Abortion access everywhere is fragile. The changes made during Trump’s first term in presidency serve as a stark reminder of how quickly hard-won freedoms can be taken away. A second Trump presidency will make abortion access harder in the coming years for women and pregnant people in the States. But the impact of this is…

Activists from Abortion Without Borders brought the ‘Polish abortion debt’ to the Sejm (Polish parliament) on Thursday (11 April), presenting an invoice to the government for the costs of time and financial assistance to provide abortion access for Polish residents. While the Polish government does not provide abortion services, abortions are happening every day in…

1 February represents the first day of Spring to many, and is also the feast day of St Brigid of Kildare – Ireland’s only female patron saint and known as Ireland’s first abortionist. But who was St Brigid of Kildare? St Brigid of Kildare is one of three national saints of Ireland. She is the…

The Polish Patients Ombudsman has found that there were multiple violations of rights in case of Joanna from Krakow, who was harassed by police after taking abortion pills last year. The case made international news last year after Joanna went public with her experience at the hands of police. Joanna took abortion pills – not…

You go to the hospital with stomach pains, and the doctor tells you that you are 20 weeks pregnant. Months ago, you were assaulted – and you’ve had what you think are regular periods all this time. Abortion is not available in your country, your passport has expired, and you can barely afford a place…

In October 2020, Poland’s “Constitutional Tribunal” ruled to change parts of its abortion law to stop providing abortions in cases of severe or fatal foetal anomalies, which amounts to an effective ban on abortion. What does access to legal abortion look like in Poland after the pseudo-court ruling? There is no safe abortion in Polish…

Since 1 January 2022, UK charity Abortion Support Network has been contacted by 1,610 people in 48 different countries, including every EU country except four (Finland, Greece, Luxembourg, and Slovenia). In the 18 months since January 2022, ASN provided £345,544 in financial support for those who cannot afford the costs of an abortion or to…

Abortion Without Borders, the largest provider of abortions in Poland, expands to include three new organisations. In December 2019, six organisations announced that they were launching an initiative aimed at helping people in Poland get abortions, Abortion Without Borders (AWB). Three and a half years later, AWB has helped more than 100,000 people in abortions…

Activists have spoken out after a woman’s traumatic experience with police in Poland, reported by the press on 18th July. Joanna took abortion pills at home – which is legal in Poland – and called her doctor after she started to feel unwell. Her doctor reported her to the police as a possible suicide attempt.…