Abortions happen all around the world, every day. In fact, 61% of all unintended pregnancies end in abortion so, this is a common experience affecting many people in our lives. Abortion is discussed in the media as a political issue, but we hear less from …
“With the devasting loss of abortion rights across the U.S having a disproportionate impact on poor women and women of colour, ongoing humanitarian crises across countries like Afghanistan, Ethiopia and Ukraine creating unliveable, unsafe and unsustainable …
Has Africa always been conservative towards sex? The answer is No! However, since the assault of slavery and colonization, Africa has viewed certain aspects of pleasure and romance as foreign due to the imposition of foreign values, misinterpretation, and …
In a landmark verdict today, the High Court of Malindi has ruled that safe abortion care is a fundamental right under the Constitution of Kenya and that arbitrary arrests and prosecution of patients and healthcare providers, for seeking or offering such …
We are overjoyed to announce the opening of the first of two locations of the International Planned Parenthood Federation - Americas and the Caribbean Regional Office (ACRO), in Bogota, Colombia. IPPF Director-General Dr. Alvaro Bermejo, IPPF ACRO's …
Papua New Guinea (PNG), one of the most populated countries in the Pacific, also has one of the highest maternal death rates in the Asia and Pacific regions. The current downward trend of women accessing health facilities or having a skilled birth …
The Get Up, Speak Out! initiative works with and for young people to overcome barriers such as unequal gender norms, negative attitudes towards sexuality, taboos about sex, menstruation, and abortion. Empowering youth communities - especially girls and …
The Colombian Constitutional Court has a historical opportunity in its hands as it decides on whether or not to completely remove the crime of abortion from the penal code, making it a public health matter. Unlike many others in Colombia, I grew up in a …
This year has thrown crisis after crisis at a world already struggling with the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. From the escalation of violence in Gaza to the ongoing civil war in Tigray, and the rapid fall of Afghanistan just a few weeks ago, this …
Fiona, 28, joined the Jamaica Family Planning Association (FAMPLAN) Lenworth Jacobs Clinic in 2017 as a volunteer through a one-year internship with the Jamaica Social Investment Fund. “I was placed to be a youth officer, which I never had any knowledge …
‘Are you interested in advocacy and reproductive health rights?’ These were the words which caught Mario’s attention and prompted him to sign up to be part of the Jamaica Family Planning Association (FAMPLAN) Youth Advocacy Movement (YAM) five years ago. …
Candice, 18, joined the Youth Advocacy Movement (YAM) when she was 15 after being introduced to the group by the Jamaica Family Planning Association’s (FAMPLAN) youth officer, Fiona. Sharing knowledge with peers Initially, Candice, saw YAM as a space …
