THE EDITOR, Madam: International Safe Abortion Day is about promoting safety. And that cannot be achieved without the decriminalisation of abortion. Jamaica has had severely restrictive criminal laws ...

The forces trying to restrict reproductive rights are increasingly connected across borders. Our movements need to be too.

Mifepristone, the abortion care drug, may be an effective and overlooked method for emergency contraception, finds a new Cochrane review.

Photographs tell a story of two mothers determined to help their babies gain enough weight to leave the hospital — only to face little to no food again.

Nepal is still a deeply patriarchal society. Sex before marriage is still stigmatised, this makes it hard to seek contraception and abortion.

“A woman alone who has full right over her body and is the ultimate decision-maker on the question of whether she wants to undergo abortion,” observed Nagpur bench of Bombay high court recently while ...

South Korea plans to approve abortion pills for the first time to promote women's health and safety

With prompt and appropriate medical care, experts say, people shouldn’t die from an ectopic pregnancy. Women in Texas and Oklahoma have sued over delays in care, which, coupled with our new analysis, ...

Mifegyne could become available this year for pregnancies up to nine weeks, initially only through hospitals.

Currently women are expected to take sick leave after an abortion but that might be about to change, as one writer explains.

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Rodrigo "could have played it safe, but she acknowledged that she has the power to make stuff happen, and she’s going to use it for good,” said Kathleen Hanna, founder of Bikini Kill, which is playing...

Abortion remains markedly inaccessible in South Africa despite our liberal law.

Abortion remains markedly inaccessible in South Africa despite our liberal law.

President links Argentina’s falling birth rate to the feminist movement and the legalisation of abortion.

Reproductive rights advocates are pushing back as AI chatbots misdirect abortion seekers.

Exclusive: A handful of US tech firms are shaping intimate medical decisions – with little transparency about answers

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For the first time, women don't have to travel to the capital to access medical abortion services.

Substantial hurdles are faced by women who have to travel abroad to access abortion, but Hereditary Prince Alois says he will veto any changes, says writer and campaigner from Liechtenstein Gabriella ...

Court Rules Blocking Abortion Pill Site Justified Seoul Administrative Court cites Pharmaceutical Affairs Act violation, dismisses lawsuit over unapproved medication sales

It took until July 7, 2026, for the world's leading human rights body to call forcing someone to be pregnant—or forcing them not to be—what it is: reproductive violence. In a landmark resolution adopt...

On Thursday, Amnesty International warned that South Korea's abortion framework did not go far enough to protect women's reproductive health and rights. Amnesty International's call for improved prote...

For the first time, women don't have to travel to the capital to access medical abortion services.

Amid fierce debates, Belgium proposes easing abortion timelines while protecting sexual violence victims’ rights. Will coalition demands jeopardise progress?

KISUMU, Kenya (AP) — For decades, U.S. anti-abortion groups have lobbied domestically and abroad for restricting access to abortion. In the U.S., their biggest success was the reversal of Roe

Stigma and abuse means that queer communities no longer seek care when they need it - I make an effort to welcome these patients to my clinic.

Researchers say small changes in drafting could spread rapidly and create long-term shifts in public opinion

Stigma and abuse means that queer communities no longer seek care when they need it - I make an effort to welcome these patients to my clinic.

NEW DELHI: The Madhya Pradesh high court has allowed a woman to end her 13-week pregnancy. The court said her own consent was enough under the law, and that she did not legally need her estranged husb...

A coalition of right-wing groups is pushing back on progressive legislation aimed at improving access to sexual and reproductive healthcare.

Waiting period before receiving medication was included in draft law to gain support for abortion ban in 2018 referendum

Telemedicine medical abortion is back in Moldova's national protocol, but the work is far from finished.

Draft treaty claims sexual and reproductive health and rights are an existential threat to the African family

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Nkhata Bay District Hospital recorded 236 post-abortion cases between January and April this year, a figure health officials describe as alarmingly high.

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Through our Featured Grants Program, Together Women Rise provides funding to organizations that empower and support women and girls in low-income and marginalized communities in the Global South. We f...

More people regret knee surgery than abortion. So why is the patriarchy still scaring us with lifelong torment, asks Irish writer Roe McDermott