with complex pregnancies. Legislators and anti-abortion advocates made the claim that the fetus can start feeling pain at 20-weeks, but medical studies have disproved the claim. Read more