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Important Updates
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Government
- White House Memo: Protecting Women’s Health at Home and Abroad
- The Hill: Roe v. Wade could impact abortion access around the world
- Official journal of the European Union
- UNSC: Resolution 2467
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Media
- Forbes: Economic impact of overturning Roe
- NPR: Implications around the globe
- Knowable Magazine: global impacts
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Think Tanks/ Research Institutes
- Guttmacher Institute: US as Global Outlier
- Global Citizen: Impact on other countries
- Center for Reproductive Rights: US is a global outlier
- Ford Foundation: Resurgent fight for reproductive justice
- Council on Foreign Relations: Global comparisons
- KFF: Helms Amendment
- National Partnership for Women and Families
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Research/ Peer Review
- Global Impact of Dobbs
- Repercussions of overturning Roe for women across systems and beyond borders
Key Issues
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Global Gag Rule
The Mexico City protocol
commonly known as the “global gag rule” stopped any USAID supported/funded clinics or
medical centers in the global south from being able to provide, or even inform women about, abortions.
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Supreme Court Cases
GW ReproFree examines the impact that U.S. Supreme Court Cases have on domestic and international women’s rights and the bodily rights of all people.
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Health Care Repercussions
GW ReproFree aims to build dialogue around barriers to accessing reproductive health services.
Publications
A Bad Medication Abortion Decision Threatens the Future Availability of Drugs in the U.S.
With an April 7 court decision, one judge has harmed women’s health and undermined trust in science-based drug approvals in the U.S. By Liz Borkowski and Julia Strasser When federal Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk suspended the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of the drug mifepristone on April 7, he significantly jeopardized access …
The Global Impact of Period Poverty
By: Maya Burke Executive Summary Period poverty is an issue that effects those who menstruate globally. When menstruating individuals lack the tools and facilities to safely manage their menstrual cycle, they lose their freedom to participate in activities that effect their livelihood, such as attending school and going to work. They face …
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