sexual health and rights

With help from American activists, Ukrainian women are being misled about abortion

Abortion has been legal in Ukraine for decades – but groups empowered by Trump’s White House are misleading vulnerable women about their options Українська русский

By Tetiana Kozak

/ 18 Mar 2020

With help from American activists, Ukrainian women are being misled about abortion

All’interno di ospedali pubblici in Italia, ho visto come una rete anti-aborto connessa agli Stati Uniti 'umilia' le donne

Una federazione italiana di attivisti anti-aborto, connessa alla destra religiosa statunitense, si sta 'infiltrando' negli ospedali per fermare gli aborti. Li ho visti in azione. (In English).

By Francesca Visser

/ 9 Mar 2020

All’interno di ospedali pubblici in Italia, ho visto come una rete anti-aborto connessa agli Stati Uniti 'umilia' le donne

Inside Italian public hospitals, a US-linked anti-abortion network is ‘humiliating’ women

An Italian federation of anti-abortion activists, linked to the US religious Right, is ‘infiltrating’ hospitals to stop abortions. I saw them in action (Italiano)

By Francesca Visser

/ 9 Mar 2020

Inside Italian public hospitals, a US-linked anti-abortion network is ‘humiliating’ women

Top Ugandan health official condemns US-linked ‘pregnancy crisis centres’ for opposing contraception

Abortion is illegal in Uganda but the government strongly promotes contraception. Unregulated centres “must be apprehended”, says top reproductive health official.

By Lydia Namubiru and Soita Khatondi Wepukhulu

/ 24 Feb 2020

Top Ugandan health official condemns US-linked ‘pregnancy crisis centres’ for opposing contraception

‘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

Revealed: US-linked anti-abortion centres ‘lie’ and ‘scare women’ across Latin America

Lawmakers in Mexico, Ecuador and Argentina demand action following “truly scandalous” misinformation revealed by openDemocracy. Español.

By Isabella Cota

/ 12 Feb 2020

Revealed: US-linked anti-abortion centres ‘lie’ and ‘scare women’ across Latin America

How openDemocracy is tracking anti-abortion misinformation around the world

Nine months ago, we began following the money of two US religious right groups. Then, we deployed our own global network – of feminist investigative journalists.

By Claire Provost and Nandini Naira Archer

/ 12 Feb 2020