Advocacy – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

24 Nov

Protecting healthcare workers advocating for safe abortion: Amnesty International abortion defenders report launch

MollyUnited StatesAbortion, Abortion Rights, Advocacy, Health care, United States

"Amnesty International has released a new global report, An Unstoppable Movement: A global call to recognize and protect those who defend the right to safe abortions, highlighting the attacks, intimidation and criminalisation healthcare workers and activists face for supporting the right of women and girls to access abortions. Based on more than 40 personal interviews and supported by several organisations including FIGO, the report reveals the harrowing experiences of healthcare workers, activists and advocates around the world who face abuse, arrest, prosecution and imprisonment for their work...."

Thousands of women march in Latin American cities calling for abortion rights

MollyInternationalAbortion Care, Abortion Rights, Activism, Advocacy, gender-based violence, Health care, Latin America, LGBTQ2S+, Protest, Reproductive rights

"The streets of cities across Latin America were bathed in green Thursday as tens of thousands of women marched to commemorate International Safe Abortion Day. Latin American feminists have spent decades fighting to roll back strict prohibitions, although there are still few countries with a total ban, like El Salvador and Dominican Republic..."

Strategies to Advance Racial Equity in Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health

SaintInternational, United StatesAbortion Care, Adolescent Healthcare, Advocacy, Health Equity, Healthcare, Inequity, International, Public Health, Racial Equity, Reproductive Health, Sexual Health, United States

"Sexual and reproductive health equity means that all people are supported by policies and systems that help them achieve their desired sexual and reproductive health. Currently, too many young people—especially Black, Brown, and Indigenous youth—lack the autonomy and system-level supports to achieve the sexual and reproductive health they desire. This brief aims to show programs, providers, and researchers how they can approach adolescent sexual and reproductive health services in a way that advances racial equity. In this brief, we first provide some context on how racism impacts sexual and reproductive health for Black, Brown, and Indigenous youth. We then offer…