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  • Tightening restrictions around abortion

    It's a scary time to be a person who can get pregnant in the United States. Read more »

  • Medication Abortion is Nothing New

    Middle class Victorian women had their "female pills" Read more »

  • ABORTO NO BRASIL: uma abordagem jurídica e prático informativa

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  • Judge protects abortion access in Montana

    Ruling temporarily blocks a state law preventing highly skilled nurses from providing abortion care Read more »

  • Parental Notification Laws Are Toxic For Young People Seeking Abortion Care

    In some states, people under the age of 18 seeking an abortion do not have to notify their parents in order to access abortion care. In other states, one or both parents needs to give permission. Read more »

  • The Race to Overturn El Salvador’s Total Abortion Ban

    Though Latin America’s abortion laws are some of the most restrictive in the world, activists’ efforts are beginning to yield results. Read more »

  • In solidarity with Repeal the 8th! Referendum in Ireland on May 25th!

    Women Help Women welcomes the announcement of the referendum to repeal the Eighth Amendment in the Irish Constitution. We call on Irish citizens to vote yes on May 25th. Women Help Women proudly supports the right of women in Ireland to have a safe abortion, and hope that a day will come when… Read more »

  • Medication abortion at home: why people should have the option

    Since medical abortion is safe and effective, advocates argue that current laws only cause unnecessary distress and discomfort for individuals at a time when they need the best medical support. Read more »

  • Abortion is safe. Restricting it is dangerous.

    The most dangerous part of having an abortion in the U.S. is not the procedure itself, but the lies and laws that make it harder to access. Read more »

  • Here's what you should know about the abortion bans being pushed through by these states right now

    A number of abortion bans are making their way through state legislatures. Here's what you should know about them. Read more »

  • Mike Pence Needs a History Lesson

    Our history already tells us what we need to know about living in a country where abortion is illegal. Read more »

  • Where to find information on self-managed abortion

    A recent study has found that for individuals facing an unintended pregnancy, many are relying on the Internet for information about self-managed abortion. Read more »

  • Una buena acompañante

    Muchas mujeres han acompañado a otras mujeres mientras se realizan un aborto auto-inducido con pastillas, esto puede que no sea un proceso fácil para las mujeres que tienen que realizarse el aborto ni para las acompañantes cuando están en un contexto restrictivo. Es importante que como acompañantes… Read more »

  • How Google Maps is making abortion harder to find

    Anti-abortion groups are gaming local search results to trick women away from clinics Read more »

  • For Native people, self managed abortion could be one solution to those denied access

    The situation in South Dakota is just one example of the obstacles to safe abortion faced by Native people. Read more »

  • No, medical abortion reversal is not possible, but false and dangerous misinformation is.

    In recent years, a new tactic of anti-abortion groups has been to promote that medical abortion can be reversed. Despite the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists reporting that “medical abortion ‘reversal’ is not supported by science,” in 2016 Arizona passed a law where women… Read more »

  • 3 Mitos Sobre el Aborto

    Mito #1: La decisión de interrumpir el embarazo siempre es doloroso y puede causar problemas psicológicas. ¡FALSO! Para algunas personas, la decisión de interrumpir el embarazo es difícil, pero para otras es muy fácil. Exámenes psicológicos nos muestran que el sentimiento más común después del… Read more »

  • Abortion in Ireland: Are times changing?

    Ireland’s eighth amendment states that the right to life a fetus and the life of a mother during pregnancy are equal. As a result, abortion is effectively banned in almost all circumstances making access to abortion in Ireland severely restricted. In addition, if convicted of obtaining an illegal… Read more »

  • Hacer un plan antes de realizar un aborto auto inducido

    Realizarse un aborto auto inducido con pastillas es un procedimiento seguro que realizan cientos de mujer en el mundo cuando tienen un embarazo no deseado.  En poco casos se pueden presentar complicaciones que van desde sangrado severos a infecciones. Para estar preparadas antes estas situaciones… Read more »

  • The One Year Anniversary of Trump's Global Gag Rule: Nothing to Celebrate

    The intention of the Global Gag Rule on paper was to shut down abortion providers, but in reality, it has had much further reaching and terrifying consequences. Read more »