United by a shared global purpose, SRHM joined forces with regional institutions and partners and co-organized five online events to delve into the unique challenges and opportunities shaping abortion rights worldwide. Together, we examined hard-won gains and persistent setbacks, united by our unwavering commitment to advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and ensuring safe abortion access for all, regardless of language, region, or context.

On Tuesday, 10 December 2024, SRHM and its partners hosted five events across time zones and languages, celebrating the strength of collaboration:

• Latin America and the Caribbean (in Spanish): Co-hosted by Ana Cristina González Velez, co-founder of Mesa por la Vida y la Salud de las Mujeres and Isabel Cristina Jaramillo Sierra, Professor at the the Faculty of Law, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia.
• Eastern Mediterranean (in Arabic): Co-hosted by Hala El Damanhoury, Obstetrics / gynaecology consultant and researcher in reproductive health and rights, Egypt, in collaboration with Faysal El Kak, coordinator of Women Integrated Sexual Health Clinic (WISH) at American University of Beirut, Lebanon and Bouchra Assarag, President of the Ensemble pour les Droits et Santé Sexuelle et de la Reproduction (EDSSR), Morocco.
• Francophone Africa (in French): Co-hosted by Bouchra Assarag, President of the Ensemble pour les Droits et Santé Sexuelle et de la Reproduction (EDSSR), Morocco.
• South Asia (in English): Co-hosted by Dipika Jain, Director of the Centre for Justice, Law and Society (CJLS) at the Jindal Global Law School, India and the Anand Tamang, Director of the Centre for Research on Environment, Health and Population Activities (CREHPA), Nepal.
• Global Focus (in English): A globally focussed in-person event (in English), co-hosted by Stéphanie Dagron, Professor at The Institute of Global Health, Tran Nguyen-Toan of The Global Studies Institute, Clémentine Rossier, Director of the Institute of Demography and Socioeconomics (IDESO) at the University of Geneva, and the International Planned Parenthood Federatiom (IPPF), live-streamed from Geneva.

We are sincerely grateful to the co-organizers, speakers, partners and institutional staff members who made this collaboration possible. 

These events drew from the SRHM Abortion Collection and previous RHM/SRHM publications to critically assess the current state of abortion rights. Across languages and borders, they underscored a shared vision: a world where safe abortion is guaranteed for everyone.

Each event culminated in a powerful call for papers, rallying researchers and advocates to generate the evidence needed to propel the safe abortion movement forward. Together, we are shaping a future where rights- and evidence-based knowledge drives the fight for sexual and reproductive justice.

Recordings of these events are available below. Stay tuned for the forthcoming call for papers, informed by these rich regional dialogues, to chart the next steps in advancing abortion rights worldwide.