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Indonesia’s new abortion law is still not good enough - Safe Abortion Action Fund | Safe Abortion Action Fund (SAAF) A new criminal code came into effect in Indonesia just last month. It includes changes to the criminalisation of abortion. However, as SAAF grantee partner Institute for Criminal Justice Reform points...

Last month, #Indonesia brought in a new penal code.

However, updated legal provisions on #abortion still do not ensure access.

"The new law still treats abortion as a crime, not as healthcare."

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Abortion, Nationalism, and Women’s Autonomy in Armenia - Safe Abortion Action Fund In Armenia the struggle for abortion rights is deeply intertwined with nationalism, militarization, and state control over women’s bodies.

"Public rhetoric centered on the loss of soldiers, declining birth rates, and the need to “revitalize the nation” increasingly casts motherhood as a patriotic duty rather than a personal choice."

New post from Armenia:

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Civil society open letter to the European Commission in support of My Voice, My Choice - Center for Reproductive Rights

More than 1 million citizens. A majority of the European Parliament. And now, civil society across the EU.

The message is clear: @ec.europa.eu must act on #MyVoiceMyChoice and propose a voluntary EU-level financial mechanism to support access to safe, legal abortion care.

@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu

Abortion, Nationalism, and Women’s Autonomy in Armenia - Safe Abortion Action Fund In Armenia the struggle for abortion rights is deeply intertwined with nationalism, militarization, and state control over women’s bodies.

"Access to abortion is healthcare, not a privilege, and not an expression of the state’s goodwill."

Read about #abortion access in Armenia in a new post by SAAF grantee partner Women's Resource Center:

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The World Health Organisation have released a call for submissions of grey literature relating to comprehensive sexual education materials that include abortion care, to map and complete a review. Deadline to submit it Feb 16th 👉 www.who.int/news-room/ar...

Expanded global gag rule puts Kenya's maternal and child health at risk The expanded global gag rule jeopardises family planning and post-abortion care services.

"The concern is that the US administration's strong anti-abortion stance will directly affect reproductive health services in Kenya. We anticipate this will lead to increased maternal mortality and morbidity."

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How Socorristas en Red are transforming abortion care in Argentina - Safe Abortion Action Fund The network has supported more than 100,000 people across Argentina, each one through a process grounded in care, respect, and autonomy.

"The work of Socorristas seeks to reaffirm the autonomy of people having abortions."

Read more about the work of Socorristas En Red - a SAAF grantee partner in Argentina:

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Trump administration to block aid from subsidizing DEI and trans rights overseas Decision marks dramatic expansion of ‘Mexico City policy’, which abortion rights supporters call ‘global gag rule’

BREAKING: The US government is expected to expand the global gag rule later today, blocking funding for organisations that promote diversity, equity and inclusion #DEI and #LGBTQ+ rights – in addition to #abortion.

It could affect $30bn in foreign aid.

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ARGENTINA: "El trabajo de Socorristas busca reafirmar la autonomía de las personas que realizan un aborto." 👇

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"A new analysis of TV & film storylines shows that when reproductive health decisions, particularly abortion, have been shown on screen they’ve often been unrepresentative of people’s lived experiences. New audience data shows that viewers are eager to see more realistic, authentic depictions."

How Socorristas en Red are transforming abortion care in Argentina - Safe Abortion Action Fund The network has supported more than 100,000 people across Argentina, each one through a process grounded in care, respect, and autonomy.

"Socorristas has supported more than 100,000 people across Argentina, each one through a process grounded in care, respect, and autonomy." 💚

New post 'How Socorristas En Red are transforming #abortion care in Argentina': saafund.org/how-socorris... #Repro #Reprosky

‘Coercive’ US health deals could cause abortion access to collapse, charities warn Special Report: Leading NGOs fear the deals in Africa – offering financial assistance in exchange for things like mining rights and access to health data – are worded vaguely enough for the US to impo...

"It will essentially prohibit abortion provision in the public sector"

MSI's advocacy director spoke to @rachelschraer.bsky.social @the-independent.com about deals the US is making with African countries, which could block them from spending money on public services like abortion.
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"Although miscarriage is relatively common, it is stigmatized and often silenced; and queer individuals have an added layer of silencing grounded in heteronormative expectations of reproductive health."

Dolores Fonzi in Belén. (Amazon MGM Studios)

Oscar-Shortlisted Film 'Belén' Exposes the Injustice That Helped Transform Argentina’s Abortion Laws

Based on a true story, Belén revisits a miscarriage turned prosecution, and the movement that refused to let it stand.

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'Serious threat': Indonesia legal reform sparks rights challenges JAKARTA — Activists are challenging Indonesia's new criminal code, which outlaws sex outside marriage and insulting top officials, saying it threatens rights and gives authorities broad power with min...

"Activists are challenging Indonesia's new criminal code, which outlaws sex outside marriage...

Sexual relations outside marriage now carry a sentence of up to a year in jail, effectively outlawing same-sex relations."

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Instrumentalising male contraceptives because of anti-abortion politics is bad. Not only does it weaponise contraceptives as a tool to undermine abortion, it is fundamentally anti bodily autonomy.

Male contraceptives must *never* be a tool to undermine women + people who can become pregnant

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Denmark to Pay Greenlandic Victims of Forced Birth Control Denmark will compensate victims in a decades-long scandal in which thousands of Greenlandic girls and young women were fitted with birth control devices by Danish doctors, often without their consent ...

#Denmark has agreed to compensate Greenlandic women and girls who were subjected to involuntary birth control between 1966-1991, when thousands were fitted with IUDs without consent. This marks an important step towards justice, recognition and reparations for survivors.

SAAF is looking for a consultant to support with our branding refresh - Safe Abortion Action Fund We are seeking an agency, team, or individual to work with us to update our digital branding - the deadline to apply is 14 January.

Still a week to apply to support SAAF with our branding refresh!

Deadline is 14 January 2026.

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MOSES ODONGO: Our constitution leaves girls unprotected. The results are fatal KAMPALA - Recently, while perusing the Daily Monitor of November 18, 2025, I came across an article on page 25 written by Olivier Mukaaya, titled “Abortion crisis as girls turn to unsafe practices.” As I read it carefully, word for word, I found myself tearing up as I reflected on what the 19-year-o

Uganda: "Unsafe abortions are claiming the lives of our daughters, sisters, and students, not because the law forbids it, but because the law is unclear and society is silent."

Well said Moses!

MAREAS, una iniciativa para fortalecer la autonomía reproductiva en América Latina y África Nace MAREAS, una iniciativa que busca promover la autonomía corporal, salud y derechos sexuales y reproductivos en América Latina y África.

Great to see that the MAREAS fund will be supporting reproductive rights in Latin America and Africa:

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Europe: Existing barriers to abortion access compounded by alarming attempts to roll back reproductive rights European governments must act to ensure equal and universal access to abortion care in the face of ongoing restrictions and intensifying efforts to further limit access to abortion across the region, ...

A report from @amnesty.org shows that #abortion access in Europe remains deeply uneven, with criminalisation, delays, refusals of care and rising anti-rights pressure putting reproductive rights at risk. Governments must act to ensure equal & universal access to essential healthcare.

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SAAF is looking for a consultant to support with our branding refresh - Safe Abortion Action Fund We are seeking an agency, team, or individual to work with us to update our digital branding - the deadline to apply is 14 January.

Calling all designers! 🎨

We are looking for brand designers to support us to refresh the branding for a global abortion fund.

Accepting applications (in English but from anywhere in the world) until 14th January 2026.

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#Hiring #Jobs #Design #GraphicDesign #Rebrand

Berro Pizzarossa and Jelinska. (Courtesy of Women Help Women)

A Global Telehealth First: Women Help Women Begins Producing Abortion Pill Combipack

The feminist telehealth provider is cutting out pharmaceutical middlemen to make abortion safer, simpler and more accessible across borders.

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“I’m proud of the support network we’ve created.” - Safe Abortion Action Fund Young people have the right to make decisions about our bodies. We have the right to recognise that we may not be ready to be mothers.

"We have the right to recognise that we may not be ready to be mothers. That no one should impose this decision on us, but rather that we should make it when we want to, and when we are ready."

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“Supporting abortions is very rewarding.” - Safe Abortion Action Fund More than just providing information, what we are offering is the possibility for girls to make their own informed and free decisions.

"Providing abortion support is something that fulfills me greatly.
I believe that more than just providing information, what we are offering is the possibility for girls to make their own informed and free decisions."

Lidia, REDMYH - Mexico: saafund.org/supporting-a...

“I always try to see abortion as something positive.” - Safe Abortion Action Fund It is a privilege to have the opportunity to accompany someone through their abortion - to be in such a delicate moment in their life.

"It is a privilege to have the opportunity to accompany someone through their abortion – to be in such a delicate moment in their life. I do what I can to make them feel comfortable and to know that they are not alone."

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“I've been accompanying abortions for 10 years.” - Safe Abortion Action Fund Being an abortion companion is my way of transmitting that love that I would have liked to have received myself.

"Being an abortion companion is my way of transmitting that love that I would have liked to have received myself. We created a support network that I didn’t have myself, because I needed to know that this world will give women & girls a choice."

Isabel, REDMYH - Mexico: saafund.org/ive-been-acc...

A young person holds up a sign of a red heart - she is smiling.

"As we end 2025 we wanted to share some positive and hopefully inspiring examples of changes brought about by reproductive rights advocates..."

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