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What Giorgia Meloni’s far-Right government will mean for Italy

How did Brothers of Italy take power – and how will the party’s election affect women’s and LGBTIQ+ rights?

By Claudia Torrisi

/ 28 Sep 2022

What Giorgia Meloni’s far-Right government will mean for Italy

US anti-abortion group targets Ukrainian refugees

Heartbeat International is appealing for money to fund its anti-abortion network in Ukraine and eastern Europe

By Diana Cariboni

/ 20 Jun 2022

US anti-abortion group targets Ukrainian refugees

Revealed: How ‘abortion pill reversal’ originating in the US has spread to Russia

openDemocracy’s work prompts Russian health ministry to discuss the dangers of unproven treatment backed by US Christian conservatives

By Tatev Hovhannisyan and Liza Velyaminova

/ 17 Dec 2021

Revealed: How ‘abortion pill reversal’ originating in the US has spread to Russia

Как американская методика остановки медикаментозного аборта распространяется в России

Расследование openDemocracy побудило Минздрав России обратить внимание на опасность недоказанной терапии, которую продвигают христианские консерваторы из США

By Tatev Hovhannisyan and Liza Velyaminova

/ 17 Dec 2021

Как американская методика остановки медикаментозного аборта распространяется в России

Lithuanian groups promote ‘irresponsible’ procedure to ‘reverse’ abortions

openDemocracy and LRT reveal that unproven ‘abortion reversal treatment’, supported by US Christian Right organisations, has reached LithuaniaRead in Lithuanian

By Tatev Hovhannisyan and Jurga Bakaitė

/ 15 Dec 2021

Lithuanian groups promote ‘irresponsible’ procedure to ‘reverse’ abortions

Explainer: What is ‘crisis pregnancy’?

The increasingly sophisticated tactics used by anti-abortion activists include manipulation, deception and misleading terminology. Learn more here

By Lou Ferreira and Elena Reimeryte

/ 8 Dec 2021

‘You could die and turn your husband gay’. How I learned to talk women out of legal abortions

Heartbeat International teaches activists how to dissuade women from ending their pregnancies. I took two of their online courses to see what they say.

By Sian Norris

/ 17 Feb 2020

‘You could die and turn your husband gay’. How I learned to talk women out of legal abortions

Exclusive: Trump-linked religious ‘extremists’ target women with disinformation worldwide

Lawmakers demand action as openDemocracy reveals global spread of false and “manipulative” activities, posing “grave risks” to women and democracy.

By Claire Provost and Nandini Naira Archer

/ 10 Feb 2020

Exclusive: Trump-linked religious ‘extremists’ target women with disinformation worldwide