June 2019 News Review
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ECHO Study
Algeria
Appel à la redynamisation du planning familial, Algerian Press Service, 30 jun 2019
Angola
Plus de 400 cas de grossesses précoces notifiés à la maternité Irene Neto, ANGOP, 3 Jun 2019
Benin
Père de 157 enfants, ce tradithérapeute distingué l’homme le plus fertile, Benin Web TV, 5 Jun 2019
Botswana
Unmet need for family planning challenges women and girls’ ability to control their bodies and future, at great cost to Botswana government, UNFPA, 19 Jun 2019
Illegal Abortions in Francistown Worries Medical Officer, Daily News, 16 Jun 2019
Reproductive rights are human rights, Sunday Standard, 10 Jun 2019
Burkina Faso
Xe anniversaire de Marie Stopes Burkina Faso – Accroître l’offre des méthodes contraceptives, Sidwaya, 11 Jun 2019
Droits en santé sexuelle et reproductive : Des acteurs pour un changement de logiciel d’intervention, Sidwaya, 5 Jun 2019
Jour historique pour les droits sexuels et reproductifs, Historic day for advancing sexual and reproductive health rights, Amnesty International, 2 Jun 2019
CAR
Uncertain labor: Central Africa’s maternal mortality crisis , Wahsington Post, 10 Jun 2019
Cameroon
Lutte contre les grossesses précoces – Sally Nyolo et Eric Niat «en featuring», Camer, 6 Jun 2019
Cote d’Ivoire
Tiébissou – Plus de 20 cas de grossesses enregistrés au lycée Coffi Gadeau au cours de l’année scolaire 2018-2019, FratMat, 2 Jun 2019
DRC
Santé de la reproduction – L’accès à l’avortement sécurisé réduit sensiblement le taux de décès maternels, Le Potentiel, 28 Jun 2019
Le RJSSR s’engage à faire des plaidoyers en faveur de la santé sexuelle et reproductive en RDC, ACP, 17 Jun 2019; see also Un réseau des journalistes pour la santé sexuelle et reproductive lancé officiellement, La Prosperite, 16 Jun 2019
Eswatini
Gender Inequality is Dangerous to Our Health – And it is Time We Address it, All Africa, 3 Jun 2019
Ethiopia
Patient preferences for prenatal testing and termination of pregnancy for congenital anomalies and genetic diseases in Ethiopia, Prenatal Diagnosis, 18 Jun 2019
Application of behavioral economics principles to reduce injectable contraceptive discontinuation in rural Ethiopia: A stratified-pair, cluster-randomized field trial, Gates Open Research, 13 Jun 2019
Magnitude and associated factors of repeat induced abortion among reproductive age group women who seeks abortion Care Services at Marie Stopes International Ethiopia Clinics in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Reproductive Health, 4 Jun 2019
The impact of the Ethiopian health extension program and health development army on maternal mortality: A synthetic control approach., Social Science & Medicine, 22 May 2019
Ghana
Youth urged to embrace reproductive health education, Ghana News Agency, 28 Jun 2019
Ekumfi Youth Sensitised On Teenage Pregnancy, Ghanaian Times, 28 Jun 2019
Religious leaders to intensify education on adolescent reproductive rights, Ghana Web, 27 Jun 2019
Religious Groups Attend Sexual, Reproductive Health Confab, Ghanaian Times, 13 Jun 2019
Men must support the growth of girls and women – Dr Jehu-Appiah, Ghana Business News, 8 Jun 2019
Family Planning In Question, Modern Ghana, 7 Jun 2019
GLOMEF Urges Religious Leaders To Promote Sex Education Among Members, Modern Ghana, 31 May 2019
Kenya
Make youths part of issues affecting their sexual health, The Star, 27 Jun 2019
Youth root for sexual reproductive health education in schools, KBC, 19 Jun 2019
Unsafe abortion complications eat into health budget, The Star, 18 Jun 2019
Naivasha police arrest woman suspected of abortion, Daily Nation, 18 Jun 2019
High Court ruling on abortion will reduce maternal deaths, The Star, 14 Jun 2019
High Court rules abortion remains illegal in Kenya, Capital FM, 13 Jun 2019
Kenya’s rape survivors win right to abortion in landmark court ruling, Reuters, 12 Jun 2019
Kenyan Counties Take Action to Prevent Teenage Pregnancies, Advance Family Planning, 9 Jun 2019
Explain Kilifi teen pregnancy figures, MP tells NGOs, Daily Nation, 5 Jun 2019
Lesotho
“This is a relief. I’m feeling very happy now that services have been brought”, IPPF, 15 Jun 2019
Mauritius
Avortement: Sharonne, 34 ans, «Je me suis fait avortée quatre fois», L’Express, 23 Jun 2019
Avortement – 180 heures de travaux d’intérêt général pour une quadragénaire, L’Express, 18 Jun 2019
Décès suspect – Une Malgache morte des suites d’un avortement?, L’Express, 17 Jun 2019
Avortement – Un foetus abandonné dans un buisson, L’Express, 12 Jun 2019
Morocco
Docteur Chafik Chraïbi, président de l’Association marocaine de lutte contre l’avortement clandestin, Liberation, 27 Jun 2019
L’avortement – Toute une polémique, Liberation, 27 Jun 2019
Moroccan women press to legalize abortion amid pending bill, AP, 25 Jun 2019
Moroccan Feminist Group Demands Abortion Rights, Morocco World News, 1 May 2019
Mozambique
Mozambique’s teenage pregnancy challenge, Devex, 5 Jun 2019
Namibia
We want improved sexual and reproductive health – young people in Namibia call for support to ICPD agenda, UNFPA, 25 Jun 2019
Oshikoto Directorate of Education Hosts Workshop On Teenage Pregnancy, New Era, 19 Jun 2019
Nigeria
Lagos to integrate sexual education in vocational training school curriculum, PM News, 20 Jun 2019
2,000 Nigerian Women Die Annually of Unsafe Abortion – Gynaecologist, Vanguard, 18 Jun 2019
Common Fallacies Slowing Family Planning Uptake In Nigeria, Leadership, 15 Jun 2019
Family planning experts caution women against patronising quacks, The Guardian, 10 Jun 2019
Family Planning Key To Reducing Abortion Rates Among Adolescents, Leadership, 8 Jun 2019
Family planning: Experts raise alarm over level of ignorance, Vanguard, 7 Jun 2019
Stakeholders support separate budget line for family planning, The Sun, 7 Jun 2019
WAHO tackles stockout of family planning commodities, Vanguartd, 4 Jun 2019
A prospective study of severity of complications associated with use of misoprostol and other abortion methods in South West Nigeria, IJGO, 1 Jun 2019
Rwanda
Put Families at the Forefront of Battle Against Teen Pregnancies – Officials, New Times, 27 Jun 2019
Parents’ initiative to educate youth on sexual reproductive health, New Times, 24 Jun 2019
Catholic Church frustrating family planning – Gashumba, New Times, 21 Jun 2019
Community health worker promotions increase uptake of long-acting reversible contraception in Rwanda, Reproductive Health, 4 Jun 2019
Senegal
Planification familiale – Des journalistes s’imprègnent de l’approche du Sénégal, Sidwaya, 26 Jun 2019
Prévalence contraceptive – Un taux de 24 %, APS, 25 Jun 2019
Genre, santé de la reproduction et autonomisation – Mariatou Koné sollicitée par l’UNFPA et la CEDEAO, Fratrmat, 24 Jun 2019
Le “Women’s Edition” en promotion de la Santé de la reproduction à Dakar, APS, 17 Jun 2019
SRAJ: Une trentaine de jeunes formés à Kolda, APS, 7 Jun 2019
Sierra Leone
Amnesty International joins legal challenge against government ban on pregnant girls attending school, Amnesty International, 26 Jun 2019
An Intimate Portrait of Life in Sierra Leone, Time, 10 Jun 2019
South Africa
Clinics deny women their full reproductive health rights, Daily Maverick, 30 Jun 2019
Tackling Questions and Debunking Myths on Sexual and Reproductive Health, AllAfrica.com, 28 Jun 2019
‘Break the Silence on Sexual and Reproductive Health Issues’, AllAfrica.com, 28 Jun 2019
Combating the dangers of illegal abortion, Pretoria News, 24 Jun 2019
Good Business Basics: Family planning must be a priority, South Coast Herald, 24 Jun 2019
Government still lags on access to sexual and reproductive health services, Daily Maverick, 23 Jun 2019
Tanzania
Unsafe abortion: The silent killer of young women, The Citizen, 17 Jun 2019
TCI Workshop Inspires Family Planning Providers in Arusha, Tanzania, to Use Data for Decision-Making, TCI, 13 Jun 2019
Myths, misconception draw back family planning – Cleric, Daily News, 5 June 2019
Togo
Grossesses en milieu scolaire – Il est temps d’agir, Togonews, 27 Jun 2019
Uganda
Ask the Doctor: Does being overweight affect your birth control?, Daily Monitor, 24 Jun 2019
Provision of family planning vouchers and early initiation of postpartum contraceptive use among women living with HIV in southwestern Uganda: A randomized controlled trial, PLOS Medicine, 21 Jun 2019
Men to get free vasectomy services, New Vision, 10 Jun 2019
Zambia
Reproductive Health Takes Centre Stage at Kigali Conference, Zambia Reports, 2 Jun 2019
IPA Zambia Presents at the 2019 Ministry of Health Family Planning Annual Review Meeting, IPA, 8 May 2019
Zimbabwe
School Heads Reject Pregnant Students, New Zimbabwean, 21 Jun 2019
Man Bashes Wife for Falling Pregnant Without His Approval, New Zimbabwe, 10 Jun 2019
Lack of SRHR knowledge exposes girls to HIV, The Standard, 2 Jun 2019
ECHO Study Release
After ECHO, Let’s Find Out Why Women Are Not Using Barrier Methods, AllAfrica, 18 Jun 2019
ECHO Trial Results, FIGO, 14 Jun 2019
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation issues statement on the ECHO trial results, Mirage News, 14 Jun 2019
Depo-Provera, an Injectable Contraceptive, Does Not Raise H.I.V. Risk, The New York Times, 13 Jun 2019
Using the only birth control in stock isn’t a choice, it’s a sign something’s wrong, Bhekisisa, 13 Jun 2019
‘Reassuring’ contraceptives and HIV trial also a wake-up call, experts say, Devex, 13 Jun 2019
#SAAIDS2019: 3 things to know about the ECHO study, Health-E News, 13 Jun 2019
Integrating FP & HIV Services, FP2020, 13 Jun 2019
Research and Resources
Voices + Choices, Population Council, 27 Jun 2019
USA aid policy and induced abortion in sub-Saharan Africa: an analysis of the Mexico City Policy, The Lancet Global Health, 27 Jun 2019; see also U.S. Ban On Aid To Foreign Clinics That ‘Promote’ Abortion Upped Abortion Rate, NPR, 27 Jun 2019
Family Planning Vouchers: A tool to boost contraceptive method access and choice, FP HIP, 27 Jun 2019
Family Planning in MS: A Gap in Patient Knowledge, Neurology Advisor, 27 Jun 2019
Time to Reevaluate U.S. Mifepristone Restrictions, NEJM, 26 Jun 2019
Environmental destruction linked to African population raises questions about family sizes, Phys.org, 26 Jun 2019
Association of Facility Type With Procedural-Related Morbidities and Adverse Events Among Patients Undergoing Induced Abortions, JAMA, 26 Jun 2019
Saying Abortion Aloud: Research and Recommendations for Sharing your Abortion Story Publicly, Sea Change, 26 Jun 2019
Tyranny of the 3%: How abortion law gets made in Michigan, Michigan Advance, 26 Jun 2019
Building a transformative agenda for accountability in SRHR: lessons learned from SRHR and accountability literatures, Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters, 25 Jun 2019
Should oral contraceptive pills be available without a prescription? A systematic review of over-the-counter and pharmacy access availability, BMJ Global Health, 25 Jun 2019
Preventing unplanned pregnancy: Lessons from the states, Brookings, 24 Jun 2019
Coverage for Abortion Services in Medicaid, Marketplace Plans and Private Plans, KFF, 24 Jun 2019
Using the theory of planned behavior and self-identity to explore women’s decision-making and intention to switch from combined oral contraceptive pill (COC) to long-acting reversible contraceptive (LARC), BMC Women’s Health, 20 Jun 2019
Efficacy of the 1-year (13-cycle) segesterone acetate and ethinylestradiol contraceptive vaginal system: results of two multicentre, open-label, single-arm, phase 3 trials, The Lancet Global Health, 20 Jun 2019
Understanding, Challenging and Measuring Abortion Stigma, Ipas, 19 Jun 2019
Procedural Protections in Reproductive Health Care Conscience Laws, LawAtlas, 19 Jun 2019; see also Study explores extent of state legal protections for provider conscience rights for reproductive health services, Medical Xpress/Temple University Center for Public Health Law Research, 19 Jun 2019
Estimating the proportion of Medicaid-eligible pregnant women in Louisiana who do not get abortions when Medicaid does not cover abortion, BMC Women’s Health, 19 Jun 2019; see also Lack of Medicaid coverage blocked 29 percent of abortion seekers from getting the procedure, study says, Vox, 20 Jun 2019
Abortion Rights in Peril — What Clinicians Need to Know, NEJM, 19 Jun 2019; see also Doctors Urged to Support ‘Right to Abortion’, MedPage Today, 19 Jun 2019
Association of Sexting With Sexual Behaviors and Mental Health Among Adolescents, JAMA Pediatrics, 17 Jun 2019
Self-reported Physical Health of Women Who Did and Did Not Terminate Pregnancy After Seeking Abortion Services: A Cohort Study, Annals of Internal Medicine, 11 Jun 2019; see also Abortion and Women’s Physical Health: An Issue for All Physicians, Annals of Internal Medicine, 11 Jun 2019; see also Abortions aren’t bad for your health — but being denied one is, Salon, 11 Jun 2019; see also Abortion and Women’s Health, MedPage Today, 10 Jun 2019
Barriers to Care Experienced by Women in the United States, JAMA/KFF, 11 Jun 2019
On the road to Nairobi: Women Deliver 2019, Nairobi Summit, 7 Jun 2019
Copper intrauterine device placement 6–14 days after unprotected sex, Contraception, 6 Jun 2019
Having a Child Before Becoming an Adult: Exploring the Economic Impact in a Multi-Country Analysis, Population Council/Women Deliver, 6 Jun 2019; see also New, multi-country study finds women who give birth before 18 are economically impacted for life, Women Deliver, 6 Jun 2019
State Abortion Restrictions and the New Supreme Court, JAMA, 5 Jun 2019
Crisis In Care: Year Two Impact of Trump’s Global Gag Rule, International Women’s Health Coalition, 5 Jun 2019; see also Trump’s Global Gag Rule Is Killing Women, Report Says, Foreign Policy, 19 Jun 2019
Abortion map shows U.S. bans in ‘stark contrast’ to global trend, Thomson Reuters Foundation, 4 Jun 2019; see also 10 facts on growing legal access to abortion worldwide, Thomson Reuters Foundation, 4 Jun 2019
WHO consolidated guideline on self-care interventions for health: sexual and reproductive health and rights, WHO/HRP, 3 Jun 2019; see also webinars Self-care interventions for SRHR: Contributing to the WHO’s triple billion targets and Self-care interventions for SRHR: Building the evidence base for self-care on SRHR
TelAbortion: evaluation of a direct to patient telemedicine abortion Service in the United States, Contraception, 3 Jun 2019
Safe Access Hub, MSI, Ipas, IPPF, SAAF, June 2019
Unprecedented Wave of Abortion Bans is an Urgent Call to Action, Guttmacher Institute, 31 May 2019
Global and General
Calling Abortion Bans ‘Heartbeat’ Laws Is Misleading And Cruel, Forbes, 30 Jun 2019
Democrats Are Finally Talking About Reproductive Justice, but What Does It Mean?, Pop Sugar, 29 Jun 2019
Abortion Funds Are the “Radical Social Safety Net” Women Shouldn’t Need — but Do, Pop Sugar, 29 Jun 2019
Inside The Dangerous Rise Of ‘Abortion Reversal’ Bills, Huff Post, 29 Jun 2019
The female game designers fighting back on abortion rights, The Guardian, 28 Jun 2019
Family planning is our only hope for healing a wounded world, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jun 2019
Three ladies, three lattes: Could abortion rights be revoked in Israel?, Jerusalem Post, 28 Jun 2019
Reproductive Rights Groups Sue Georgia Over Anti-Abortion Law, Mother Jones, 28 Jun 2019
When An Abortion Doctor Becomes a Mother, The New York Times, 27 Jun 2019
U.S. states unsure how to halt online sales of abortion pills amid clinic crackdown, Reuters, 27 Jun 2019
Why do low-income groups shun family planning?, Dhaka Tribune, 27 Jun 2019
Why the mainstream media need to put women — and not anti-choice rhetoric — at the centre of abortion reporting, MSI/Medium, 26 Jun 2019
BBC refuses to stop using medically inaccurate and biased language on abortion, IPPF, 26 Jun 2019
Against a Tidal Wave, Law Firms Fight for Reproductive Rights, The American Lawyer, 26 Jun 2019
Kentucky’s controversial abortion ‘reversal’ law takes effect Thursday, Courier Journal, 26 Jun 2019
The Trump administration is endangering teens’ access to birth control and STI tests, Vice, 25 Jun 2019
HHS Issues Final “Conscience” Rule, JAMA, 25 Jun 2019
Foreign aid for Family Planning works. So why don’t we do more of it?, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jun 2019
What’s Next in the Continuing Mess of the Domestic ‘Gag Rule’ Fight, Rewire News, 25 Jun 2019
EDDs 2019: A Reminder of The Need For Action!, Right By Her, 25 Jun 2019
North Dakota abortion clinic files federal suit over 2 laws, News Press, 25 Jun 2019
Thai model launches picture books to confront sex education taboos, Thomson Reuters Foundation, 25 Jun 2019
Some US women are taking reproductive matters into their own hands: They’re ordering abortion pills by mail, USA Today, 25 Jun 2019
Late-term abortion, fetal viability, heartbeat bill: What people get wrong about abortion, Newsweek, 25 Jun 2019
Keith Ellison says he’ll defend Minnesota abortion laws in court, Star Tribune, 25 Jun 2019
A Q&A with Leana Wen: Planned Parenthood’s president on Roe v. Wade, Title X, and 2020 candidates, STAT News, 25 Jun 2019
How states are protecting reproductive health care during a time of national abortion bans, Hello Giggles, 24 Jun 2019
States Lead the Way in Promoting Coverage of Abortion in Medicaid and Private Insurance, Guttmacher, 24 Jun 2019
SRHR, UHC, and the search for increased domestic funding, Devex, 24 Jun 2019
Woman’s thoughtful response to pro-lifer’s ‘dare’ to google abortion photos exposes what reproductive rights are really about., Good, 24 Jun 2019
Abortion, equal pay, family leave: Here are all the women’s rights policies proposed by 2020 candidates so far, CNBC, 24 Jun 2019
Abortions on the rise as sexual health services face cuts, The Bolton News (UK), 24 Jun 2019
A British judge dismissed ‘society’s views’ and ordered an abortion for a woman with learning disorder, USA Today, 23 Jun 2019; see also Appeal court overturns forced abortion ruling, The Guardian, 24 Jun 2019; see also Catholic church hits out at court over abortion ruling, MSN, 24 Jun 2019
With Ohio ‘heartbeat bill,’ Pittsburgh abortion clinics expect to see increase in patients, Post-Gazette, 23 Jun 2019
The Challenge to Reproductive Rights in America, The New Yorker, 23 Jun 2019
A brief history lesson and book review and questioning of the term “pro-life”, The New York Times, 23 Jun 2019
Vatican cancels football match with Vienna over anti-abortion protests, CNN, 23 Jun 2019
6 Ways To Follow News About Abortion Laws & The Fight For Reproductive Rights, Bustle, 22 Jun 2019
2020 Democrats strongly defend abortion rights at forum, AP, 22 Jun 2019
Trump Administration turns the screws on abortion, Bio Edge, 22 Jun 2019
Here’s where all the 2020 Democratic candidates stand on abortion rights, Vox, 22 Jun 2019
These states are strengthening abortion laws even as others dismantle them, CNN, 22 Jun 2019
Abortion politics in Michigan could tilt the state’s coveted voters in 2020, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jun 2019
Want to ward off the apocalypse? Invest in women’s health and rights, Thomson Reuters Foundation, 21 Jun 2019
What to Consider If You Have to Travel for an Abortion, Self, 21 Jun 2019
A Surprising Number of Male Business Leaders Are Publicly Supporting Reproductive Rights, She Knows, 21 Jun 2019
Planned Parenthood to defy Missouri’s pelvic exam requirement for abortions, The Kansas City Star, 20 Jun 2019
Half of all NZers believe that abortion should be permitted if a woman wants it, Ipsos, 20 Jun 2019
Lawmakers, HHS Spar Over New Family Planning Rule, MedPage Today, 20 Jun 2019
Michigan abortion foes can call procedure ‘dismemberment’ on ballot petitions, The Bridge, 20 Jun 2019
Empowered decisions: PPFP in Nepal, FIGO, 20 Jun 2019
Let’s commit to funding displaced people’s reproductive health care on World Refugee Day, Population Connection, 20 Jun 2019
Lack of awareness, family pressure among roadblocks to family planning, says ED, Population Foundation of India, India CSR, 20 Jun 2019
Conflict on Fetal Rights Lies at the Heart of America’s Abortion Debate, Morning Consult, 20 Jun 2019
Appeals court says Trump family planning restrictions can take effect, Politico, 20 Jun 2019; see also Massachusetts will release $8 million for family planning clinics that lose funding under new Trump administration rules, Mass Live, 20 Jun 2019; A New Ruling Could Leave Thousands Of Low-Income Americans Without Family Planning Services, BuzzFeed, 20 Jun 2019
The Trump administration denies abortions to migrant girls using the same tactics as state legislatures, NBC News, 20 Jun 2019
Cory Booker Gets Real About Reproductive Justice, Marie Claire/Yahoo, 20 Jun 2019
Abortion opponents get OK to start petition drives to restrict first, second trimester abortions, Detroit Free Press, 19 Jun 2019
Governor signs abortion rights bill into law following House, Senate approval, Providence Journal, 19 Jun 2019
The Best Abortion Ever, The Cut, 19 Jun 2019
A Near-Majority Of Texans Favor Outlawing Abortion After Six Weeks, UT/TT Poll Finds, Texas Tribune/KTSA, 19 Jun 2019
Trump administration defends controversial changes to family planning program on Capitol Hill, The Hill, 19 Jun 2019
House Passes Spending Bill That Repeals The Global Gag Rule, Refinery29, 19 Jun 2019
Planned Parenthood To Defy ‘Inappropriate’ Missouri Abortion Rule, Huff Post, 19 Jun 2019
The War on Women, The Root, 19 Jun 2019
Fearful Symmetry: The Case of Abortion Rights, The American Prospect, 18 Jun 2019
Total abortion ban fueling teenage pregnancy and unsafe terminations in Dominican Republic, report finds, The Independent, 18 Jun 2019; see also Dominican Republic: Policies Fuel Teen Pregnancy, HRW, 18 Jun 2019
PHC’s involvement in family planning, The Nation (Pakistan), 17 Jun 2019
Biglaw Firms Stepping Up In The Fight For Reproductive Freedom, Above the Law, 17 Jun 2019
Fewer women are having abortions. Why?, USA Today, 17 Jun 2019
Trump’s war on sexual and reproductive health and rights is global, Newsweek, 17 Jun 2019
Everything You Need to Know About the Abortion Debate, New York magazine, 17 Jun 2019
Lost in the Abortion Noise: Nuance, The New York Times, 16 Jun 2019
Des adolescentes enceintes et des jeunes mères privées d’éducation, Human Rights Watch, 16 Jun 2019
Planned Parenthood Building Alabama Clinic, Defying Abortion Law, AP/HuffPost, 15 Jun 2019
How Black Votes Frame The Abortion Issue, NPR, 15 Jun 2019
How Abortion Bans Target the LGBTQ Community, Advocate, 15 Jun 2019
She Got An Abortion In Arkansas At 21 Weeks. Soon, That Could Be Illegal., BuzzFeed, 15 Jun 2019
German doctors fined over abortion ads, BBC, 14 Jun 2019
Abortion at record high with increase in older woman and benefits cap effect, The Times, 14 Jun 2019; see also RCOG response to latest abortion statistics in England and Wales, RCOG, 13 Jun 2019
Amber Tamblyn Imagines A Future Without Reproductive Care In This Video, Refinery 29, 14 Jun 2019
US Move on Reproductive Rights Sets Dangerous Precedent, Fair Observer, 14 Jun 2019
This Mom And Her Seven Kids Have Dedicated Their Lives To Helping Women Get Abortions In The South, BuzzFeed, 14 Jun 2019
New York Becomes the First City in the U.S. to Directly Fund Abortions, New York magazine, 14 Jun 2019
Govt seeks religious scholars’ help on family planning awareness, The Express Tribune (Pakistan), 14 Jun 2019
In light of the wider attacks on reproductive rights worldwide, Hunt’s views cannot be ignored, BMJ, 14 Jun 2019
It’s not just one gaffe: Joe Biden can’t be counted on to fight for reproductive rights, Salon, 14 Jun 2019
French senators backtrack on changes to relax abortion law, France24, 13 Jun 2019
House votes to overturn Trump administration ban on fetal tissue research, STAT News, 13 Jun 2019
Rep. Jayapal opens up about her own abortion in op-ed backing abortion rights, CNN, 13 Jun 2019
How did women get abortions when they were illegal? A 1966 Post series reveals the answer, The Lily, 13 Jun 2019
Five men outlaw abortion in a Texas town, declaring a ‘sanctuary city for the unborn’, Washington Post, 13 Jun 2019
Pro-Life, Endless Births: Buddhist Views on Abortion, tricycle, 12 Jun 2019
Illinois governor signs sweeping abortion protection bill into law, CNN, 12 Jun 2019
Legal Challenges Pour In Against Trump’s Faith-Based Denial-Of-Care Rule, HuffPost, 12 Jun 2019
Stacey Abrams meets with film industry, argues against boycott of Georgia over abortion law, CNN, 12 Jun 2019
Before Roe, my grandma died from an illegal, unsafe abortion. Don’t turn back the clock., USA Today, 11 Jun 2019
Planned Parenthood sues U.S. to block rule that may limit abortions, Reuters, 11 Jun 2019
Pinterest Has Banned The Massively Popular Anti-Abortion Group Live Action, BuzzFeed, 11 Jun 2019
Abortion laws are “bad for business,” nearly 200 CEOs say, CBS News, 10 Jun 2019; see also How One CEO Speaking Out On Abortion Weighed the Risks, Chief Executive, 10 Jun 2019; The list of 180 companies that say restricting abortion is bad for business, CNN, 10 Jun 2019
A concise history of the US abortion debate, The Conversation, 10 Jun 2019
Men Aren’t Quite Sure How to Be Abortion-Rights Activists, The Atlantic, 10 Jun 2019
A New Generation of Indian Men Take Up Family Planning, MCSP/USAID, 10 Jun 2019
Planned Parenthood is about comprehensive health care, not just access to abortion, Kansas City Star, 9 Jun 2019
How Trump Made Dr. Ruth Break Her Political Silence: ‘It’s So Sad What’s Happening’, Daily Beast, 9 Jun 2019
Number of abortions in Iowa continues decreasing, MDJ, 9 Jun 2019
AMA President Touts Fight for Reproductive Rights, MedPage Today, 9 Jun 2019
Abortion decision must be left to each woman, The Herald, 9 Jun 2019
Access Denied: Abortion Rights Threatened, American Sexual Health Association, 9 Jun 2019
Inside a Missouri abortion clinic under siege: Sobbing, breakdowns and conflicted doctors, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jun 2019
AMA President Touts Fight for Reproductive Rights, MedPage Today, 9 Jun 2019
Georgia’s Abortion Dilemma: Why Hollywood Can’t Do the Right Thing, Indie Wire, 8 Jun 2019
Duterte ‘squarely blames’ Catholic church for steep population rise, ABS CBN, 8 Jun 2019
Non-profit bodies seek long-term engagements with pvt players to meet contraceptives’ demand, Business Standard, 8 Jun 2019
Michigan hotel offering free accommodations for anyone traveling for an abortion, CNN/Fox8, 8 Jun 2019
Dear old men: Stay out of women’s uteruses, Stephenville Empire-Tribune, 7 Jun 2019
Women Fear Strict U.S. Laws Will Increase Unsafe Abortions and Deaths, Reuters/MedScape, 7 Jun 2019
Abortion is legal in Guam. But the closest provider is a long flight away, CNN, 7 Jun 2019
‘A Quarter-Measure at Best’: Despite New Stance on Hyde, Say Critics, Biden No Progressive on Reproductive Rights, Common Dreams, 7 Jun 2019
Abortion is set to be a huge issue in 2020, Washington Post, 6 June 2019; see also New CNN Poll Demonstrates Importance of Reproductive Rights in 2020 Campaign Dialogue, Feminist Majority Foundation, 7 Jun 2019
Honduras stands by abortion ban, mulls shift on morning-after pill, Thomson Reuters Foundation, 6 Jun 2019; see also Honduras: Abortion Ban’s Dire Consequences, Human Rights Watch, 6 Jun 2019
Trump’s Misguided Ban on Federal Fetal-Tissue Research Can Only Hurt Science, Gizmodo, 6 Jun 2019
States are trying to restrict abortion, but in some parts of the South, access is expanding, The Lily, 6 Jun 2019
Hollywood has threatened to boycott Georgia over its abortion law. Stacey Abrams urges the industry to ‘#StayAndFight’ instead, The Lily, 6 Jun 2019
Busy Philipps squares off with GOP lawmaker during abortion hearing, Women in the World, 6 Jun 2019
Why the Debate Over the Hyde Amendment Is Back — and What It Means, New York, 6 Jun 2019
Biden reverses abortion funding stand, Politico, 6 Jun 2019
Joe Biden Still Supports A 1977 Ban On Using Federal Funds For Abortions, Refinery 29, 5 Jun 2019
PSI Reaches and Surpasses FP2020 Commitment, FP2020, 5 Jun 2019
Trump’s anti-abortion global gag rule threatening women’s lives, report says, The Guardian, 5 Jun 2019
We need to invest more in reproductive and sexual health of young people: Poonam Muttreja, ET Healthworld (India), 5 Jun 2019
How Colorado Halved Abortion and Teen Birth Rates, Yes magazine, 5 Jun 2019
Sugar Daddy website founder to pay for abortions of women who need to travel out of restrictive states – ‘If lawmakers will not step in and help these desperate women, then I will,’ says Brandon Wade, The Independent, 5 Jun 2019
Inside Texas failed experiment to replace Planned Parenthood with an anti-abortion group, Texas Observer, 5 Jun 2019
The Trump administration will end fetal tissue research by government scientists, STAT News, 5 Jun 2019
How Fetal Personhood Emerged as the Next Stage of the Abortion Wars, The New Yorker, 5 Jun 2019
What Hollywood Boycotts Would Really Do to Georgia, The Atlantic, 5 Jun 2019
1972 article surfaces showing Bernie Sanders backed abortion rights year before Roe v Wade, Newsweek, 5 Jun 2019
Nikki Haley: abortion advocates who ‘demand conformity’ on abortion are not real feminists, USA Today, 5 May 2019
Top UN Human Rights Expert Decries ‘Extremist Hate’ Campaign Behind Escalated Attack on Reproductive Rights, Common Dreams, 4 Jun 2019
Hollywood’s Peter Chernin to raise $15M to fight anti-abortion laws, CBS News, 4 Jun 2019
Not only women have abortions. Is pro-choice rhetoric catching up with that reality?, Think Progress, 4 Jun 2019
Miley Cyrus Takes a Stand for Reproductive Rights With Marc Jacobs, Vogue, 4 Jun 2019; Miley Cyrus hits back at pro-lifers after backlash to her pro-abortion Instagram photo, Newsweek, 4 Jun 2019
Surprise! The LDS Church can be seen as more ‘pro-choice’ than ‘pro-life’ on abortion. Here’s why., Salt Lake City Tribune, 3 Jun 2019
#RepealedThe8th: People stood up for the women of Ireland, Irish Examiner, 3 Jun 2019
Not one single country set to achieve gender equality by 2030, The Guardian, 3 Jun 2019
Barcode technology transforms access to family planning in the Philippines, UNFPA, 3 Jun 2019
The Subtle Ways Cities Are Restricting Abortion Access, City Lab, 3 Jun 2019
Anti-abortion lawmaker in Mexico tells women ‘think before spreading your legs’, Fox News, 3 Jun 2019
Men Can’t Sit Back While Women Fight Alone for Reproductive Rights, Glamour, 3 Jun 2019
Reproductive control is about far more than “women’s bodies”, Wear Your Voice, 3 Jun 2019
Strict abortion law forced woman to give birth to baby without a brain or skull, knowing it would die, Newsweek, 3 Jun 2019; The Myth of Choice, Annals of Internal Medicine, 4 Jun 2019
What TV still needs to show us about abortion, Salon, 2 Jun 2019
When We Talk About Abortion, Let’s Talk About Men, The New York Times, 2 Jun 2019
Mickey Mouse scurries into culture wars trap as Hollywood battles anti-abortion campaign, The Times, 2 Jun 2019
Comprehensive PPP framework imperative in family planning programs, India CSR, 1 June 2019
The states passing strict abortion bans have some of the highest maternal and infant mortality rates in the country, Business Insider, 1 Jun 2019
Abortion restrictions spark concern over access to maternal health services, Modern Healthcare, 1 Jun 2019
For Women Trying To Get An Abortion In Alabama, “This System Is Designed To Humiliate You”, BuzzFeed, 1 Jun 2019
Aborto: libere di scegliere, togliamoci la maschera, Associazione Luca Coscioni, 22 May 2019
A Beginner’s Guide to Being Outraged by the Abortion Bans, Medium, 19 May 2019
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