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This webinar opens a critical conversation on how different actors all play a role in the sustainability of abortion care. It presents a framework on how different actors can work together by analysing the specific conditions at country level that need to be addressed. The framework recognizes that sustainable abortion care is dynamic and requires new thinking, new ways of collaborating, and new approaches to meeting challenges that are country-specific. WATCH AND LISTEN AT: https://register.gotowebinar.com/recording/6109025547079725325. … Continued

If you go to a public hospital, you expect accurate medical information. You expect staff who offer you an ultrasound to be medically qualified. However, a nine-month investigation by openDemocracy has revealed ‘crisis pregnancy centres’ in 18 countries that are feeding women disinformation, emotionally manipulating them and outright lying about abortion. Their reporters visited these centres and were falsely told that abortion increases the risk of cancer and mental illness; that it makes a woman more likely to abuse her … Continued

Racism and xenophobia have been woven into the US anti-abortion movement for decades. In recent decades, the mainstream of their movement has been careful to protect its public image by distancing itself from overt white nationalists in its ranks. However, despite the careful curation of their public image, they have long been complicit with white supremacy. This article traces this history, intertwined with its religious origins, starting from the 1960s. ARTICLE SOURCE: The Nation, by … Continued