News | 19 April 2024 POLAND – Polish Sjem passes three abortion bills on 12 April at first reading and sends them to committee for further work
News | 19 April 2024 GERMANY – A government-appointed commission recommends officially legalising first trimester abortion
News | 5 April 2024 POLAND – It’s the women of Poland who brought down the populist regime of Jarosław Kaczyński. +++ More not good news: Poland’s president vetoes bill on free access to morning-after pill for ages 15 and above
News | 5 April 2024 CANADA – When there are no abortion laws: A case study of Canada +++ Leadership for success in transforming medical abortion policy in Canada +++ Advancing reproductive health through policy-engaged research in abortion care
News | 22 March 2024 THAILAND – Thailand’s abortion law was changed four years ago but access via public hospital services is still limited
News | 8 December 2023 POLAND – Different bills under consideration to partially decriminalise provision of abortion and legalise more abortions again
News | 17 November 2023 DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO – Expanding access to safe abortion : charting the path from decriminalisation to accessible care
News | 6 October 2023 BRAZIL – Brazil senator calls for referendum on abortion as Supreme Court considers decriminalisation
News | 28 September 2023 BRAZIL – Federal Supreme Court to vote on decriminalisation of first trimester abortion in an in-person session
News | 1 September 2023 MEXICO – STOP PRESS: Abortion decriminalised in Aguascalientes 30 August +++ Other news from Grupo de Información en Reproducción Elegida (GIRE)
News | 13 July 2023 AFRICA – Self-managed abortion in Africa: the decriminalization imperative in regional human rights standards