By Nen Si
Nov 11, 2025
Albanian youth are increasingly distancing themselves from doctors and relying on contraceptive methods based mainly on what they read online or the influence of their peers.
This is a warning that demands attention, as obtaining information from non-specialist sources increases the risk of misinformation.
Kelly Baden, Candace Gibson, Amy Friedrich-Karnik, Guttmacher Institute
November 2025
As the United States contends with the consequences of the Dobbs decision and an emboldened opposition seeking to further dismantle sexual and reproductive rights and access, both providers and people seeking care face unprecedented threats. A growing, global anti-rights and anti-science climate buttressed by the spread of mis- and disinformation, is driving continued attempts to eliminate abortion access. Communities already harmed by unjust systems and policies are experiencing disproportionate impacts.
Rooted in the belief that sound policy starts with high-quality evidence, Guttmacher’s flagship research on abortion and contraception underscores the growing barriers to reproductive health care while pointing to policy solutions that can move us closer to reproductive health care access for all. This analysis draws on findings from leading Guttmacher research projects to identify recent trends in abortion and contraceptive access and offers policy recommendations informed by that evidence.
Many argued that the development is a misplaced priority.
by Oluwakemi Adelagun
November 11, 2025
The recent suspension of a controversial abortion bill has sparked a wave of reactions from Nigerian women on social media, many of whom described the proposed legislation as a misplaced priority.
Using the hashtag – SayNoToAbortionBill, some urge the lawmakers to re-evaluate their legislative priorities and, instead of focusing on restricting abortion, should concentrate on enacting and enforcing stiffer penalties for perpetrators of rape and defilement and other matters that concern the citizens’ welfare.
“Progressive” anti-abortion activists claim to be a feminist wing of the movement. But when one of their former compatriots tried to end her pregnancy, they went to extreme lengths to stop her.
By Rebecca Grant
Nov 11, 2025
On the morning of June 26, 2024, Charlotte Isenberg woke up worried.
The 20-year-old was pregnant and had an appointment for an ultrasound at a Planned Parenthood in Charlotte, North Carolina. She didn’t dread the scan itself, a state requirement 72 hours before having a medication abortion. Instead, she was afraid of who might be waiting for her at the clinic.
After a 30-mile drive, Isenberg and her boyfriend pulled through the gate that protected the Planned Parenthood from prying eyes. It was as they backed into a parking space that Isenberg spotted her: a woman who’d traveled 400 miles from Washington, D.C. A once-friend whom Isenberg had not told the exact details of her appointment.
Continued: https://www.cosmopolitan.com/lifestyle/a69167837/charlotte-isenberg-anti-abortion-activist-story/
By evading its U.N. human rights review, America ignores what the world sees clearly: Texans suffering under abortion bans.
By Irma L. Garcia
Nov 10, 2025
Last week, at the United Nations in Geneva, the United States was scheduled to undergo a human rights review that all U.N. member states participate in every four and a half years. Instead, the U.S. boycotted its mandatory review, a critically important mechanism for holding countries accountable for their human rights records.
If the review happened as it should, the U.S. reproductive rights crisis would be on full display. For almost 25 years, Jane’s Due Process has helped young Texans access reproductive health care, and since the fall of Roe, we’ve helped more than 300 teens travel out of state for abortion care.
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(https://www.statesman.com/opinion/columns/your-voice/article/opinion-texas-abortion-crisis-deserves-21145919.php)
Adam Sonfield, Sonfield Policy Solutions LLC, Amy Friedrich-Karnik, Guttmacher Institute
Nov 10, 2025
For decades, Medicaid has been central to contraceptive care and other reproductive health services for low-income people in the United States. Massive cuts to Medicaid under the recent federal budget law are poised to strip away coverage and access to care from millions of people, with far-reaching and harmful consequences nationwide.
Medicaid is the second largest source of health insurance in the United States, and it covers 21% of women aged 15–49,* the group most likely to need and use reproductive health care. The program’s role has increased substantially over the past decade after 40 states and the District of Columbia expanded Medicaid for adults with incomes up to 138% of the federal poverty level, as allowed by the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
On the agenda: pro-natalism, freedom of expression, opposing trans rights and fighting Chinese influence.
November 10, 2025
By Hannah Roberts
ROME — The conservative think tank behind Donald Trump’s Project 2025 roadmap is looking for new friends across the Atlantic.
The Heritage Foundation, the intellectual engine behind the 922-page blueprint that has become the key policy manual for Trump’s second term, is partnering with a constellation of European nationalist far-right movements to export its playbook for countering progressive policies.
The court ruled that the city council had exceeded its powers.
08 November 2025
The Ivano-Frankivsk District Administrative Court upheld the lawsuit of local resident Olha Kukula and annulled the decision of the city council, in which deputies called on the President of Ukraine, the Verkhovna Rada, and the Cabinet of Ministers to initiate constitutional amendments banning abortion. This was reported by Zaxid.net.
According to the court decision dated October 29, 2025, the plaintiff argued that the adopted appeal did not fall within the jurisdiction of a local government body, interfered with women’s rights, and was based on a letter from the Ivano-Frankivsk Archeparchy of the UGCC, which lacked a specific addressee.
Malawi News
8 Nov 2025
In the heart of southern Africa lies Malawi, a land draped in cerulean lakes and undulating hills—a nation with vibrant communities, enduring traditions, and profound challenges. Among those challenges is the stark reality of unsafe abortion: a silent storm ravaging the lives of countless women and girls, shrouded in stigma and obscured by restrictive law. Imagine a young woman, perhaps a teenager, trembling under the weight of an unwanted pregnancy. In Malawi, securing a safe termination is often not a viable option:
Continued: https://www.pressreader.com/malawi/malawi-news/20251108/282458535217227
By Lawrence S. B. Goldstein
Nov 8, 2025
Human fetal tissue (HFT) research has been indispensable for understanding and combating diseases that affect millions worldwide. Reports that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) may not renew grants supporting this work are deeply troubling, as such action would jeopardize progress against devastating conditions including cancer, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, eye disorders, and neurological and rare diseases.
For decades, HFT has been funded by the U.S. government. It’s had broad bipartisan support under both Republican and Democratic administrations because this research has saved lives. Yet, there are early signs that the Trump administration may ban ethical and well-established uses of fetal tissue in important medical research based on politics rather than science.
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