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In Kenya, healthcare providers are hesitant to provide post-abortion care services even where allowed by law for fear of arrest and prosecution. This is Maya's story of an untreated infection after her abortion and her campaign for post-abortion care.
‘Walking mortuary’: Woman’s ordeal after unsafe abortion
Infection incurred after backstreet surgery led to a smell that girl in Nairobi's Kibera slums couldn’t shed even after bathing 10 times a day
www.the-star.co.ke
October 30, 2026 at 2:18 AM
In Kenya, healthcare providers are hesitant to provide post-abortion care services even where allowed by law for fear of arrest and prosecution. This is Maya's story of an untreated infection after her abortion and her campaign for post-abortion care.
In this excerpt from her new book Side Effects, journalist Alice Miranda Ollstein reveals how Louisiana’s restrictions on abortion medications are disrupting routine medical care, complicating access to contraception and putting patients at risk.
How Abortion Bans Could Make Your IUD Insertion More Painful (And Other Far-Reaching Consequences)
In the fall of 2024, Louisiana implemented the nation’s first-ever law designating mifepristone and misoprostol as controlled substances. That put the pills in the same category as opioids and anxiety...
msmagazine.com
October 30, 2026 at 2:08 AM
In this excerpt from her new book Side Effects, journalist Alice Miranda Ollstein reveals how Louisiana’s restrictions on abortion medications are disrupting routine medical care, complicating access to contraception and putting patients at risk.
In Belgium, 54% are in favour of extending the current legal 12-week abortion limit to 18 weeks. And 90% believe a pregnant person should be able to decide for themselves about an unwanted pregnancy.
'No political bargaining chip': Belgium urged to extend 12-week abortion limit
“Abortion is not a matter of the political left or right, but touches on something very fundamental: People want to make informed decisions about their lives, parenthood and their future.”
www.brusselstimes.com
October 29, 2026 at 2:52 AM
In Belgium, 54% are in favour of extending the current legal 12-week abortion limit to 18 weeks. And 90% believe a pregnant person should be able to decide for themselves about an unwanted pregnancy.
"If Indonesia is serious about reproductive justice, it needs yet more legal reform. Abortion should be fully decriminalised, unnecessary administrative requirements should be removed, and primary healthcare facilities and general practitioners should be able to provide abortion care."
The long road to reproductive justice in Indonesia
The problem of unintended pregnancy remains common in Indonesia, with estimates ranging as high as from 10.7% to 17.5% of all pregnancies.
indonesiaatmelbourne.unimelb.edu.au
October 29, 2026 at 2:46 AM
"If Indonesia is serious about reproductive justice, it needs yet more legal reform. Abortion should be fully decriminalised, unnecessary administrative requirements should be removed, and primary healthcare facilities and general practitioners should be able to provide abortion care."
A full-service pregnancy centre in Ohio provides everything for pregnant clients - abortion, help with adoption, parenting support, baby supplies. “I had this idea of essentially co-opting the crisis-pregnancy-center model and putting it into abortion clinics.” Molly Rampe Thomas
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What If a Crisis Pregnancy Center Was Pro-Choice?
JustChoice is charting a new path in our post-Dobbs world from Cincinnati, Ohio.
www.thecut.com
October 29, 2026 at 2:26 AM
A full-service pregnancy centre in Ohio provides everything for pregnant clients - abortion, help with adoption, parenting support, baby supplies. “I had this idea of essentially co-opting the crisis-pregnancy-center model and putting it into abortion clinics.” Molly Rampe Thomas
archive.is/Eq1VR
archive.is/Eq1VR
A powerful must read. Hope Ngumezi, whose wife was killed by Texas' abortion ban: "It is unconscionable that Paxton is running for U.S. Senate after what he’s done to women in Texas...Families like mine are torn apart because of the policies he’s staunchly backed and defended."
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archive.is/6jexC
Ken Paxton isn't pro-life. He's anti-family. | Opinion
Porsha and I were expecting our third child. The boys were excited about having a sister.
www.houstonchronicle.com
October 29, 2026 at 2:06 AM
A powerful must read. Hope Ngumezi, whose wife was killed by Texas' abortion ban: "It is unconscionable that Paxton is running for U.S. Senate after what he’s done to women in Texas...Families like mine are torn apart because of the policies he’s staunchly backed and defended."
archive.is/6jexC
archive.is/6jexC
Mary Ziegler argues that it may be hard for the Trump admin to ban abortion nation-wide, which is why attacks on abortion-related speech are gaining steam: Conservatives recognize that it may be more effective to attack shield laws by policing the information available to abortion seekers.
Several States Made It a Crime to Talk About Abortion. Will Courts Now Enforce It?
Since the fall of Roe v. Wade, states that ban abortion have struggled to enforce their laws. They may have found a new way.
slate.com
October 28, 2026 at 3:21 AM
Mary Ziegler argues that it may be hard for the Trump admin to ban abortion nation-wide, which is why attacks on abortion-related speech are gaining steam: Conservatives recognize that it may be more effective to attack shield laws by policing the information available to abortion seekers.
Trump's executive order to create a federal women’s health division - with no funding - is a lame election ploy and so insulting given the $3 billion+ cuts that his "bull in a china shop" buddy Elon Musk made in grants for research, education and other programs that help women and girls.
How will Trump improve women's health if federal research grants restrict the word 'gender'?
A newly announced executive order to create a federal women’s health division comes amid a lawsuit that highlights contradictory priorities for the Trump administration.
19thnews.org
October 28, 2026 at 3:16 AM
Trump's executive order to create a federal women’s health division - with no funding - is a lame election ploy and so insulting given the $3 billion+ cuts that his "bull in a china shop" buddy Elon Musk made in grants for research, education and other programs that help women and girls.
Nearly half of Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander women and gender-diverse people don’t have a reproductive healthcare provider. Over half don’t know how far they would need to travel for abortion care.
Many Asian American, Pacific Islander women don't have a reproductive health provider • Stateline
A survey of Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander women and gender-expansive people found nearly half of respondents don’t have a reproductive healthcare provider and more than half don...
stateline.org
October 28, 2026 at 3:05 AM
Nearly half of Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander women and gender-diverse people don’t have a reproductive healthcare provider. Over half don’t know how far they would need to travel for abortion care.
A Polish far-right politician is finally being held to account for his assault of an abortion doctor in a hospital in April 2025. He's charged with six alleged crimes, including inciting hatred against Jews and vandalising an LGBT+ exhibition. He's also a Holocaust denier.
Polish far-right leader charged over confrontation with abortion doctor and inciting hatred against Jews
notesfrompoland.com
October 28, 2026 at 3:02 AM
A Polish far-right politician is finally being held to account for his assault of an abortion doctor in a hospital in April 2025. He's charged with six alleged crimes, including inciting hatred against Jews and vandalising an LGBT+ exhibition. He's also a Holocaust denier.
This is the story of the Communist Women’s Movement in the 1930s. They plunged themselves into the fight against Hitler and Mussolini. But the alliances they built to fight fascism also forced them to tone down some of their most progressive ideas, especially when it came to reproductive rights.
The Communist Women's Movement and the Dilemmas of the Popular Front
Can broad alliances be built without abandoning progressive ideas? Daria Dyakonova revisits the compromises communist women made in the 1930s over reproductive rights.
www.historyworkshop.org.uk
October 28, 2026 at 2:50 AM
This is the story of the Communist Women’s Movement in the 1930s. They plunged themselves into the fight against Hitler and Mussolini. But the alliances they built to fight fascism also forced them to tone down some of their most progressive ideas, especially when it came to reproductive rights.
This is worth a read, it's a sarcastic opinion piece about Vladimir Putin's order to restrict search results about abortion in Russia. archive.is/oAK9L
Putin's war on abortion meets his war in Ukraine
Putin ordered the government to ensure search engines prioritize pregnancy support websites on searches for abortion services.
www.newsweek.com
October 28, 2026 at 2:45 AM
This is worth a read, it's a sarcastic opinion piece about Vladimir Putin's order to restrict search results about abortion in Russia. archive.is/oAK9L
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has instructed his government to change how search engines operate in order to limit users’ access to information about abortions. Instead, Russians will primarily be offered websites that persuade women to continue their pregnancies.
Putin has taken aim at the internet – Russia will restrict access to information about abortions online
УНН Society ✎ Search engines in the Russian Federation are to promote resources supporting the continuation of pregnancy. The government must
prepare proposals by D…
unn.ua
October 28, 2026 at 2:43 AM
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has instructed his government to change how search engines operate in order to limit users’ access to information about abortions. Instead, Russians will primarily be offered websites that persuade women to continue their pregnancies.
Yukon residents who have an abortion don't have access to counselling afterwards if needed. Elsewhere in Canada “it’s pretty standard to have those supports integrated. I think it's important for us to catch up to the rest of Canada,” said Sigourny Whipple-Grantham, Yukon Status of Women Council.
Yukon should ‘catch up’ to the rest of Canada on abortion aftercare: advocates | CBC News
Mimi Deacon, a Whitehorse resident, says she felt left without support after she had an abortion in the Yukon last winter. “You can know that an abortion is the right choice for you and it can still b...
www.cbc.ca
October 28, 2026 at 2:01 AM
Yukon residents who have an abortion don't have access to counselling afterwards if needed. Elsewhere in Canada “it’s pretty standard to have those supports integrated. I think it's important for us to catch up to the rest of Canada,” said Sigourny Whipple-Grantham, Yukon Status of Women Council.
Among the findings of a new KFF survey on US women's experience and knowledge of abortion access, 68% of reproductive age women have heard about abortion pills, but only 18% are aware that people in their state can order them online. This falls to 8% for women living in ban states.
Women’s Experiences with Abortion, Access, and Concerns About Future Pregnancy | KFF
This brief provides national estimates from the 2026 KFF Women’s Health Survey on reproductive age women’s experiences with abortion, the impact of Dobbs on abortion access and women’s concerns about ...
www.kff.org
October 27, 2026 at 2:26 AM
Among the findings of a new KFF survey on US women's experience and knowledge of abortion access, 68% of reproductive age women have heard about abortion pills, but only 18% are aware that people in their state can order them online. This falls to 8% for women living in ban states.
In a disturbing new survey, KFF has found 53% of reproductive-age women in US states with total bans would not know where to get an abortion if they needed one, or even where to look for information. That’s up from 2024, when 43% of women said the same.
Survey: More Than Half of Women in States with Abortion Bans Wouldn’t Know Where to Get an Abortion if They Needed One, Up Since 2024 | KFF
More than half (53%) of reproductive-age women living in states with abortion-provision bans say they would not know where to go or where to find information if they needed an abortion, up from 43% in...
www.kff.org
October 27, 2026 at 2:22 AM
In a disturbing new survey, KFF has found 53% of reproductive-age women in US states with total bans would not know where to get an abortion if they needed one, or even where to look for information. That’s up from 2024, when 43% of women said the same.
A poll in Poland finds that 67.2% of respondents want to liberalise that law. But only 37.7% favoured introducing abortion on demand up to the 12th week of pregnancy.
Two thirds of Poles support liberalising abortion law, finds new poll
notesfrompoland.com
October 26, 2026 at 2:13 PM
A poll in Poland finds that 67.2% of respondents want to liberalise that law. But only 37.7% favoured introducing abortion on demand up to the 12th week of pregnancy.
90% of Belgians believe that a pregnant person should be able to decide for themselves about an unwanted pregnancy. In addition, 76% believe that abortion law should be based on recommendations from scientific experts rather than on political convictions.
"Majority of Belgians want abortion time limit extended"
More than half of Belgians (54 per cent) support extending the time limit for abortion, with the majority favouring 18 weeks or more. This is according to an independent survey of 2,523 people, commissioned by LUNA abortion centres, published on Monday. The federal government is currently discussing the extension.
www.belganewsagency.eu
October 26, 2026 at 2:07 PM
90% of Belgians believe that a pregnant person should be able to decide for themselves about an unwanted pregnancy. In addition, 76% believe that abortion law should be based on recommendations from scientific experts rather than on political convictions.
After being in anti-choice hands for many years, the domain "Abortion.org" came up at auction and has been purchased for 5 figure by I Need an A, an org that provides legit info on how to get an abortion.
It took years for Abortion.org to actually be about abortion
Rebecca Nall, founder of I Need An A, secured a popular website address which had long redirected visitors to anti-abortion information.
19thnews.org
October 26, 2026 at 2:02 PM
After being in anti-choice hands for many years, the domain "Abortion.org" came up at auction and has been purchased for 5 figure by I Need an A, an org that provides legit info on how to get an abortion.
A man who says he entered Kuwait every month on a tourist visa to bring in 56 abortion pills from Turkey to sell in the country, has been arrested.
Man arrested with 105 abortion pills for sale - kuwaitTimes
KUWAIT: Criminal investigators have arrested a man found with 105 abortion pills that he intended to sell, the Ministry of Interior said, as part of ongoing sec...
kuwaittimes.com
October 26, 2026 at 1:53 PM
A man who says he entered Kuwait every month on a tourist visa to bring in 56 abortion pills from Turkey to sell in the country, has been arrested.
Human Rights Watchi is criticizing the overly restrictive regulations that South Korea plans to put in place for medication abortion. They say it will continue to impair the right of women and girls to safe and affordable abortion services.
South Korea: Medication Abortion Rules Too Restrictive
A South Korean government proposal would allow medication abortion in South Korea in 2027, but overly restrictive regulations will continue to impair the right of women and girls to safe and affordabl...
www.hrw.org
October 26, 2026 at 2:10 AM
Human Rights Watchi is criticizing the overly restrictive regulations that South Korea plans to put in place for medication abortion. They say it will continue to impair the right of women and girls to safe and affordable abortion services.
In Liechtenstein, about 250 demonstrators marched to the prince's castle to protest against Hereditary Prince Alois' insistence on strict abortion rules. Protesters chanted: "Time-limit solution instead of princely solution" and "Not one prince decides alone, democracy must be for everyone."
Prince's veto sparks fury over abortion in Liechtenstein
About 250 demonstrators marched through Vaduz to the prince's castle to protest against Hereditary Prince Alois' insistence on strict abortion rules for Liechtenstein, Swiss news agency Keystone-SDA r...
www.yahoo.com
October 25, 2026 at 12:16 AM
In Liechtenstein, about 250 demonstrators marched to the prince's castle to protest against Hereditary Prince Alois' insistence on strict abortion rules. Protesters chanted: "Time-limit solution instead of princely solution" and "Not one prince decides alone, democracy must be for everyone."
In North Korea, abortion is illegal and stigmatized, but people obtain abortion pills and most other medicines they need from the jangmadang, the private markets that supply most daily needs. This girl collapsed after heavy bleeding from the abortion pill, but her life was saved.
Secret abortion pills leave Kaechon schoolgirl bleeding in the street
A Kaechon teen collapsed after taking abortion pills bought at a market, showing how stigma endangers North Korean women’s health.
www.dailynk.com
October 23, 2026 at 11:28 PM
In North Korea, abortion is illegal and stigmatized, but people obtain abortion pills and most other medicines they need from the jangmadang, the private markets that supply most daily needs. This girl collapsed after heavy bleeding from the abortion pill, but her life was saved.
Several advocacy groups spoke to the Philippine gov't calling for abortion decriminalization and repeal of penal provisions. They argued that criminalization puts women’s health at risk, fuels stigma, and discourages women from seeking medical care.
Advocates seek repeal of abortion penalties in Revised Penal Code | Davao Today
DAVAO CITY, Philippines—Advocates for abortion decriminalization called for repeal of penal provisions on abortion during an Oct. 12 House discussion, arguing that criminalization puts women’s health ...
davaotoday.com
October 23, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Several advocacy groups spoke to the Philippine gov't calling for abortion decriminalization and repeal of penal provisions. They argued that criminalization puts women’s health at risk, fuels stigma, and discourages women from seeking medical care.
Poland's demonstrations on Thursday took place on the 6th anniversary of the court ruling that introduced a near-total abortion ban. They were nowhere near the scale of the massive protests in 2020. “It’s sad that we have to engage in this fight again,” said one of the organisers.
Protesters return to Poland's streets demanding liberalisation of abortion law
notesfrompoland.com
October 23, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Poland's demonstrations on Thursday took place on the 6th anniversary of the court ruling that introduced a near-total abortion ban. They were nowhere near the scale of the massive protests in 2020. “It’s sad that we have to engage in this fight again,” said one of the organisers.