Reproductive rights
Streets of Brazil continue to erupt in fury against the “Child Pregnancy Bill”

Thousands took to the streets in São Paulo on Saturday to protest the bill in the Chamber of Deputies that equates abortion to homicide

Florida to ban abortion after six weeks

Florida’s move to ban abortions before most women know they are pregnant, marks the latest in attacks against reproductive rights in the US

The US state of Arizona just effectively banned abortion

The attack on abortion rights continues in the United States, with Arizona’s new law becoming one of the most extreme yet

Millions of women in the US are being left without essential healthcare

As maternity care deserts in the US expand, millions of women in rural areas of the US have been left without access to basic maternity care, including labor wards

Donald Tusk returns as Polish premier after eight years of PiS rule

The conservative Law and Justice (PiS) party which was in power since 2015 lost its majority in the general elections held on October 15.

Abortion legal Mexico Mexico’s Supreme Court decriminalizes abortion nationally in landmark ruling

The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the sections of the Federal Penal Code that criminalize women, pregnant persons, and healthcare professionals for abortion are unconstitutional, thereby decriminalizing abortion at the national level

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

Feminist International founded in Mexico

The fundamental objective of Feminist International is to promote a common agenda in favor of equality and for the eradication of gender-based violence

Thousands across US demand reproductive justice as midterms near

On October 8, thousands of people took to the streets across the US in defense of reproductive rights

Abortion rights India India’s Supreme Court advances abortion rights in major ruling 

The apex court declared that all women are entitled to safe and legal abortion up to 24 weeks. It also other made critical interventions including the recognition of marital rape and the centrality of dignity and autonomy when it comes to abortion access

Daily Round-up | US activists appeal for compassionate release of Mutulu Shakur & more

In this episode, we bring you stories of the plight of jailed activist Mutulu Shakur, protests over reproductive rights in the Dominican Republic, the climate crisis in Europe and the political situation in Libya

US abortion rights struck down: what now?

A few days following the Supreme Court decision, an uneven patchwork of abortion bans across the country only reenforces existing inequality