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"To mark 20 years of providing funding and support to the global #abortion movement, we wanted to make sure our visual identity truly represents SAAF as it is now and stays relevant to our grantee partners and others we work with."
saafund.org/saaf-has-a-n... #repro
"Anti-abortion discourse manufactures distress where none previously existed. Women become frightened not by their abortion, but by the social expectation that they should be emotionally ruined by it."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
“Malawi’s restrictive abortion laws are forcing girls and young women into unsafe abortions.”
africabrief.substack.com/p/unsafe-abo...
This is disgusting. Just two minutes taken by Brazilian lawmakers to debate removing the right to #abortion for minors who have been raped.
www.straitstimes.com/world/brazil...
Together Women Rise is accepting funding applications until 5th June:
togetherwomenrise.org/featured-gra...
'Together Women Rise provides funding to organizations that empower and support women and girls in low-income and marginalized communities in the Global South.'
After the peak of the COVID pandemic in 2020, #abortion by telemedicine was approved in Moldova.
Following an anti-abortion petition it was removed.
Thanks to advocacy efforts it is now back, but only in limited circumstances.
Find out more: saafund.org/telemedicine...
We are celebrating 20 years of supporting the global abortion rights movement. It was time for a new look.
Read more here: saafund.org/saaf-has-a-n... #abortion #repro #reprosky
"Unsafe abortions are happening, but many people only seek help when complications arise."
SAAF grantee partner @familymedicalpoint.bsky.social works with fishing communities in Uganda:
observer.ug/news/silent-...
“‘Family values’ rhetoric does two things at once. It legitimises expanded state intrusion into private life, and it provides a vocabulary that wins votes without delivering material change.”
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Nkhata Bay District Hospital recorded 236 post-abortion cases between January and April this year, a figure health officials describe as alarmingly high.
africabrief.substack.com
More people regret knee surgery than abortion. So why is the patriarchy still scaring us with lifelong torment, asks Irish writer Roe McDermott
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We have updated SAAF's visual identity to better reflect who we are and what we do.
The June 2 vote followed less than two minutes of debate. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Through our Featured Grants Program, Together Women Rise provides funding to organizations that empower and support women and girls in low-income and marginalized communities in the Global South. We f...
Telemedicine medical abortion is back in Moldova's national protocol, but the work is far from finished.
saafund.org
Beneath the constant hum of boat engines and the steady flow of passengers across Lake Victoria, a silent health crisis is deepening at Kigungu landing site, fuelled by misinformation, limited access ...
