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‘Remember Savita’: father’s plea for voters to end Ireland’s abortion ban
The father of a woman who lost her life after a miscarriage and ultimately died because of Ireland’s strict abortion law, is urging Irish citizens […]
Irish abortion referendum: voters on both sides prepare to head home
Although the “yes” campaign is in the lead for the Irish abortion referenum, women’s reproductive rights advocates are still making arrangements to come home for […]
Observer Editorial: The Observer view on the global threat to access to abortion
With the Trump administration reviving the domestic gag rule, it not only sets the country back three decades for abortion rights, but it also poses […]
Trump Administration to Tie Health Facilities’ Funding to Abortion Restrictions
Last week, the Trump administration announced a new rule aimed at reproductive healthcare providers. The rule withholds money from programs and […]
Italy anti-abortion posters spark outcry in Rome
An anti-abortion campaign in Italy is sparking outrage in many feminist groups after using the word ‘femicide’ to describe abortion. Abortion rights advocates have expressed […]
Groups File Lawsuit To Block Iowa’s New ‘Heartbeat’ Abortion Law
Planned Parenthood and the ACLU of Iowa have filed suit after the state adopted a new law that bans most abortions after six weeks of […]
Fifty years ago, it became official: Family planning is a human right
Fifty years have passed since the world declared family planning to be a basic human right, yet family planning is not […]
Guttmacher-Lancet Commission Proposes a Bold, New Agenda for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
The Guttmacher Institute and the Lancet established the Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) Commission, which Uplift board member, Dr. […]
Activists Tell Their Abortion Stories to Get Justice for Jane
Activists in this year’s 1 in 3 Abortion Speakout dedicated their stories to the undocumented minors that the Trump administration attempted to withhold abortion access […]
Mississippi 1 step closer to 15-week abortion ban
Mississippi lawmakers are working to pass a law that would limit women’s constitutional right to abortion. If enacted, Bill 1510 would make abortions after 15 […]
Pence: Abortion will end in U.S. ‘in our time’
At a luncheon in Nashville, Tennessee this week, Vice President Pence predicted that abortion would soon be illegal. Referring to the Trump administration’s anti-abortion agenda, […]
Trump Administration Family Planning Strategy Is Under Fire
New Title X funding emphasizes abstinence-only education, which has been proven to be ineffective, and “natural family planning methods”, which are far less effective than […]
Many Young Women in the United States Turn to Google for Information on Self-Abortion
https://www.guttmacher.org/news-release/2018/many-young-women-united-states-turn-google-information-self-abortion. Read more
Planned Parenthood bill called a ‘medical travesty’ now heads for Daugaard’s desk
In South Dakota, state lawmakers are passing a bill forcing abortion providers to adopt very specific, factually inaccurate language, intended to dissuade women from abortion. […]
‘Nigeria’s maternal mortality ratio is alarming’
In Nigeria, a doctor is coining the term ‘life planning’ to help people understand that family planning is not just for the people who already […]