Care Denied: Year Three Impact of Trump’s Global Gag Rule
A new report from the International Women's Health Coalition shows that the Global Gag Rule continues to harm women, force clinic closures, and strip the most marginalized communities of access to sexual and reproductive health services & information.
Achieving Climate Justice through Gender Justice
The Biden administration should draw on the intersectional analysis in the globally-sourced Feminist Green New Deal principles to work across issues such as bodily autonomy, ecological sustainability, the care economy, and just financial flows in addressing climate change.
IWHC Celebrates End of Global Gag Rule, Calls for Further Action
IWHC welcomes President Biden's rescinding of the Global Gag Rule as a critical first step in securing bodily autonomy worldwide.
Beyond Roe: Why the Biden Administration Should Decriminalize Self-Managed Abortion
Codifying Roe v. Wade is the floor for abortion access. To advance gender justice and support reproductive rights, the incoming Biden administration must decriminalize self-managed abortion.
Argentinean Senate Votes to Legalize Abortion
In a watershed moment for reproductive rights, today the Argentinean Senate approved a bill to legalize abortion. IWHC celebrates the decisive vote as a monumental victory for human rights and the people of Argentina.
The Helms Amendment: 47 Years of Denying Reproductive Health and Rights
The incoming Biden administration offers some hope for reproductive health, rights and justice but unless the Helms Amendment is repealed, people in low-to-middle income countries will continue to be denied access to abortion services.
What’s Next for the Global Reproductive Rights Movement
The wide-ranging discussion elaborated on how IWHC policy experts, advocates, and grantee partners are prepared to go in hard and seize the moment of opportunity to push the Biden administration to prioritize the health and rights of women and girls.
Addressing the Legacy of US-Sponsored Reproductive Coercion
The US has a long established history of reproductive coercion. President-elect Biden has the opportunity to address this harmful legacy by enacting policies that respect the right to bodily autonomy.
Argentinean Bill to Legalize Abortion Places Country on Brink of a Breakthrough for Women’s Rights
For decades, courageous feminist activists have fought to secure abortion rights. We celebrate with them today as they once again have brought the country to a watershed moment for women’s rights.
How President-elect Biden Can Advance Gender Justice
IWHC is excited to work with the incoming Biden administration to not only repair the damage caused by the Trump administration, but also to advance US policies that truly support and uphold sexual and reproductive health and rights.