European Citizens’ Initiative on abortion rights reaches milestone after hearing

Thursday 4 December 2025
By The Brussels Times Newsroom

The European Parliament hosted on Tuesday a hearing on the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) “My Voice, My Choice” on safe and accessible abortion for all women in the EU.

At the heart of the initiative is a concrete proposal which respects that health is a national competency: A European financial mechanism that supports EU Member States in providing access to safe abortion care free of charge to women without access in their own country and does not interfere with national legislations.

Continued:; https://www.brusselstimes.com/1867634/pro-choice-european-citizens-initiative-holds-hearing-in-the-european-parliament

Ipas Pakistan helps expand access to postabortion family planning

November 26, 2025

Access to family planning after an abortion is a vital part of comprehensive reproductive health care. Clinical studies have shown that fertility can rapidly return following an abortion. But access to such care has not been widely available to women in Pakistan.

In a move that promises to greatly improve access to both postpartum and postabortion family planning services, the provincial Government of Sindh has issued new standards and guidelines developed in consultation with Ipas Pakistan and a diverse group of more than 40 stakeholders.

Continued: https://www.ipas.org/news/pakistan-postabortion-family-planning/

26.11.2025

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Inside the Global Network of Abortion Doulas Supporting Self-Managed Care

A global infrastructure is emerging to guide people through self-managed abortions, reshaping how pregnancies are ended.

1/26/2025
by Carrie N. Baker, Ms. Magazine

As barriers to clinic-based abortion care increase, a growing number of women are self-managing their abortions: finding and using abortion pills independently of the formal medical system—usually through online abortion pill services, community networks sharing pills for free or websites selling pills.

To support self-managed abortion, feminists are creating a global network of online abortion doulas—trained companions who offer one-on-one support by phone, email and text to people using abortion pills. A leader in this effort is the organization Rouge Doulas, which runs the Rouge Abortion Doula School.

Continued: https://msmagazine.com/2025/11/26/rouge-abortion-pills-doula-support-health/

Polish abortion activist denied security clearance to investigate surveillance of her own movement

Nov 26, 2025
Notes from Poland

One of the leaders of the mass protests against the introduction of a near-total abortion ban in Poland has been denied security clearance by the security services.

As a result, she will not be able to continue working in a government commission investigating surveillance of civil society groups, including her own movement, by the security services under the former Law and Justice (PiS) administration.

Continued: https://notesfrompoland.com/2025/11/26/polish-abortion-activist-denied-security-clearance-to-investigate-surveillance-of-her-own-movement/

26.11.2025

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As Trump and RFK Jr. Consider Mifepristone Limits, Women on Web Vows to Keep Abortion Pills Flowing in the U.S.

“Women on Web stays open no matter what,” says Women on Web, a feminist nonprofit that connect abortion seekers with abortion pills. “Abortion is part of our lives and should be freely available to all.”

11/17/2025
by Carrie N. Baker, Ms. Magazine

As Republicans push the FDA to restrict mifepristone, the international online abortion service Women on Web is reassuring Americans that they will continue to support access to abortion pills in all 50 states, no matter what. Women on Web has served over 130,000 people worldwide since 2005 and began serving the U.S. in July 2024.

Based in Canada, Women on Web is a nonprofit organization that has team members located across 20 different countries who connect abortion seekers with prescriptions for abortion pills and to pharmacies that will mail mifepristone and misoprostol to people up to 14 weeks of pregnancy.

Continued: https://msmagazine.com/2025/11/17/abortion-pills-usa-women-on-web-fda-trump-rfk/

17.11.2025

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What does feminism in Luxembourg mean?

The Grand Duchy granted women suffrage in 1919 and abortion was fully legalised in 2014

Alexandra Thill
15/11/2025

Following a guest article in the Luxemburger Wort by Democratic Party politician Gérard Schockmel, who wrote that feminism aims to “systematically discriminate against men”, gender equality campaigners in the Grand Duchy spoke about what the movement means to them.GENDER

“Feminism is a movement that advocates equality for all genders,” Isabelle Schmoetten who heads the charity Women and Gender in Luxembourg (CID Fraen an Gender) told the Luxemburger Wort.

“Feminism is humanism," said Claudine Speltz from the National Council of Women in Luxembourg (CNFL), an umbrella organisation of different women's organisations. “It's about treating every person in such a way that they can exercise all their rights," she told the Luxemburger Wort.

Continued: https://www.luxtimes.lu/luxembourg/what-does-feminism-in-luxembourg-mean/104173755.html

Nigeria- Osun: Experts seek more awareness on dangers of unsafe abortions

Adeolu Adeyemo
November 11, 2025

Medical experts have advocated for more awareness about the dangers of unsafe abortions among young people in Osun State.

The experts who made the call on Tuesday during a workshop on stakeholders’ co-creation to address unsafe abortion harped on the need for young people to have the right sexual education to prevent unplanned pregnancies.

Continued: https://tribuneonlineng.com/osun-experts-seek-more-awareness-on-dangers-of-unsafe-abortions/

11.11.2025

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African Coalition for Research and Communication on Abortion

Dr Adeniyi Oginni

Dr Akeem Bello

Dr Olutoyin Ikuteyijo

How Nigerian women are reacting to suspended abortion bill

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.

Continued: https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/834524-how-nigerian-women-are-reacting-to-suspended-abortion-bill.html

USA – I Wanted an Abortion. My Friends Had Other Ideas.

“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/

It’s women’s rights versus religion in Malawi abortion fight

Privilege Musvanhiri
Nov 6, 2025

Until recently, abortion in Malawi was only permitted when a woman's life was in danger. But, recently, the country's High Court ruled that survivors of sexual violence who end up pregnant are entitled to the procedure.

According to Malawi's Gender Equality Law, every person has the right to adequate sexual and reproductive health and, subject to the law, the right to choose whether or not to have a child.

For more than 15 years, women's rights organizations have lobbied for a Termination of Pregnancy Bill. Although a draft bill exists, it has yet to be tabled in parliament.

Continued: https://www.dw.com/en/its-womens-rights-versus-religion-in-malawi-abortion-fight/a-74576001