Lockdowns and Abortions: How Spain’s COVID-19 Restrictions Reduced Unintended Pregnancies
It is spring 2020 and Spain is unexpectedly going into one of Europe’s strictest lockdowns. Due to COVID-19, everyday life of Spaniards has come [...]
A Turning Point in Mexican Law: Insights into the Supreme Court Orders to Decriminalize Abortion at the Federal Level
The complexity of abortion regulations in Mexico may lead pregnant people and health providers to lack confidence in the legal framework, while hindering coordinated policy [...]
Statement Concerning Mifepristone
On Friday, April 7, 2023, a federal district court in Texas issued a decision that, if sustained, would invalidate the approval of mifepristone, a [...]
Women on Waves’ Rebecca Gomperts Delivers Sheldon J. Segal Lecture
The Population Council welcomed Dr. Rebecca Gomperts, an abortion activist and lifelong supporter of women’s rights, as guest speaker for the 2022 Sheldon Segal [...]
To Protect Access to Medication Abortion in the United States, Make the Misoprostol-Only Regimen a Reality
Thoai Ngo, Vice President of Social and Behavioral Science Research, advocates for a misoprostol-only option for medication abortion. The regimen is aligned with international [...]
Expanding Access to Quality Sexual and Reproductive Health Services in Francophone West Africa
Drawing upon its long-standing presence in Senegal, the Council is partnering with governments, civil society, and local and international stakeholders to support country-level sexual [...]
Statement on the US Supreme Court Decision to Overturn Roe v. Wade
As a global research organization committed to sexual and reproductive health, rights, and choices, the Population Council is deeply disturbed by the United States [...]
Reaffirming Our Resolve to Uphold Global Reproductive Rights: SheDecides Turns Five
This week, I join youth activists, leaders of civil society, ministers and parliamentarians, and others committed to advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights, [...]