Abortion still heavily criminalized and regulated across the world, says Amnesty report
A new report by Amnesty International looks into the different forms of violence that safe abortion providers and advocates around the world are exposed to
Attacks on abortion providers continue worldwide
Health workers providing abortion care continue to be attacked and persecuted, with alarming trends registered across the globe
On International Safe Abortion Day, women demand access to abortion through strong public health systems
On September 28, health and women’s rights activists are mobilizing to demand universal access to safe abortion and an end to the persecution of reproductive justice advocates
Florida’s abortion ban and “pro-life” hypocrisy
Women’s lives are on the line after Ron DeSantis, notoriously ultra-right Governor of Florida, signed a six-week abortion ban
United States rises up in fight for abortion rights
Joyce Chediac of the feminist organization Redstockings talks about the recent US Supreme Court verdict that removes federal abortion rights and the history and possibly futures of organizing for reproductive justice
US federal probe shows abuse, deaths in Indigenous boarding schools and other stories
Today we look at the US federal inquiry into Indigenous boarding schools, the murder of Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, and more
Israeli court orders illegal, forced transfer of Palestinian Bedouins and other stories
Today we look at the Israeli High Court ruling on mass expulsions in Masafer Yatta; a severe anti-abortion law advanced in Louisiana, US; and more
US Supreme Court might sabotage abortion access nationally
The conservative-majority court is now deliberating after hearing arguments on a case banning abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy
WHO members states agree to form global treaty on pandemic response and other stories
Today we look at the WHO session on a global pandemic treaty, an IACHR ruling on the death of an El Salvadoran woman who was jailed after a miscarriage, and more
Outrage in US following Texas abortion ban
The law passed by the Texas state legislature, called the “heartbeat bill”, effectively bans abortions by limiting window to legally terminate pregnancy at six weeks and also rewards those reporting any attempted abortion
US jury indicts police and medics in the killing of Elijah McClain and other stories
Today we look at the indictment of police and paramedics in the killing of Elijah McClain, the new abortion law enforced in the US state of Texas, and more
Protests set to intensify across Poland as abortion ban comes into effect
The National Women’s Strike in Poland called for countrywide protests after the controversial judgment by the Polish constitutional court banning abortions in case of fetal defects came into effect on Wednesday
