Beyond Borders is a five-report series with three released already (and two additional forthcoming). The reports and executive summary are available at the SiX Reproductive Freedom Leadership Council website.
Available Now:
- Abortion as Health Care – Highlights policy models that integrate abortion into standard medical practice, improving outcomes and reducing stigma.
- Critiques of Abortion Criminalization – Documents global trends toward removing criminal law from the regulation of abortion as the United States regresses in this area.
- Regulation of Religious Refusals for Abortion Care – Explores how democracies worldwide have addressed conscience-based objections while ensuring patients can access comprehensive reproductive health care.
Coming Soon:
- Regulation of Abortion Decision-Making Among Young People (expected early December 2025) – Will analyze how countries address parental involvement in abortion care while not compromising young people’s privacy, safety, and reproductive autonomy.
- Countering Legal Personhood for Prenatal Life (expected Q1 2026) – Will examine how countries have rejected fetal personhood frameworks that undermine pregnant people’s rights and autonomy.
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SOURCE: O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health, 20 November 2025;