International Safe Abortion Day 2017 Activity Reports SHARE Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Email 2017 activities Region: Africa Africa | 24 February 2017 GHANA: Save-Ghana Africa | 24 February 2017 DR CONGO: Un Conference-Debat Africa | 24 February 2017 UGANDA: Alliance of Women to Advocate for Change Africa | 24 February 2017 ZIMBABWE: SAYWHAT Campaign Africa | 24 February 2017 UGANDA: COHERINET Africa | 24 February 2017 RWANDA: Ipas Nigeria | 2 October 2017 Nigeria: A TV debate on abortion stigma Nigeria | 2 October 2017 Nigeria: GIWYN and NaCSAA Africa | 2 October 2017 Liberia: Youth Bridge Inc. -Pregnancy by Choice Not by Chance Africa | 2 October 2017 Burundi: Solidarité des Femmes Burundaises pour la Lutte contre la Sida et le Paludisme au Burundi (S.F.B.L.S.P ) Burkina Faso | 7 October 2017 Burkina Faso & Benin: Lutte contre la Stigmatisation Liée à l’avortement – ABBEF/Projet Packard Africa | 7 October 2017 Burundi: La dépénalisation de l’avortement sans risques, possible au Burundi? IWACU WEB TV (Video) Africa | 8 October 2017 Kenya: TWITTER TCHAT South Africa | 10 October 2017 SOUTH AFRICA: Abortion in Johannesburg- Painting the town safe on 28 September Africa | 13 October 2017 Kenya: Fortress of Hope Africa & safe2choose Africa | 13 October 2017 AFRICA: Harmonizing National Abortion and Pregnancy Prevention Laws and Policies for Sexual Violence Survivors with the Maputo Protocol Uganda | 13 October 2017 UGANDA: Access to safe abortion in Uganda: leveraging opportunities through the harm reduction model South Africa | 13 October 2017 SOUTH AFRICA: Accuracy of gestational age estimation from last menstrual period among women seeking abortion in South Africa, with a view to task sharing: a mixed methods study Kenya | 16 October 2017 KENYA- Providers, unmarried young women, and post-abortion care in Kenya Senegal | 19 October 2017 SENEGAL – A young couple, both school students, sent to prison for a month for abortion Kenya | 23 October 2017 KENYA- Nurse Jackson Talia acquitted of murdering a woman who died from an unsafe abortion Madagascar | 23 October 2017 MADAGASCAR- Madagascar set to update colonial family planning and abortion law… Uganda | 26 October 2017 UGANDA – Uganda Health Ministry “celebrates” Day of the Girl Child by halting the release of guidelines on contraceptive use for sexually active adolescents Africa | 7 November 2017 AFRICA- African Population and Health Research Center Rwanda | 10 November 2017 RWANDA – What difference will the revised Penal Code make on abortion? Algeria | 10 November 2017 ALGERIA – The government proposes to legalise abortion on three grounds Kenya | 14 November 2017 KENYA – Global Gag Rule funding cuts starting to kill Madagascar | 22 November 2017 Madagascar – Tribute to Simone Veil launches national discussion on decriminalisation of abortion Western Europe | 5 December 2017 CYTOTEC – First responses to the intended withdrawal from the market in France Region: Asia Asia | 24 February 2017 NORTH INDIA: Students of Sharda Public School Almora Asia | 24 February 2017 NEPAL: Center for Research on Environment Health and Population Activities Asia | 24 February 2017 THAILAND: Choices Network and Pro-Voice Campaign Asia | 24 February 2017 NEPAL: Youth CANN Asia | 24 February 2017 SRI LANKA Youth Advocacy Network Asia | 24 February 2017 NEPAL YouthCANN Asia | 24 February 2017 NEPAL: Ipas Asia | 26 September 2017 Nepal: Youth Champions Advocacy Nepal (YOUTHCAN) Nepal | 2 October 2017 Nepal: Reproductive Health Rights Working Group Indonesia | 2 October 2017 Indonesia: Samsara Asia | 2 October 2017 Indonesia: Samsara / Women Help Women Asia | 2 October 2017 India: CREA / Global Health Strategies Nepal | 7 October 2017 Nepal: Beyond Beijing Committee India | 7 October 2017 India: FPA Kalchini Branch – Free abortion services for 28 Sept Japan | 7 October 2017 Japan: Space Allies- Feminist festival draws 500 participants, Tokyo Asia | 8 October 2017 Thailand: Choice Network Of Thailand South Korea | 10 October 2017 South Korea: Joint Action for Reproductive Justice formed & activities for 28 September Bangladesh | 13 October 2017 Bangladesh: SHARE-NET BANGLADESH Thailand | 13 October 2017 THAILAND–BURMA: Community-based distribution of misoprostol for early abortion: evaluation of a program along the Thailand–Burma border Malaysia | 19 October 2017 MALAYSIA – Getting the message across India | 10 November 2017 INDIA – MULTIPLE STORIES: Refusals and court approvals of abortions India | 14 November 2017 INDIA – Government doctors being trained to help women get safe and legal abortions Philippines | 14 November 2017 PHILIPPINES – 90% of contraceptives at risk of disappearing from the market South Korea | 17 November 2017 SOUTH KOREA – Petition to government to amend abortion law and approve mifepristone Thailand | 24 November 2017 THAILAND – Nurse charged with running an illegal abortion clinic South Korea | 5 December 2017 SOUTH KOREA – South Korea to review its abortion law following petition Region: Eastern Europe Eastern Europe | 24 February 2017 RUSSIA: Russian Association for Population and Development Eastern Europe | 24 February 2017 POLAND: Polish women on strike Poland | 26 September 2017 POLAND: Demonstration – Sept, 24 Western Europe | 2 October 2017 Europe: SIGN this PETITION for women’s right to decide across Europe !! Poland | 2 October 2017 Poland: Demonstration Eastern Europe | 8 October 2017 Armenia: Pan-Armenian Family Health Alliance Poland | 10 October 2017 POLAND: March on 3 October ; police raids in 4 cities on 4 October Eastern Europe | 13 October 2017 Armenia: Women’s Resource Center – Press Conference Romania | 13 October 2017 Romania: Sex-Ed Campaign – September 26th and 28th celebrations Eastern Europe | 13 October 2017 Croatia: Croatian Platform For Reproductive Rights Georgia | 13 October 2017 Georgia: Association Hera XXI Poland | 23 October 2017 POLAND- My Black Protest Lithuania | 23 October 2017 LITHUANIA- Lithuanian Parliament to discuss restricting access to abortion Poland | 26 October 2017 POLAND – “Save Women” bill with 500,000 signatures submitted to the Polish parliament Macedonia | 7 November 2017 MACEDONIA: H.E.R.A. celebrates September 28 in Macedonia Western Europe | 7 November 2017 EUROPEAN UNION – Report on the Legal Rights of Women and Girl Asylum Seekers in the European Union Western Europe | 5 December 2017 EUROPE – The EU must ensure its humanitarian aid to war victims upholds their right to non-discriminatory medical care Region: Latin America/ Caribbean Latin America/ Caribbean | 24 February 2017 BRAZIL: #PrecisamosFalarSobreAborto24h! Latin America/ Caribbean | 24 February 2017 EL SALVADOR: La Agrupación Ciudadana por la Despenalización del Aborto Latin America/ Caribbean | 24 February 2017 HONDURAS: Somos Muchas Latin America/ Caribbean | 24 February 2017 BRAZIL: VIRADA FEMINISTA Latin America/ Caribbean | 24 February 2017 COSTA RICA: Acceder Latin America/ Caribbean | 24 February 2017 BOLIVIA: Alianza por la Solidaridad Latin America/ Caribbean | 24 February 2017 BOLIVIA: Campaña 28 de septiembre y Pacto Nacional por la Despenalización del Aborto Latin America/ Caribbean | 24 February 2017 PUERTO RICO: Colectiva de Acompañamiento Pro Decisión Latin America/ Caribbean | 24 February 2017 GUATEMALA: Nómada Latin America/ Caribbean | 24 February 2017 MEXICO: Ipas Latin America/ Caribbean | 24 February 2017 BRAZIL: Finadas do Aborto e Frente Estadual pela Descriminalização do Aborto do Rio de Janeiro Latin America/ Caribbean | 24 February 2017 ARGENTINA: Red de Acceso al Aborto Seguro Latin America/ Caribbean | 24 February 2017 NICARAGUA: Police arrest human rights defenders at peaceful protest Latin America/ Caribbean | 24 February 2017 JAMAICA: Youth Act, IPPF and Ipas Latin America/ Caribbean | 24 February 2017 MEXICO: Ipas Latin America/ Caribbean | 26 September 2017 El Salvador: Call to Action: 28 September Latin America/ Caribbean | 2 October 2017 Mexico: Fondo Maria Latin America/ Caribbean | 2 October 2017 Brazil: Protest marches in various cities around Brazil Latin America/ Caribbean | 2 October 2017 Colombia: La Mesa por la Vida y la Salud de las Mujeres- 65% of the population surveyed agreed that abortion should be legal Latin America/ Caribbean | 2 October 2017 América Latina y el Caribe: Campaña 28 Septiembre Latin America/ Caribbean | 2 October 2017 Argentina: Campaña Nacional por el Derecho al Aborto Legal, Seguro y Gratuito Latin America/ Caribbean | 2 October 2017 Bolivia: Campaña 28 de Septiembre Latin America/ Caribbean | 7 October 2017 Argentina: #JuntasAbortamos #UnGritoGlobal Latin America/ Caribbean | 7 October 2017 Argentina: REDAAS Latin America/ Caribbean | 7 October 2017 Argentina: Campaña Nacional por el Derecho al Aborto Legal Seguro y Gratuito Latin America/ Caribbean | 7 October 2017 Brazil: Virada Pela Legalização do Aborto Latin America/ Caribbean | 7 October 2017 Costa Rica: Lanzan campaña a favor del aborto terapéutico en Costa Rica Latin America/ Caribbean | 7 October 2017 Tamojunta, Brazil: First safe abortion hotline in Brazil launched on 28 Sept Latin America/ Caribbean | 8 October 2017 WOMEN’S LINK WORLDWIDE / COLECTIVO MUJER Y SALUD Latin America/ Caribbean | 10 October 2017 BOLIVIA-SOLIDARITY REQUEST: The women of Bolivia are asking for your support! Latin America/ Caribbean | 13 October 2017 Venezuela: PLAFAM – Hablalo!! Talk it over!! Latin America/ Caribbean | 13 October 2017 Argentina: “Debate of political candidates on the right to abortion in Argentina” (VIDEO) Latin America/ Caribbean | 19 October 2017 EL SALVADOR – Beatriz, who brought El Salvador’s abortion ban to the world stage in 2013, has died following a motorcycle accident Mexico | 31 October 2017 MEXICO- Una red llamada Necesito Abortar Latin America/ Caribbean | 7 November 2017 BRAZIL- The forgotten mothers and babies of Zika Latin America/ Caribbean | 10 November 2017 JAMAICA – Health minister orders abortion audit to learn the extent of unsafe abortions Latin America/ Caribbean | 14 November 2017 BRAZIL: URGENT REQUEST FOR SOLIDARITY Latin America/ Caribbean | 17 November 2017 BRAZIL – ‘A RAPIST IS NOT A FATHER’: Brazilian women protest bill totally banning abortion Latin America/ Caribbean | 24 November 2017 BRAZIL – Developments regarding Amendment No.181 banning abortion Latin America/ Caribbean | 24 November 2017 UN HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS – UN High Commissioner calls on El Salvador to stop jailing women for obstetric emergencies Mexico | 24 November 2017 MEXICO – Persecution of woman who miscarried in Querétaro Latin America/ Caribbean | 14 December 2017 BRAZIL – The turbulence in Brazil continues Region: Middle East/ Mediterranean Morocco | 8 October 2017 Maroc: Mouvement Alternatif Pour Les Libertés Individuelles Middle East/ Mediterranean | 13 October 2017 IRAN: Rise in abortion rates Middle East/ Mediterranean | 5 December 2017 EGYPT – Draft law to allow very limited abortion access Region: North America USA | 7 October 2017 USA: Reproductive Health Access Project USA | 7 October 2017 International Women’s Health Coalition, USA: How does IWHC advocate for women and girls on this issue? USA | 10 October 2017 USA: Lawsuit to let pharmacists dispense medical abortion pills, while Congress restricts abortions after 20 weeks Western Europe | 10 October 2017 Malta, Ireland, Canada : Abortion law and policy North America | 16 October 2017 CANADA- The Politics of Abortion in Canada after Morgentaler: Women’s Rights as Citizenship Rights USA | 16 October 2017 USA- “The stakes are so high”: interviews with progressive journalists reporting on abortion USA | 19 October 2017 USA- Racist anti-choice policies and activists USA | 26 October 2017 USA- After a month of unprecedented personal obstruction by Donald Trump, appeal court orders him to desist and “Jane Doe” has an abortion North America | 31 October 2017 CANADA- Abortion services reforms in Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia and Ontario USA | 31 October 2017 USA- Advanced practice clinicians sue for the right to provide abortions in Maine North America | 14 November 2017 CANADA – Health Canada greatly reduces restrictions on medical abortion pills USA | 17 November 2017 USA – Supreme Court agrees to hear appeal on “free speech” rights of so-called crisis pregnancy centres USA | 12 December 2017 USA -The effect of a documentary: Charlotte, NC USA | 12 December 2017 USA – Roe’s Unfinished Promise: Decriminalizing Abortion Once and For All Region: Pacific Pacific | 24 February 2017 NEW ZEALAND: ALRANZ Abortion Rights Aotearoa Pacific | 8 October 2017 New Zealand: The people of NZ have waited 40 years… Pacific | 10 November 2017 NEW ZEALAND – Anti-abortion misquote of Prime Minister backfires Region: Western Europe Western Europe | 24 February 2017 SWEDEN: Swedish Association for Sexuality Education (RFSU) Western Europe | 24 February 2017 IRELAND: Abortion Rights Campaign Western Europe | 24 February 2017 NETHERLANDS: Women Help Women Western Europe | 26 September 2017 London: Festival of Choice 2017 Western Europe | 26 September 2017 Austria: Festival of Choice Wien Western Europe | 26 September 2017 France: Three events for 28 September in Toulouse Western Europe | 26 September 2017 Belgium: Protest for access to abortion rights everywhere in Europe! Western Europe | 26 September 2017 Ireland: Time to Act! – Abortion Rights Campaign 6th Annual March for Choice Western Europe | 2 October 2017 France: Marches and demonstrations across France Western Europe | 2 October 2017 Italy: Non Una Dí Meno Western Europe | 2 October 2017 Europe: SIGN this PETITION for women’s right to decide across Europe !! Western Europe | 2 October 2017 Geneva: Side event during 36th session of the UN Human Rights Council Western Europe | 2 October 2017 Italy: Petition to the Italian Minister of Health to call for medical abortion pills to be provided through outpatient care Western Europe | 2 October 2017 France: Montpellier se mobilise pour le Droit à l’avortement ! Western Europe | 2 October 2017 France: #CeciNestPasUnCintre Western Europe | 7 October 2017 IRELAND & REPEAL GLOBAL Western Europe | 8 October 2017 Scotland: ENGENDER Western Europe | 8 October 2017 Northern Ireland: Alliance for Choice Western Europe | 10 October 2017 Malta, Ireland, Canada : Abortion law and policy Western Europe | 13 October 2017 Ireland: @yourrepealers Western Europe | 19 October 2017 UK – Two stories on abortion in adolescence Western Europe | 23 October 2017 IRELAND/NORTHERN IRELAND- One in five workers has abortion experience – trades union survey Western Europe | 26 October 2017 GREAT BRITAIN- Britain celebrates 50 years of the 1967 Abortion Act… Western Europe | 26 October 2017 NORTHERN IRELAND – … while Northern Irish women are at Supreme Court challenging an even more outdated law Western Europe | 30 October 2017 UK- Anti-abortion harassment stopped & Women in Scotland allowed to take misoprostol Western Europe | 31 October 2017 FRANCE- Cytotec off the market in France from March 2018 Western Europe | 7 November 2017 SOLIDARITY REQUEST: GERMANY Western Europe | 7 November 2017 EUROPEAN UNION – Report on the Legal Rights of Women and Girl Asylum Seekers in the European Union Western Europe | 14 November 2017 UK – Anti-abortion protesters target MP’s offices and threaten more Western Europe | 17 November 2017 IRELAND – “Every Woman”: NWCI appeals to middle ground on abortion law reform in Ireland Western Europe | 17 November 2017 ISLE OF MAN – Responses to public consultation on the Abortion Reform Bill 2017 Western Europe | 5 December 2017 CYTOTEC – First responses to the intended withdrawal from the market in France Western Europe | 5 December 2017 SPAIN – Setbacks for abortion and family planning in Madrid Western Europe | 5 December 2017 EUROPE – The EU must ensure its humanitarian aid to war victims upholds their right to non-discriminatory medical care Western Europe | 5 December 2017 NETHERLANDS – New cabinet scuppers plans to allow family doctors to provide medical abortion pills Western Europe | 5 December 2017 GERMANY – Doctor who ‘advertised’ abortion on her website fined €6,000 Western Europe | 12 December 2017 EARLY MEDICAL ABORTION – Efficacy and safety of very early medical termination of pregnancy: a cohort study
