France: #CeciNestPasUnCintre
The collective #CeciNestPasUnCintre are publishing women’s experiences with abortion on their Facebook page throughout September.
Archives: Safe Abortion Day posts
Italy: Petition to the Italian Minister of Health to call for medical abortion pills to be provided through outpatient care
by AMICA (Medical Association for Abortion and Contraception) with Associazione Luca Coscioni for Freedom of Scientific Research and AIED (Italian Association for Demographic Education) .
India: CREA / Global Health Strategies
CREA and Global Health Strategies are launching a one-week campaign (22-28 September) to advocate for improved access to safe abortion in India from the point of view of access to services and barriers within the health system.
More Statements – Activities – Publications For 28 September
Today, International Safe Abortion Day, brings to the fore the need for accessible, legal, safe abortion for women globally. The African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa (the ‘Maputo Protocol’), adopted on 11 July 2003, is the main legal instrument for the protection of the rights of women and girls in Africa. The Maputo Protocol was the very first treaty to recognize abortion, under certain conditions, as women’s human right, which should be enjoyed without restriction or fear of being prosecuted.
Human Rights Council: Joint Statement on Abortion Rights
In support of the September 28 Global Day of Action for Access to Safe and Legal Abortion, the Sexual Rights Initiative, Center for Reproductive Rights and Ipas have developed a joint statement on abortion rights for delivery at the upcoming 36th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.