Spain Wants Abortion in Its Constitution. Access Must Be There Too

By Clara Serra Baiget, Senior Attorney in Europe, Women’s Link Worldwide
June 24, 2026

When France enshrined abortion in its constitution in 2024, many of us working in reproductive rights across Europe felt something shift. A door had opened. But that door had also been pushed open in Argentina, Colombia, and Mexico through a feminist Green Wave that transformed Latin America. As this wave crossed borders, it resonated with and strengthened struggles beyond the region, helping shape a renewed global momentum for reproductive rights. The constitutional developments now emerging across Europe are part of this broader and interconnected feminist movement. Spain is the latest country approaching that threshold. Spain’s move to constitutionally guarantee access to voluntary termination of pregnancy would represent a significant political victory for women, girls, and gender-diverse people. In a continent where anti-rights movements are gaining ground and reproductive freedoms that once felt settled are being contested, anchoring abortion protections in constitutional law is not symbolic. It would be a major democratic safeguard.

Continued: https://womenslinkworldwide.org/en/spain-wants-abortion-in-its-constitution-access-must-be-there-too/

24.06.2026

Commentary

Clara Serra Baiget

conscientious objection

enshrining abortion rights in constitution

Women's Link Worldwide

Spain – Six years of censorship. One more avenue for justice.

June 23, 2026
Womens Link Worldwide

On June 12th, 2026, six years after Women on Web’s website was blocked by Spanish authorities, the abortion information organization filed a case before the European Court of Human Rights, accompanied by Women’s Link as its legal representative. This petition asked Europe’s highest human rights tribunal to enforce and protect the rights that were violated, something that Spain’s courts have not done to this day.

In September 2020, Spanish health authorities ordered the complete blocking of Women on Web’s (WOW) website. For over two decades, WOW has connected people facing barriers to abortion with evidence-based information and medical support. WOW has no physical headquarters in Spain, so its only means of action is through its online platform, http://www.womenonweb.org. This ban was not authorized by any court, and there was no assessment to determine if this drastic measure was actually justified. This led to one of the most trusted sources of sexual and reproductive health information online simply disappearing for people that needed it most.

Continued: https://womenslinkworldwide.org/en/six-years-of-censorship-one-more-avenue-for-justice/

23.06.2026

Commentary

abortion censorship

Clara Serra Baiget

European Court of Human Rights

Venny Ala-Siurua

Women on Web

Women's Link Worldwide

The Right to Abortion in Colombia: An Interview with Alejandra Alemán

April 9, 2026
Women’s Link Worldwide

In recent years, Colombia has established itself as one of the countries with the most advanced legal framework on abortion in Latin America. However, legislative progress does not always translate into effective access for all women and pregnant people.

We spoke with Alejandra Alemán, an attorney at Women’s Link, to better understand the current state of abortion rights in Colombia, the changes following decriminalization, and the main challenges that remain.

Continued: https://womenslinkworldwide.org/en/the-right-to-abortion-in-colombia-an-interview-with-alejandra-aleman/

09.04.2026

Alejandra Alemán

conscientious objection

Resolution 051 of 2023

Ruling C-355 of 2006

social decriminalization of abortion

Women's Link Worldwide

Progress and Limitations of the “My Voice, My Choice” Initiative: An Interview with Clara Serra Baiget

April 2, 2026

In Europe, more than 20 million women still do not have guaranteed access to safe abortion. This reality puts their physical health at risk and imposes disproportionate economic and emotional burdens, especially on those who are already in vulnerable situations.

It is in this context that the European citizens’ initiative “My Voice, My Choice” has emerged—a movement seeking to transform access to abortion in the European Union (EU). We spoke with Clara, a senior lawyer at Women’s Link, to understand what this initiative proposes, what progress it has made so far, and what its limitations are.

Continued: https://womenslinkworldwide.org/en/progress-and-limitations-of-the-my-voice-my-choice-initiative-an-interview-with-clara-serra-baiget/

02.04.2026

Interviews/Podcasts

Clara Serra Baiget

European Citizens’ Initiatives

European Union

My Voice My Choice campaign

Women's Link Worldwide

Europe

Activism

Human Rights

Algorithmic Ad Blocking Limits Abortion Information In Colombia

Christine Ro
Dec 9, 2023

As a doctor, María M. Vivas never set out to become a technology expert. Unfortunately reproductive health is much more politicized than other branches of medicine. “Information is something that is very blocked in abortion rights,” Vivas notes. “That’s one of the access barriers.”

To keep up with the demand for online information about often-stigmatized topics, her organization – the Colombian network of sexual and reproductive health clinics Oriéntame – has had to become well versed in search engine optimization, keywords, and other aspects of website management.

Continued: https://www.forbes.com/sites/christinero/2023/12/09/algorithmic-ad-blocking-limits-abortion-information-in-colombia/?sh=321541ae3137

Governments are blocking abortion info online. Here’s how we’re fighting back

How rights group Women On Web is resisting digital attacks on reproductive rights

Venny Ala-Siurua
14 October 2022

More and more people are looking on the internet for information about sexual and reproductive health and accessing these services online. For young people, the internet is an important, if not the only, resource for this information. This is why criminalising and restricting abortion is not the only way to attack abortion rights today. Limiting or banning information about abortion or putting out deliberately confusing material can have a devastating impact on abortion access.

Since 2005, Women on Web, where I am the executive director, has used the internet and digital technology to break down the barriers. We have provided more than 100,000 safe medical abortion services. Our website offers comprehensive and easy-to-read information about abortion in 27 languages and our multinational helpdesk team has responded to more than a million emails in 16 different languages in the past 17 years.

Continued: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/5050/abortion-information-website-women-on-web-womens-link-worldwide/

What The Green Scarf Means In The Fight For Reproductive Rights

FRANCES SOLÁ-SANTIAGO
MAY 17, 2022

When a leaked Supreme Court draft opinion in early May revealed that Rove v. Wade will likely be overturned, protests broke out across the country, as activists pushed for lawmakers to codify the landmark decision that protected a pregnant person’s right to choose abortion via the Women’s Health Protection Act. Over the weekend, the New York chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America held a march and called on all the attendees to wear green and “bring your green bandana.” Similar protests were held in cities like Miami and Washington, D.C., where many attendees likewise sported green scarves on their wrists and necks.

While the green scarf may be the new symbol of the pro-abortion fight in the U.S, it's been around for at least a decade. In fact, it emerged in Argentina in the late 2010s, as the country’s activists fought to decriminalize abortion in a sweeping movement that earned them the title “Marea Verde” or “Green Wave.”

Continued: https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2022/05/10978997/green-scarf-meaning-roe-v-wade-protests

Colombia legalized abortions for the first 24 weeks of pregnancy. A backlash ensued

May 10, 2022
JOHN OTIS

BOGOTA, Colombia — As some U.S. states place more restrictions on abortion and Americans brace for the possibility that the Supreme Court will soon overturn the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision legalizing the procedure, several Latin American countries have moved in the opposite direction.

The latest nation to do so was Colombia. On Feb. 21, Colombia's Constitutional Court legalized abortion during the first 24 weeks of pregnancy.

Continued: https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2022/05/10/1097570784/colombia-legalized-abortions-for-the-first-24-weeks-of-pregnancy-a-backlash-ensu

Colombia has approved more liberal abortion laws, sparking backlash

March 30, 2022
(4-minute podcast with transcript)
JOHN OTIS

Colombia approved some of the most liberal abortion laws in the Americas in February. The decision has provoked a backlash from anti-abortion groups.

AILSA CHANG, HOST:
As some states in the U.S. have restricted access to abortion, several Latin American countries have moved in the opposite direction. The latest was Colombia, where the Constitutional Court in February approved some of the most liberal abortion laws in the Americas. Reporter John Otis retraces the country's course on this issue. And just a note - this story begins with some disturbing imagery.

Continued: https://www.npr.org/2022/03/30/1089774564/colombia-has-approved-more-liberal-abortion-laws-sparking-backlash

The Key Argument on Abortion That Changed Everything in Colombia

March 14, 2022
Catalina Martínez Coral

BOGOTÁ, Colombia — For decades abortion rights activists in Latin America looked to our counterparts in the global north to learn the best litigation and advocacy tools. We considered the incremental gains made in the years leading up to Roe v. Wade in the United States a blueprint for victory in our fight.

But as a feminist green wave, referring to the green bandannas abortion rights supporters wear, sweeps across the region, this summer the United States Supreme Court could roll back abortion rights. Inspiration is now coming from the south rather than the north, thanks to the coordinated efforts of many Latin American activists.

Continued: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/14/opinion/latin-america-colombia-abortion.html