International Safe Abortion Day 2019 Activity Reports SHARE Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Email 2019 activities Region: Africa DR Congo | 15 October 2019 DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Uganda | 22 October 2019 UGANDA – COHERINET staff and community members talk to health service providers Uganda | 15 November 2019 UGANDA – CEHURD: Multi-sectoral Dialogue on Teenage Pregnancy, Unsafe Abortion and Maternal Health South Africa | 15 November 2019 SOUTH AFRICA – Street Clean-up by Partners in Sexual Health and Siyakwazi Youth Network Rwanda | 15 November 2019 RWANDA – HDI marks International Safe Abortion Day, 28 September 2019 Nigeria | 15 November 2019 NIGERIA – Generation Initiative for Women and Youth Network (GIWYN) Kenya | 15 November 2019 KENYA – Reproductive Health Network Kenya: Community dialogue Ghana | 15 November 2019 GHANA – Women First Digital event Tanzania | 2 December 2019 TANZANIA: WGNRR South Africa | 2 December 2019 SOUTH AFRICA – 43 narratives of sex workers’ experiences of abortion Africa | 2 December 2019 AFRICA – AFRICA REGIONAL TWEETATHON Region: Asia India | 15 October 2019 INDIA: LOVE MATTERS INDIA & HAIYYA India | 15 October 2019 INDIA: MYBODYMYCHOICE India | 15 October 2019 INDIA: YP FOUNDATION Nepal | 15 November 2019 NEPAL – Voice for Choice by Youth-Led SRHR Advocacy (YoSHAN) Japan | 15 November 2019 JAPAN – Kyoto’s first International Safe Abortion Day event India | 15 November 2019 INDIA – Gramin Punarnriman Sansthan: District level dialogue on need for safe abortion services India | 15 November 2019 INDIA – New campaign and video by Agents of Ishq to normalise abortion India | 15 November 2019 INDIA – National Comprehensive Abortion Care Trainers’ Workshop Thailand | 2 December 2019 THAILAND – RSA THAI demands decriminalisation of abortion Malaysia | 2 December 2019 MALAYSIA – An art exhibition showcasing the work of women who have had an abortion Indonesia | 2 December 2019 INDONESIA – “Let’s move together to support women’s choices over their bodies” India | 2 December 2019 INDIA – Jashn-e-Reproductive Rights Fest, where Safe Abortion is definitely a popular opinion amongst the youth! India | 2 December 2019 INDIA – “Assessing the Judiciary’s Role in Access to Safe Abortion”, Pratigya Report Asia | 2 December 2019 SOUTH ASIA – Resurj and Hidden Pockets webinar 26 September Region: Eastern Europe Macedonia | 22 October 2019 MACEDONIA – HERA – Health Education and Research Association Poland | 22 October 2019 POLAND – Photo Exhibition: “Abortion in Poland – 21st century” Poland | 22 October 2019 POLAND – Poland’s second March for Choice Eastern Europe | 2 December 2019 ARMENIA – International Safe Abortion Day and Breast Cancer Awareness Month initiatives Region: International International | 15 October 2019 SEXUAL RIGHTS INITIATIVE International | 15 October 2019 WOMEN’S LINK WORLDWIDE International | 15 October 2019 FIGO International | 15 October 2019 UN Working Group on Discrimination against Women & Girls International | 22 October 2019 Arte TV: Videos of events in France, Kenya, USA International | 15 November 2019 INTERNATIONAL – Young Activist Network for Abortion Advocacy (YANAA) International | 15 November 2019 UNITED NATIONS – International Safe Abortion Day 2019 International | 3 December 2019 International Safe Abortion Day 2019: Media Coverage Region: Latin America/ Caribbean Latin America/ Caribbean | 22 October 2019 BRAZIL – Festival for Women’s Lives Mexico | 15 November 2019 MEXICO – Mexican activists take to the streets in five cities to demand safe, legal abortions Latin America/ Caribbean | 15 November 2019 BRAZIL – Festival for Women’s Lives in Curitiba Latin America/ Caribbean | 15 November 2019 BRAZIL – Infographic comparing articles on abortion in 2018 and 2019 Latin America/ Caribbean | 15 November 2019 BRAZIL – Statement of Associação Brasileira de Saúde Coletiva (ABRASCO) for 28 September 2019 Latin America/ Caribbean | 15 November 2019 LATIN AMERICA & CARIBBEAN – Abortion in Latin America & the Caribbean: A region with different levels of access and many obstacles: 28 September 2019 Nicaragua | 15 November 2019 LATIN AMERICA – Girls, Not Mothers Latin America/ Caribbean | 2 December 2019 HONDURAS – Encuentro 28 Septiembre 2019 Latin America/ Caribbean | 2 December 2019 ECUADOR – Ecuadorian women take to the streets of Quito to call for decriminalisation of abortion in cases of rape Latin America/ Caribbean | 2 December 2019 COLOMBIA – International Safe Abortion Day 2019 Latin America/ Caribbean | 2 December 2019 CHILE – Demonstration on 28 September in front of the Moneda Palace Latin America/ Caribbean | 2 December 2019 BRAZIL – Paving the way for more humane treatment Latin America/ Caribbean | 2 December 2019 LATIN AMERICA – CLACAI / PROMSEX Region: Middle East/ Mediterranean Middle East/ Mediterranean | 22 October 2019 EGYPT – Why I collect Egyptian women’s stories of abortion Region: Western Europe Western Europe | 15 October 2019 LETTER FROM MEPS TO PRESIDENT-ELECT, EUROPEAN COMMISSION Western Europe | 22 October 2019 NETHERLANDS – She Makes Her Safe Choice: animation Western Europe | 22 October 2019 GERMANY – Actions in over 30 cities: Take abortion out of the Criminal Code! Western Europe | 22 October 2019 UK – Doctors for Choice UK Western Europe | 22 October 2019 NETHERLANDS – CHOICE FOR YOUTH & SEXUALITY Western Europe | 22 October 2019 IRELAND – No One Left Behind: the theme of this year’s March for Choice in Dublin Western Europe | 22 October 2019 FRANCE – FIDH: International Federation for Human Rights Western Europe | 22 October 2019 FRANCE – Le Mouvement français pour le planning familial (le Planning) launches a campaign for the right to abortion everywhere Western Europe | 22 October 2019 MALTA – Voice for Choice Malta: Malta’s first rally for choice Western Europe | 15 November 2019 UK – Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) video Western Europe | 15 November 2019 SPAIN – #Aborto sin Acoso (Abortion without harassment) Western Europe | 15 November 2019 FRANCE – 28 septembre : lettre d’interpellation du collectif “Avortement, les femmes décident !” Western Europe | 15 November 2019 FRANCE – Haut Conseil à l’Égalité (High Council on Equality between Women and Men) Western Europe | 2 December 2019 UNITED KINGDOM – Royal College of Obstetrics & Gynaecology video on the right to safe abortion Western Europe | 2 December 2019 SPAIN – “Now and always, here and everywhere, sexuality education and free abortion now!” Western Europe | 2 December 2019 IRELAND – International Safe Abortion Day 2019 Western Europe | 2 December 2019 GIBRALTAR – No More Shame Gibraltar
