A year of challenge and progress – December 2018 News Review
Angola
La mortalité maternelle estimée à 239 pour 100 000 naissances vivantes, ANGOP, 1 Dec 2018
Cote d’Ivoire
Prévention des grossesses précoces: Un foyer de jeunes filles bientôt construit à Adiaké, Fratmat, 23 Dec 2018
Lutte contre la pauvreté et Projet Autonomisation des Femmes et Dividende Démographique au Sahel (SWEDD), All Africa/UNFPA, 17 Dec 2018
Planification familiale: La Coalition de la société civile de la Côte d’Ivoire participe à un atelier régional à Dakar, Fratmat, 11 Dec 2018
DRC
L’accès Aux Services De Santé Sexuelle Et Reproductive, Un Droit Pour Toutes Les Femmes, Le Potentiel, 26 Dec 2018
Faut-il légaliser l’avortement en RDC conformément à l’accord de Maputo?, Radio Okapi, 20 Dec 2018
Santé sexuelle et reproductive : l’ONG Ipas et ACOLDEMHA s’engagent à sauver des vies des femmes handicapées, La Prosperite, 16 Dec 2018
RDC : comment améliorer l’accès aux soins de santé sexuelle et reproductive des handicapées, Digital Congo, 15 Dec 2018
Prix Nobel de la paix 2018: Denis Mukwege plaide pour les victimes des violences sexuelles, ADIAC, 14 Dec 2018
Mukwege fixe des «lignes rouges», le pouvoir l’invite à plus de «modestie», RFI, 12 Dec 2018
Les Professionnels Des Médias Renforcés En Capacité Sur La Mise En Œuvre Du Protocole De Maputo, Le Potentiel, 11 Dec 2018
Denis Mukwege – Nobel Lecture, The Nobel Peace Prize, 10 Dec 2018
Choix des décisions en santé sexuelle et reproductive : AfriYan lance officiellement la campagne «She decides », La Prosperite, 2 Dec 2018
Intentional Youth Engagement in the Passages Project, Institute for Reproductive Health, December 2018
Egypt
Can fatwas help Egypt with birth control?, Middle East Online, 16 Dec 2018
Egypt launches family planning awareness campaign in six governorates, Daily News Egypt, 16 Dec 2018
Ethiopia
Factors associated with utilization of long term family planning methods among women of reproductive age attending Bahir Dar health facilities, Northwest Ethiopia, BMC Research Notes, 27 Dec 2018
Utilization of intra uterine contraceptive device and associated factors among reproductive age group of family planning users in Han Health Center, Bahir Dar, North West Amhara, Ethiopia, 2018, BMC Research Notes, 22 Dec 2018
Prevalence of unintended pregnancy and associated factors among married women in west Belessa Woreda, Northwest Ethiopia, 2016, Reproductive Health, 7 Dec 2018
“Affordable genetic testing is quickly becoming a reality for everyone”, The Reporter, 24 Nov 2018
Ghana
More Domestic Funding For Family Planning, Modern Ghana, 14 Dec 2018
Access To Family Planning Among Girls And Women Progressive, Modern Ghana, 13 Dec 2018
Family planning services among adolescents improve in Sunyani Municipality, Ghanaian News, 5 Dec 2018
Family Health Medical School wins sexual, reproductive health quiz, Joy FM, 4 Dec 2018
Young PWDs require comprehensive sexual health programmes – Gender Advocate, Business Ghana, 1 Dec 2018
Kenya
The Adolescent Girl Holds the Key to Kenya’s Economic Transformation and Prosperity, IPS, 31 Dec 2018
Lamu launches Sh137m project to improve contraceptive use, Daily Nation, 28 Dec 2018
Persistent Inequalities in Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, and Adolescent Health in Kenya, JAMA Network Open, 28 Dec 2018
Provide family planning services to the youth, group tells State, Daily Nation, 25 Dec 2018
Young people: Implement reproductive health education to curb early pregnancies, The Standard, 22 Dec 2018
Marie Stopes abortion services ban lifted, but with conditions, Daily Nation, 21 Dec 2018
Kenya lifts ban on Marie Stopes abortion services after warning lives are at risk, The Guardian, 21 Dec 2018
In Tugen, men are not allowed near their women for 2 years after birth, Eve/The Standard, 19 Dec 2018
Young girls at risk of mistimed pregnancies in Kenya: survey, Caital FM, 18 Dec 2018
Debate about contraceptives for teens rages on, The East African, 13 Dec 2018
College student mobilises teenage girls to learn about reproductive health, Nation TV, 8 Dec 2018
Tycoon Jimi Wanjigi urges Kenyans to ignore family planning, give birth to many children, Tuko, 7 Dec 2018
Laikipia County unveils family planning implementation plan, KBC, 6 Dec 2018
Big debate on sex education and controversy of teen pregnancies, Daily Nation, 2 Dec 2018
Abortion: Rights group sues ministry, officials over Marie Stopes ban, The Star, 1 Dec 2018
“They Destroy the Reproductive System”: Exploring the Belief that Modern Contraceptive Use Causes Infertility, Studies in Family Planning, 9 Nov 2018
Libya
Ministry of Health adopts new health strategy, The Libyan Observer, 10 Dec 2018
Malawi
Family Planning Association of Malawi courts bar owners on sex workers, Nyasa Times, 31 Dec 2018
Archbishop Ziyaye calls on Catholics to use natural birth control methods, Nyasa Times, 14 Dec 2018
Mali
La réforme de l’éducation sexuelle continue de faire des vagues à Bamako, RFI, 24 Dec 2018
Mozambique
Decree Discriminating Against Pregnant Schoolgirls Revoked, AllAfrica/AIM, 24 Dec 2018
Quality of care in family planning services in rural Mozambique with a focus on long acting reversible contraceptives: a cross-sectional survey, BMC Women’s Health, 12 Dec 2018
Namibia
Women must make own choices on abortion, The Namibian, 3 Dec 2018
Niger
Using Marketing Science to Understand Contraceptive Demand in High‐Fertility Niger, Studies in Family Planning, 26 Nov 2018
Nigeria
How Funding Gaps Impede Family Planning In Nigeria – Investigation, Leadership, 28 Dec 2018
5th National family planning conference: Match population with economic growth, FG tasked, Vanguard, 25 Dec 2018
FG tasked on adequate budget for family planning, Daily Trust, 24 Dec 2018
Family Planning: PSN-PAS support LASG to develop score card, Vanguard, 22 Dec 2018
‘Prevent child, maternal mortality with family planning’, The Nation, 16 Dec 2018
Family planning panacea to economic growth, unemployment, says group, The Guardian, 16 Dec 2018
Olanrewaju Tejuoso: Family Planning will reduce mortality rates, Today, 12 Dec 2018
CONFAB Demands Review Of Outdated Policies, Laws On Family Planning, The Independent, 12 Dec 2018
Pharmacists drums support for modern contraceptives usage, Vanguard, 11 Dec 2018
How family planning can aid national planning, News Agency of Nigeria, 11 Dec 2018
Group Partners Faith-Based Leaders On Family Planning Services, The Independent, 10 Dec 2018
Experts Advocate For Concerted Efforts In Promoting Family Planning, Leadership, 8 Dec 2018
Family Planning: NGO advocates inclusion of community pharmacists, Vanguard, 8 Dec 2018
Nigeria, UNICEF to revise strategy to boost maternal, reproductive health, World Stage, 7 Dec 2018
‘Ensure prompt release of family planning budget’, The Nation, 7 Dec 2018
Increase Family Planning funding, Gates Foundation advises Nigerian govt, Premium Times, 7 Dec 2018
‘Ensure prompt release of family planning budget’, The Nation, 6 Dec 2018
Family Planning Experts Decry Non-usage of Contraceptives among Nigerians, This Day, 5 Dec 2018
Osinbajo Calls For Innovative Approach To Family Planning, Leadership, 5 Dec 2018
Study says Nigerian men eager to resume sex after wives’ delivery, Vanguard, 4 Dec 2018
Family Planning: Conference decries teen birth rates in Nigeria, Vanguard, 3 Dec 2018
Family Planning Critical To Eradicating Poverty In Nigeria – Expert, The Independent, 3 Dec 2018
Demystifying counseling on contraception increases adoption, Adolescents360, 3 Dec 2018
Information seeking behaviour of rural women on family planning in Epe local government, Lagos, Library Philosophy and Practice, November 2018
Rwanda
Teen mothers taken through the reproductive cycle at Marembo centre, The New Times, 17 Dec 2018
Sexual and reproductive health and rights are fundamental human rights, The New Times, 10 Dec 2018
Rwandan Community Health Worker Theodosie Is Vital Part of Health Care Delivery, Jhpiego/USAID MCSP, 5 Nov 2018
Senegal
Partenariat de Ouagadougou: La directrice décline les raisons des retards dans la planification familiale, Agence de Presse Senegalaise, 14 Dec 2018
Senegal, Burkina Faso et Cote d’Ivoire cites en exemple, Sud Quotidien, 14 Dec 2018
Planification familiale : trois millions d’utilisatrices additionnelles en sept ans, dans neuf pays, Agence de Presse Senegalaise, 13 Dec 2018
La prévalence contraceptive passe au Sénégal de 12 % à 26,3 %, grâce au Partenariat de Ouagadougou, Agence de Presse Senegalaise, 13 Dec 2018
South Africa
‘It takes two to tango’ – Political party advocates for fathers to have a say in abortions, The South African, 23 Dec 2018
‘I didn’t think it was necessary to use condoms because I was only 15.’, Bhekisisa, 14 Dec 2018
Tanzania
Stakeholders call for more education on family planning issues, IPP Media, 18 Dec 2018
Government can play a big role on the importance of family planning, IPP Media, 12 Dec 2018
What do Pineapples Have to do with Teens and Contraceptives?, The Compass for SBC, December 2018
The case of Kuwa Mjanja in Tanzania, Adolescents 360, 7 Nov 2018
Uganda
Religious leaders from Mityana starts advocacy for family planning, Capital FM, 24 Dec 2018
Health journalists, the time is now to cover family planning, New Vision, 17 Dec 2018
Demographic roadmap urges govt on fertility rates, The Observer, 17 Dec 2018
There’s Urgent Need to Address Unwanted Pregnancies – WHO Representative, Soft Power, 17 Dec 2018
When can I have sex after injectaplan?, Daily Monitor, 16 Dec 2018
High population a threat to universal health access – experts, Daily Monitor, 13 Dec 2018
Uganda’s mother of 38, Deutsche Welle, 6 Dec 2018
Making Community Provision of Family Planning More Sustainable, Advancing Partners & Communities, 5 Dec 2018
Condom stock out hits Bukwo hospital, The Observer, 3 Dec 2018
Social Norms Change at Scale: Insights from GREAT, Raising Voices, December 2018
Zambia
MoH unaware of shortage of injectable contraceptives, The Mast, 22 Dec 2018
Zimbabwe
Doctors say forced to use condoms as protective gloves; strike enters third week, New Zimbabwe, 16 Dec 2018
‘Zimbabwe must boost democratic dividend’, Bulawayo 24, 16 Dec 2018
Health fears raised as used condoms litter Hwange streets, New Zimbabwe, 10 Dec 2018
Make abortion safe: NGO, The Herald, 3 Dec 2018
Research and Resources
Abortion Coverage in the ACA Marketplace Plans: The Impact of Proposed Rules for Consumers, Insurers and Regulators, KFF, 21 Dec 2018
Potential Impact of Texas v. U.S. Decision on Key Provisions of the Affordable Care Act, KFF, 20 Dec 2018
Global Abortion Policies Database: a descriptive analysis of the legal categories of lawful abortion, BMC International Health and Human Rights, 20 Dec 2018
Avortement dans le monde, International Campaign for Women’s Right to Safe Abortion/Institut National d’Etudes Demographiques (France), 17 Dec 2018
Father-Son Communication About Condoms Can Cut Risk of Sexually Transmitted Infections and Unplanned Pregnancies: NYU Study, NYU/Pediatrics, 17 Dec 2018
Inter-Agency Field Manual for Reproductive Health in Humanitarian Settings 2018, International Campaign for Women’s Right to Safe Abortion, 14 Dec 2018
Sterilization as a Family Planning Method, KFF, 14 Dec 2018
US gets a C on sexual and reproductive global health assistance, new index finds, Devex, 13 Dec 2018; SRHR Index, CHANGE, 12 Dec 2018
In 2018, state policies enacted to support reproductive health far outweighed the number of restrictions, Guttmacher, 12 Dec 2018
State Policy Trends 2018: With Roe v. Wade in Jeopardy, States Continued to Add New Abortion Restrictions, Guttmacher, 11 Dec 2018
New Research Reveals Family Planning Is Associated With Enhanced Resilience, PRB, 11 Dec 2018
Securing the right to safe and legal abortion: perspectives from the Guttmacher-Lancet Commission, Reproductive Health Matters, 7 Dec 2018
Efficacy of Misoprostol Alone for First-Trimester Medical Abortion, Obstetrics & Gynecology, 4 Dec 2018
Five-Year Contraceptive Efficacy and Safety of a Levonorgestrel 52-mg Intrauterine System, OVID/ Obstetrics & Gynecology, 4 Dec 2018
Low‐Income Texas Women’s Experiences Accessing Their Desired Contraceptive Method at the First Postpartum Visit, Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 3 Dec 2018
Recent advances in improving the effectiveness and reducing the complications of abortion, F1000 Research, 2 Dec 2018
Implementing Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Clinical Best Practice in the Bronx, New York, Journal of Adolescent Health, 1 Dec 2018
Current Contraceptive Status Among Women Aged 15–49: United States, 2015–2017, CDC, December 2018
Medical management of abortion, WHO, December 2018
Regaining Momentum in Family Planning, Global Health: Science and Practice, December 2018
Health systems’ capacity to provide post-abortion care: a multicountry analysis using signal functions, The Lancet Global Health, 29 Nov 2018
Women and Young Persons with Disabilities: Guidelines for Providing Rights-Based and Gender-Responsive Services to Address Gender-Based Violence and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, Women Enabled International, 28 Nov 2018
FPwatch: Facility‐based Survey Data for Family Planning Market Analysis in Five FP2020‐focus Countries, Studies in Family Planning, 19 Nov 2018
Trends in Modern Contraceptive Use among Young Adult Women in sub‐Saharan Africa 1990 to 2014, Studies in Family Planning, 15 Nov 2018
Global/General
The New Authoritarians Are Waging War on Women, The Atlantic, January/February 2019
States needs to stop passing flagrantly unconstitutional antiabortion laws, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec 2018
Montreal non-profit seeks to demystify sex for teens — using text messaging, CBC, 31 Dec 2019
Abortion Killed 42 Million People In 2018, Daily Wire, 31 Dec 2018
Abortions hit record low in Pennsylvania, Daily Local, 31 Dec 2018
Michigan Governor Vetoes Extension of Telemedicine Abortion Ban, mHealth Intelligence, 31 Dec 2018
Malta’s pro-lifers part of European extremists that want to roll back sexual and reproductive rights, Malta Today, 30 Dec 2018
Lawsuit claims Idaho’s ‘physicians-only’ abortion law is unconstitutional, Magic Valley/Idaho Statesman, 30 Dec 2018
How Bangladesh Made Abortion Safer, The New York Times, 28 Dec 2018
Missouri Planned Parenthood asks judge to block abortion law, News Tribune, 28 Dec 2018
State Republicans Have 17 Abortion Bills Prepped For 2019, According To A New Report, Bustle, 28 Dec 2018
Teenage pregnancy rate in US higher than western industrialized countries, Daily Press, 28 Dec 2018
We have always been focused on access to services for women and adolescents: Mina Barling, Economic Times (India), 28 Dec 2018
Health Minister to ban protests at abortion providers, Irish Examiner, 28 Dec 2018
The Year’s Don’t-Miss News in Contraception, Medscape, 27 Dec 2018
Argentineans to Present New Project to Legalize Abortion, Prensa Latina, 26 Dec 2018
Here’s How TV Depicted Abortion Stories This Year, Broadly, 26 Dec 2018
Mumbai: 14-year-old rape survivor seeks HC’s permission for abortion, Times Now, 26 Dec 2018
Women’s rights activists condemn police for investigating 26 women on abortions, Korea Herald, 25 Dec 2018
Many women opting for unsafe abortion, The Himalayan, 25 Dec 2018
Birth spacing: How far apart is best?, The Reflector, 24 Dec 2018
Abortion guidelines for girls under 15 cause unease among doctors, Irish Times, 24 Dec 2018
Family planning is couple’s right: PM, Kuensel (Bhutan), 24 Dec 2018
Beijing eyes two-child policy U-turn, but ‘lonely generation’ has moved on, NBC News, 24 Dec 2018
As national abortion rate drops, SC women increasingly terminate pregnancies elsewhere, The Post and Courier, 23 Dec 2018
Ohio Is Banning The Most Common Abortion Procedure With New Law, Scary Mommy, 23 Dec 2018
Period drama: one woman’s journey through birth control, Aeon, 21 Dec 2018
Trump’s Latest Attack on Abortion Access? Blocking Insurance Coverage, Planned Parenthood, 21 Dec 2018
Abortion AMA: When Will I Get My Period After An Abortion?, Bustle, 21 Dec 2018
Kasich vetoes heartbeat abortion ban, signs other abortion bill, Dayton Daily News, 21 Dec 2018
Irish Family Planning Association to provide abortion services from January 7th, Irish Times, 21 Dec 2018
Yearender-The fight for rights: Five gains and five losses for women in 2018, Thomson Reuters Foundation, 21 Dec 2018
Hall of Shame: What News Outlets Got Wrong About Reproductive Rights and Justice This Year, Rewire, 21 Dec 2018
Despite Court Orders, Trump Administration Pushes Ineffective Abstinence-Only Sex Ed, The Mary Sue, 21 Dec 2018
Court review buoys abortion reform advocates, The Nation (Thailand), 21 Dec 2018
U.S. FDA Approves New Protocol for Study on Bayer’s Essure Birth Control Device, Medscape/Reuters, 21 Dec 2018
Abortion Bill signed into law by President, Irish Times, 20 Dec 2018
‘A tremendous amount’: Cost of defending state in abortion lawsuits could soar past $1 million, Mississippi Today, 20 Dec 2018
Planned Parenthood Is Accused of Mistreating Pregnant Employees, The New York Times, 20 Dec 2018
All I want for the holidays is reproductive rights, Lady Parts Justice League, 20 Dec 2018
Potential Impact of Texas v. U.S. Decision on Key Provisions of the Affordable Care Act, KFF, 20 Dec 2018
Ouagadougou Partnership Countries on Track to Meet 2020 Family Planning Goals, IntreHealth, 19 Dec 2018
Abortion AMA: When Will I Get My Period After An Abortion?, Bustle, 19 Dec 2018
Telemedicine regulations tighten restrictions on medication abortion, Modern Healthcare, 19 Dec 2018
Nearly two-thirds of US women use contraception, CDC reports, CNN, 19 Dec 2018
IUDs Are Not The Silver Bullet for Poverty, Women’s National Law Center, 19 Dec 2018
America’s uncounted abortions, Pacific Standard, 19 Dec 2018
What Congress Can Do to Restore U.S. Leadership on Global Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, Guttmacher, 19 Dec 2018
Set It and Forget It: How Better Contraception Could Be a Key to Reducing Poverty, The New York Times, 18 Dec 2018
Abortion Stories on TV Are Getting Less White, and More Funny, InStyle, 18 Dec 2018
Anti-Abortion Crisis Pregnancy Centers Are Seeking Federal Funds Alongside Planned Parenthood, The Slot, 18 Dec 2018
U.S. Isolated at U.N. Over Its Concerns About Abortion, Refugees, Medscape/Reuters, 18 Dec 2018
Abortion is legal in Italy, but most doctors refuse to perform them, PRI, 18 Dec 2018
Mississippi appeal seeks to revive 15-week abortion ban, WREG/AP, 18 Dec 2018
Anti-Abortion Crisis Pregnancy Centers Are Seeking Federal Funds Alongside Planned Parenthood, The Slot, 18 Dec 2018
Yes, It’s Still Hard for Dads to Talk About Condoms With Sons, Medscape/Reuters, 18 Dec 2018
US defeated trying to rid references to reproductive health, AP, 17 Dec 2018
Access to contraception, abortion not easy for some women in NJ, NJ Spotlight, 17 Dec 2018
4 Independent Abortion Provider Staffers Open Up About Their Work & What Keeps Them Going, Bustle, 17 Dec 2018
Legislators pre-file bill to repeal pre-Roe law criminalizing abortion, New Mexico Political Report, 17 Dec 2018
What’s Up? Shelly-Ann Weeks championing reproductive health in Jamaica, Loop, 17 Dec 2018
New abortion bill tabled in South Australia: no qualifications, no upper time limits, no abortion-specific regulations at all, International Campaign for Women’s Right to Safe Abortion, 17 Dec 2018
El Salvador court frees woman on trial after bearing rapist’s baby, The Guardian, 17 Dec 2018
As access to abortion gets harder in the US, women turn to an online service in the Netherlands, PRI, 17 Dec 2018
‘Sheer Joy’: Ireland Will Have Free Abortion Care on January 1, Rewire News, 17 Dec 2018
4 Independent Abortion Provider Staffers Open Up About Their Work & What Keeps Them Going, Bustle, 17 Dec 2018
How to Give Adolescent Girls Voice, Choice, and Control, Stanford Social Innovation Review, 17 Dec 2018
Chilean court: Private health facilities can’t be forced to do abortions, The Catholic World Report, 17 Dec 2018
To Expand Access to Emergency Contraception, Some Colleges Try Vending Machines, The Wall Street Journal, 16 Dec 2018
Do men feel the same about abortion as women in US and Europe? Report reveals answer, Daily Caller, 15 Dec 2018
Anti-Choice State Legislatures Claim a Series of Terrifying Victories Going Into 2019, The Mary Sue, 14 Dec 2018
Bridging the gap to health and wealth: the role of community health workers in increasing access to family planning, Living Goods, 14 Dec 2018
West Africa’s regional civil society organizations coalition for family planning honours UNFPA Regional Director, UNFPA, 14 Dec 2018
New bill in Kentucky would make abortion a felony, The Hill, 14 Dec 2018
Planned Parenthood’s New President Gets Real About The Future Of Healthcare, Refinery 29, 13 Dec 2018
Helms 45 years later: It’s time for Congress to repeal it, The Hill, 13 Dec 2018
Court: Trump can’t let companies deny birth control coverage, AP, 13 Dec 2018
Planned Parenthood provides health care for millions of women in the US — we can’t defund them, The Hill, 12 Dec 2018
Let’s talk about the stigma of multiple abortions, Women Help Women, 12 Dec 2018
Trump administration’s record on reproductive health criticized in study, CNN, 12 Dec 2018
Trump administration’s approach to funding family planning challenged in court, Boston Globe, 12 Dec 2018
Labor pledges to overhaul abortion access in all Australian states, The New Daily, 12 Dec 2018
Fascists Find Fertile Recruitment Ground in Anti-Choice Movement, Rewire, 11 Dec 2018
Democrats Push State Department to Reinsert Reproductive Rights in Human Rights Reports, Rewire News, 11 Dec 2018
Legalização do aborto é tema de nova publicação da SOF, Sempreviva Oragnizacao Feminista, 11 Dec 2018
The Supreme Court’s surprising decision on Planned Parenthood, explained, Vox, 10 Dec 2018
U.S. Top Court Spurns Louisiana, Kansas on Planned Parenthood Cuts, Medscape/Reuters, 10 Dec 2018
Free contraceptives, but only for the wedded, Hindustan Times, 10 Dec 2018
Nashville’s only abortion clinic suspends abortion services, Fox News, 10 Dec 2018
Irish GPs and obstetricians say safe abortion service cannot be implemented on 1 January, BMJ, 10 Dec 2018
‘Sex ed isn’t serving young black women.’ These Philly women are trying to fix that., The Inquirer, 10 Dec 2018
William Barr, Trump’s Attorney General Pick, Wanted Government to ‘Restrain Sexual Immorality’, The Daily Beast, 9 Dec 2018
Extreme anti-abortion amendment passes in Alabama, Liberation, 9 Dec 2018
Why Can’t We Get Accurate Data on the Safety of Abortion?, PJ Media, 9 Dec 2018
West Virginia voters passed an anti-abortion constitutional amendment. Women’s health advocates say it’s a “call to action.”, The Register-Herald, 8 Dec 2018
ASTRA Solidarity statement with Slovakia, Astra, 8 Dec 2018
Family Planning Scholar Arrested on Vague Accusations in Tehran, Human Rights Watch, 7 Dec 2018
‘Myanmar Has Come a Long Way’ on Reproductive Rights, The Irrawaddy, 7 Dec 2018
William Barr Once Said ‘Roe v. Wade’ Should Be Overturned, Rewire News, 7 Dec 2018
Chile court declares abortion regulation unconstitutional, City News/AP, 7 Dec 2018
Croatia pharmacist’s refusal to give birth control sparks controversy, France 24, 7 Dec 2018
The insidious unraveling of abortion rights in America, Newsweek, 6 Dec 2018
Irish Lawmakers Vote to Allow Abortion, Part of Landmark Liberal Shift, The New York Times, 6 Dec 2018
Information on reproductive health outcomes lacking in Catholic hospitals, Medical Express, 6 Dec 2018
There’s Almost No Data About What Happens When Catholic Hospitals Deny Reproductive Care, Rewire, 6 Dec 2018
Gutting Global Reproductive Health, US Continues Its Assault, International Women’s Health Coalition, 6 Dec 2018
Human Rights Organizations Fight Censorship of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, International Women’s Health Coalition, 6 Dec 2018
Simon Harris: ‘This is the beginning of a new era for women’s health’, The Journal (Ireland), 6 Dec 2018
This 20-Week Pregnancy Case Shows Why Abortion Laws Must Change, Fit (India), 6 Dec 2018
Sexual and reproductive health comes of age in Cox’s Bazar, WHO, 5 Dec 2018
Abortion guidelines delay fuels fears service will be ‘railroaded through’, Irish Independent, 5 Dec 2018
NM abortion law targeted for repeal, Albuquerque Journal, 5 Dec 2018
Who is Joseph Silk? GOP senator trying to ban abortion says it’s like a mother killing a ‘1-year-old child’, Newsweek, 5 Dec 2018
What People Get Wrong About George H.W. Bush’s Position on Abortion, Yahoo/Brit & Co, 5 Dec 2018
Before he was president, H.W. Bush championed family planning, PRI, 5 Dec 2018
The Proposed Title IX Rules Make No Practical, Moral, or Legal Sense, Rewire, 5 Dec 2018
When women are denied an abortion, their children fare worse than peers, STAT News, 5 Dec 2018
Abortion pills could be given out at UC, CSU universities in California, Enterprise-Record, 5 Dec 2018
How to Get Birth Control and STI Testing If You’re on Your Parents’ Insurance, Self, 5 Dec 2018
Women seeking safe abortion spike in Bajura, The Himalayan (Nepal), 5 Dec 2018
Requests for emergency contraception could be key sign of domestic abuse, The Independent, 4 Dec 2018
The abortion fight is about to move from Congress to the White House, Vice News, 4 Dec 2018
Mobilising for reproductive choice, FIGO, 4 Dec 2018
Four different perspectives on reproductive rights, The Spinoff (NZ), 4 Dec 2018
Hundreds of Patients Are Claiming the Mirena IUD Causes a Neurological Disorder—but Experts Say More Research Is Needed, Rewire, 4 Dec 2018
Doctors to fight new abortion law, New Zealand Herald, 3 Dec 2018
Yes, I do want your taxes to pay for abortion, The Guardian, 3 Dec 2018
Options for Pregnancy Termination (OPTions) Innovation Initiative Launched, Grand Challenges Canada, 3 Dec 2018
These Women Have Shared Their Stories Of Reproductive Coercion, BuzzFeed, 3 Dec 2018
Affirming Disability Rights in Sexual and Reproductive Health Care, International Women’s Health Coalition, 3 Dec 2018
This Oklahoma Bill Would Make Abortion A Homicide Punishable By Life In Prison, Bustle, 2 Dec 2018
GOP lawmakers’ reality: They won’t cut Planned Parenthood, Politico, 2 Dec 2018
The 2018 Nobel Peace Prize Raises Awareness Of The Use Of Sexual Violence In War, Forbes, 1 Dec 2018
Michigan Senate Passes Telemedicine Abortion Ban Extension That Would Permanently Limit Access, Bustle, 1 Dec 2018
How stigma and restricted access stop Indian women from seeking safe abortion, The News Minute, 30 Nov 2018
South-South and Triangular Cooperation in Action: Sexual and Reproductive Health, ReluefWeb/UNFPA, 30 Nov 2018
Yale to Install Campus Vending Machine with Emergency Contraception, NBC Connecticut, 30 Nov 2018
Instrumentalising women’s reproductive vulnerability for political gain: where in the world does it stop?, BMJ, 30 Nov 2018
Jujuy: hay 30 alumnas embarazadas en una escuela y buscan aplicar la Educación Sexual Integral, Clarin, 30 Nov 2018
Planned Parenthood’s new president has a deceptively simple strategy, Think Progress, 29 Nov 2018
With New Leadership, Planned Parenthood Plots The Path Forward, Studio 1A, 29 Nov 2018
Immigrant Justice is Reproductive Justice: End Public Charge, If When How, 29 Nov 2018
New York’s Reproductive Health Act Is A Priority For Activists To Get Passed In 2019, Bustle, 28 Nov 2018
What You Need to Know About Trump’s Birth Control Rules, Planned Parenthood, 28 Nov 2018
Kentucky Is Trying to Ban Most Abortions After 15 Weeks—and It’s Not Alone, Rewire News, 15 Nov 2018
Trump’s cuts to reproductive health funding has an unexpected silver lining, Quartz, 13 Nov 2018
Number of abortions among minors in Azerbaijan triples in just one year, JAM News, 23 Oct 2018
