Pope’s calls doctors who perform abortions ‘hitmen,’ sparking online furore

It was the second time in as many weeks that Francis has been asked about his views on abortion, which remains a hotly-contested issue for the Catholic Church

By Euronews with AP
Published on 30/09/2024

Pope Francis wrapped up a troubled visit to Belgium on Sunday by doubling down on his traditional views on abortion, calling the abortion law “homicidal”.

“Doctors who do this are — allow me the word — hitmen. They are hitmen," Francis said. “And on this you cannot argue. You are killing a human life.”

Continued: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/09/30/popes-calls-doctors-who-perform-abortions-hitmen-sparking-online-furore

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Australia – Will abortion rights be wound back in Queensland if the LNP wins the election?

The Liberal National party were broadly against legalising abortion when it was passed Labor in 2018, but leader David Crisafulli has vowed to maintain the status quo

Andrew Messenger
Mon 30 Sep 2024

Debate over Queensland’s abortion laws has made headlines ahead of this week’s official start to the state election campaign.

With pro-choice groups marching in the streets and billboards warning of an end to safe abortion services, Queenslanders might be forgiven for wondering if abortion rights are on the ballot on 26 October.

But is the Liberal National party actually planning to change abortion laws if it wins government?

Continued: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/sep/30/queensland-state-election-abortion-liberal-national-party-policy-leaders-david-crisafulli

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Kenya – Groups push for protection of women’s right to abortion

Monday, September 30, 2024
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Civil society organisations have renewed calls for decriminalising abortion, sounding the alarm that many young girls are dying because they are procuring unsafe abortion from quack doctors.

About 10 organisations congregated at the Riruta stadium in Dagoretti South constituency to commemorate this year’s International Safe Abortion Day and raise awareness about safe abortions.

Continued: https://peopledaily.digital/groups-push-for-protection-of-womens-right-to-abortion/

30.09.2024

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Tanzania – Abortion Day: Stakeholders call for collective voices for change

By Guardian Reporter , The Guardian
Sep 30 2024

AS the world marks International Safe Abortion Day on September28th, Women’s Global Network for Reproductive Rights Africa (WGNRR Africa) and its partners have called for collective voices for change so as the nation to get the accesses to rights on safe abortion for women and girls.

WGNRR Africa and its partners met in Dar es Salaam and discuss issues related to the promotion of safe, legal, and accessible abortion services and the advocacy for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) and the day carries profound significance in the ongoing struggle for women's rights and the pursuit of gender equality.

Continued: https://www.ippmedia.com/the-guardian/features/read/abortion-day-stakeholders-call-for-collective-voices-for-change-2024-09-30-134705

Malawi – GAYO, Her Liberty engages media on unsafe abortions among young women

Sep 30, 2024
Raphael Likaka

Girls Activist Youth Organisation (GAYO) and Her Liberty say the media has a crucial role in reporting on challenges young women face after opting for unsafe abortion. The two organisations made the call during a day-long media orientation on unsafe abortion reporting among young women.

Her Liberty Project Manager, Kattie Mikwala, said many young women die due to unsafe abortions while some are leaving with serious problems following safe abortion. She observed that some young women take overdose drugs to terminate pregnancy while others use herbs, thereby resulting in serious complications to the extent of removing their uterus.

Continued: https://malawi24.com/2024/09/30/gayo-her-liberty-engages-media-on-unsafe-abortions-among-young-women/

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Peruvians take to the streets to demand abortion rights

Ben Radford
September 30, 2024

Thousands rallied across Peru for International Safe Abortion Day on September 28, demanding the right to safe, accessible abortions. Hundreds marched through the capital, Lima, under the banner of “The Right to Decide”.

Abortion is illegal in Peru, even in cases of rape. While abortion is technically allowed in cases where the pregnant person’s health or life is at risk, in practice it is difficult to access a safe abortion.

Continued: https://www.greenleft.org.au/content/peruvians-take-streets-demand-abortion-rights

30.09.2024

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Kenya – Haunted by abortion, failed by policymakers

Thousands of women are dying every year in Kenya due to botched backstreet abortions.

Monday, September 30, 2024
By Hellen Shikanda

As we drive along the backstreets of Kibra slums in Nairobi, there are shoes dangling on power lines every few metres. Everyone has their theory as to what that signifies; one of those being that the shoes are mementos for people who died along those streets. The further we drive, the more we encounter them.

While the crammed houses and uninviting narrow alleys between them exude gloomy conditions, there is a visible sense of vibrancy in the people when they are outside.

Continued: https://nation.africa/kenya/health/haunted-by-abortion-failed-by-policymakers-4777778

30.09.2024

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Nigeria – IRISE takes Reproductive Health Campaign to Lagos State communities, harps on women’s rights

September 29, 2024
By Cyriacus Nnaji

Initiative to Resist Institutional Slavery and Exploitation (IRISE) has taken the campaign for Reproductive Health and Family Planning to Lagos State communities, stressing more on the right of women to make vital decisions on health matters concerning them.

… Omodele Ibitoye Ejeh, the Executive Director of IRISE, the One Billion Rising Coordinator in Nigeria and a Professional Counselor with over 22 years of experience, speaking on what informed her organising the campaign said “The campaign titled in Yoruba, “To Bà Sé Wo”, meaning, If It Is You, is looking at sexual reproductive health, education and right, and we are actually focusing on stigmatization from abortion and death from unsafe abortion.”

Continued: https://authorityngr.com/2024/09/29/irise-takes-reproductive-health-campaign-to-lagos-state-communities-harps-on-womens-rights/

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Polish court rejects claim against police who made woman strip after taking abortion pills

Sep 28, 2024
Notes from Poland

A court has rejected a claim by a woman who accused police of abusing their powers during a controversial and widely reported case last year in which they intervened after she had taken abortion pills. Parts of the interaction – in which she was ordered to strip – were caught on film and broadcast by the media.

In its justification for exonerating the police – obtained by newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza – the court argued that the woman had “an interest in portraying herself as a victim of police brutality”, perhaps in order to obtain compensation, and that she had sought to publicise the case in the media.

Continued: https://notesfrompoland.com/2024/09/28/polish-court-rejects-claim-against-police-who-made-woman-strip-after-taking-abortion-pills/

28.09.2024

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Hundreds rally in the streets of Paris to support world abortion rights

Hundreds of people have marched in Paris in support of the right to abortion for women across the world

By DIANE JEANTET, Associated Press
September 28, 2024

PARIS -- Hundreds of people came out in Paris on Saturday, marching in support of the right to abortion for women across the world, just six months after France became the first country to guarantee in its constitution a woman's right to voluntarily terminate a pregnancy.

The protest, organized by civil society groups to mark International Safe Abortion Day, also called for greater and easier access to abortion in France, denouncing budget cuts, staff reductions and the closure of abortion centers and maternity wards, which organizers say all contribute to penalizing women.

Continued: https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/hundreds-rally-streets-paris-support-world-abortion-rights-114317884

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