Abortion Without Borders (Aborcja Bez Granic) has helped almost 32,000 people from Poland to access abortions in its second year of existence, in new figures released today.   Abortion Without Borders is a grassroots feminist network that was launched on 11 December 2019 to help anyone in Poland access a safe abortion in Poland or abroad. In the face of fresh attempts by Poland to criminalise…

The Abortion Rights Campaign (ARC), Abortion Support Network (ASN), and Termination for Medical Reasons (TFMR) urge the United Nations to hold Ireland to account at the Universal Periodic Review for violating the human rights of abortion seekers. The three organisations submitted a report to the UN outlining how the Irish State fails to protect human rights, ahead…

In response to alarming restrictive legislative measures against the women of Texas and elsewhere, seminal NYC leading musical lights Sonic Youth have shared new releases to fundraise for Fund Texas Choice and Abortion Support Network. The band has made two vintage live sets available in full, from the Austin Music Hall, Austin, Texas from 1995…

We are devastated to hear about the death of a woman in Poland in September 2021 after being denied an abortion for an unviable pregnancy. The death was reported by legal counsel Jolanta Budzowska on 30 October and confirmed by her family on 1 November. It is the first reported fatality of the constitutional tribunal…

A year ago – on 22 October 2020 – a Polish Constitutional Court decided that the provision of abortion in case of foetal malformation was unconstitutional. While the decision didn’t come into force until 27 January 2021, the change happened immediately. The next day, despite the still-valid provision of abortion under Poland’s abortion act, the…

Women, girls, and all pregnant people have faced extreme barriers to accessing legal abortions in the year since a Constitutional Tribunal ruling virtually banned legal abortion in Poland, 14 human rights organizations said today. Since the ruling, women human rights defenders have also faced an increasingly hostile and dangerous environment. Poland’s authorities should end efforts to undermine reproductive rights and weaken protections…

A new survey carried out by the Abortion Rights Campaign found that more than a fifth of women who had an abortion since the repeal of the 8th Amendment felt they weren’t treated with dignity and respect by providers, with some experiencing racism and judgement from staff. ARC’s research – “Too Many Barriers: Experiences of…

Amy, ASN’s Volunteer and Supporter Care Assistant, is joining in to Go the Distance this October. Here she tells us why she’s taking part in our distance challenge to raise money for Abortion Support Network.   I joined ASN in June this year, working across the team supporting with admin and volunteer support, but not working directly with any of ASN’s clients. I’ve…

ASN’s Director Mara Clarke writes about her experiences of supporting Maltese women to access abortions: Since we expanded our services to Malta in February 2019, we have heard from more than 200 people seeking our help accessing abortions. Callers have been girls in their teens and women in their 40s. They have been married, divorced,…