Teens Seeking Abortions Face Huge Challenges. INeedAnA Is Here to Help

By Fortesa Latifi
February 28, 2025

I met Rebecca Nall last week, at the first Abortion In America convening in Austin Texas. The convening, which featured a range of experts and regular people telling their personal stories about abortions and abortion bans, was a beautiful example of community in a time when abortion care is being increasingly threatened. It was also emotionally fraught — listening to stories of people whose lives were turned upside down by the efforts they had to undertake to access reproductive care was disheartening. I was glad to be among them and hearing their stories, but I was also exhausted. After a mentally and emotionally draining day, sitting down with Rebecca Nall was like a strong cup of coffee. She didn’t seem exhausted; she seemed energized – and it reenergized me.

Nall is the founder and creator of INeedAnA.com, a website launched in 2016 that uses three pieces of information (ones that the website says wouldn't make an individual identifiable and that it doesn't store) to give people seeking abortions options for possible care.

Continued: https://www.teenvogue.com/story/teens-seeking-abortions-face-huge-challenges-ineedana-is-here-to-help

28.02.2025

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‘Nepal advances in SRHR but needs more investment’

By Samiksha Shrestha
January 29, 2025

Dr. Anu Kumar, president and CEO of Ipas, an international NGO advancing reproductive justice, visited Nepal last week. Ipas Nepal focuses on improving sexual and reproductive health and rights for women and adolescents through access to safe abortion, contraception and gender-based violence prevention. An internationally recognized advocate for women’s rights, Dr. Kumar holds advanced degrees in public health and anthropology. During her visit, she met with government officials and members of the diplomatic community to discuss Nepal’s health system, which receives only 4.6% of the national budget—far below the WHO-recommended 10%. Republica’s Correspondent, Samiksha Shrestha, interviewed Dr. Kumar, covering issues surrounding sexual and reproductive health in Nepal. Excerpts:

Continued: https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/amp/news/nepal-advances-in-srhr-but-needs-more-investment-79-56.html

29.01.2025

Abortion access in Canada ahead of a federal election

rabble radio
Podcast: 30 minutes
January 24, 2025

In 2022, when Roe v. Wade was overturned in the United States, it sent shockwaves through Canada as we questioned how this decision might impact us. For many, it sparked a new sense of concern that similar actions could be taken here, prompting a closer examination of the work needed to strengthen and expand reproductive rights and access in Canada.

This week, Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States. While he promises to usher in a “golden age,” in the five days he’s been in power, he’s already made extremely harmful decisions concerning health care, gender identity, citizenship, the environment and much more.

Continued: https://rabble.ca/podcast/abortion-access-in-canada-ahead-of-a-federal-election/

24.01.2025

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Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada

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Fellowship opens door to comprehensive abortion access coverage in U.S., France

Lara Salahi
December 2, 2024

Ariel Cohen, a health policy reporter for CQ Roll Call, recently completed a comprehensive series of six stories examining abortion care policies in the United States and France. This in-depth reporting project, made possible through AHCJ’s International Health Study Fellowship, allowed Cohen to spend two weeks in France, comparing and contrasting the abortion policies and practices of both nations.

Her work comes at a critical time, as the U.S. grapples with the aftermath of the Dobbs decision that overturned Roe v. Wade, while France moves to enshrine abortion rights in its constitution.

Continued: https://healthjournalism.org/blog/2024/12/fellowship-opens-door-to-comprehensive-abortion-access-coverage-in-u-s-france/

02.12.2024

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Ariel Cohen

Association of Health Care Journalists

CQ Roll Call

International Health Study Fellowship

Australia – Abortion law reform—And the fight for access

Program: Rear Vision - ABC Radio National
Annabelle Quince
Nov 16, 2024
Podcast: 29 minutes

For over a century having or performing an abortion was a crime across Australia – but over the past decade it’s been decriminalised every state and territory. Yet despite being legal - access to an abortion is not equally available to all women. The story of abortion reform in Australia and the fight for access.

Continued: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/rearvision/abortion-law-reform-and-the-fight-for-access/104453248

16.11.2024

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Annabelle Quince

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Why the American abortion debate is affecting access in Kenya

Oct 31, 2024
By Neha Wadekar, Joe Mwihia, Job Wander, Associated Press
Video: 8:42 minutes (with transcript)

Abortion is a closely watched issue in this year's election, and not just in the U.S. As president, Trump cut funding for international groups that offer and counsel on abortion services. With support from The Pulitzer Center, special correspondent Neha Wadekar reports from Kenya where advocates are watching for who wins. A warning, this story contains accounts of sexual and gender-based violence.

Continued: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/why-the-american-abortion-debate-is-affecting-access-in-kenya

Abortion Access for U.S. Immigrants

A reproductive epidemiologist explores the barriers and gateways to abortion access for U.S. immigrants

by Vida Foubister
October 28, 2024

During and for two hours immediately following the presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump in September, abortion was the most searched topic online, according to an analysis by New York University researchers. Not surprisingly, immigration came in second.

As Heidi E. Jones, a reproductive epidemiologist, and her co-authors noted in a recent Journal of Migration and Health article titled "Abortion Care Access and Experience Among U.S. Immigrants: A Systematic Review," "The geopolitical intersection between immigration and abortion policy makes this a particularly salient issue." With the election only weeks away, Think Global Health reached out to Jones to discuss the findings of her study and strategies she believes can help ensure greater abortion access among immigrant populations.

Continued: https://www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/abortion-access-us-immigrants

28.10.2024

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USA – A leading abortion provider on why restrictive laws are taking us back to the Dark Ages

For 60 years, Dr. Warren Hern has been a leader on abortion care. Here's what drives him

By Nicole Karlis
October 13, 2024

Throughout this election cycle, the term “late-term abortion” has popped up several times, despite not being an actual medical term. Not only did the first presidential debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump include a very misinformed discussion about “late-term abortions” before Roe v. Wade was overturned by the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision, but the Republican Party adopted a “Make America Great Again” policy platform ahead of its national convention, stating in a 16-page document that the party will oppose "late-term abortion.”

Continued: https://www.salon.com/2024/10/13/a-leading-abortion-provider-on-why-restrictive-laws-are-taking-us-back-to-the-dark-ages/

Jessica Valenti Says Her Work on Abortion Isn’t “Preaching to the Choir.” It’s Arming It.

In an interview with Vanity Fair about her new book, Abortion: Our Bodies, Their Lies, and the Truths We Use to Win, Valenti discusses whom she’s writing to, how the right is forecasting its next move, and why she’s never bought into the mainstream framing of abortion rights.

By Katie Herchenroeder, Vanity Fair
October 1, 2024

Jessica Valenti writes and talks about abortion like someone who thinks about it for dozens of hours every week—because she does.

For around two years—since the fall of Roe—Valenti has been writing about reproductive justice every day in her newsletter, aptly titled Abortion, Every Day. But, in her new book, Abortion: Our Bodies, Their Lies, and the Truths We Use to Win, she jokes that she could have called the newsletter Abortion, Every Hour, because “that’s how quickly things are moving in post-Roe America.”

Continued: https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/jessica-valenti-says-her-work-on-abortion-isnt-preaching-to-the-choir-its-arming-it

01.10.2024

Kenya – Evelyne Opondo is championing change

Sunday, September 08, 2024
By Wanja Mbuthia, Nation Media Group

Talking with the soft-spoken Evelyne Opondo feels like chatting with a big sister in many ways. She’s warm and laughs easily. She is a great listener too, who thinks through every question before answering and projects an air of a trustworthy and dependable person. A lawyer, Ms Opondo is the Africa Director at the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW), where she leads the organisation’s strategies and mission in Africa. Seated at an eatery in Nairobi’s Kileleshwa area, she reflects on the challenges, accomplishments, and lessons she has gathered from over two decades of advocating for the rights of women and girls.

Continued: https://nation.africa/kenya/life-and-style/evelyne-opondo-is-championing-change--4752200

08.09.2024