PHM-Exch> Fwd: Bulletin #35: Abortion is essential health care

[Health PD]

This fortnight Thousands of people around the world joined protests in
support of safe abortion on September 28. In some countries, for example in
Colombia, the mobilization took place after the women's movement secured
progress in the field of sexual and reproductive health rights. Protesters
in the United States, on the other hand, marched in a situation where the
right to abortion is under attack. We bring a snapshot of this year’s
International Safe Abortion Day in our photo gallery. Only h

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This fortnight

Thousands of people around the world joined protests in support of safe
abortion on September 28. In some countries, for example in Colombia, the
mobilization took place after the women's movement secured progress in the
field of sexual and reproductive health rights. Protesters in the United
States, on the other hand, marched in a situation where the right to
abortion is under attack. We bring a snapshot of this year’s International
Safe Abortion Day in our photo gallery.

Only hours after the demonstrations took place, the Supreme Court of India
<https://peoplesdispatch.org/2022/09/30/indias-supreme-court-advances-abortion-rights-in-major-ruling/>affirmed
that all women are entitled to safe and legal abortion. The ruling includes
the recognition of marital rape, as well as an expanded interpretation of
reproductive rights.

In Argentina <https://youtu.be/SOIyRgdbwu8>, abortion was legalized almost
two years ago thanks to a strong feminist movement. Pablo Rall, a family
physician in Buenos Aires, reflects on the changes in access to abortion
that health workers observed since 2020.

Health workers are key allies to women trying to access abortion care as
much as to any other patient. In Belgium, workers in Medics for the
People’s health centers act in true comradeship with the communities they
care for. The People’s Health Dispatch spent a day with the staff of MPLP’s
health center in Deurne, Antwerp,
<https://peoplesdispatch.org/2022/10/08/listening-through-the-social-stethoscope-mplps-health-workers-redefine-care-in-belgium/#>to
learn more about their bond.

In Serbia
<https://peoplesdispatch.org/2022/10/07/shortage-of-health-workers-in-serbia-is-a-risk-for-both-patients-and-system/>,
the situation is different. After years of disinvestment and a prolonged
absence of sound health workforce policies, patients are struggling to
access healthcare. During COVID-19, the shortage of workers meant that many
key health services remained unavailable, particularly to the poor and the
working class.
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*Listening through the social stethoscope: MPLP’s health workers redefine
care in Belgium
<https://peoplesdispatch.org/2022/10/08/listening-through-the-social-stethoscope-mplps-health-workers-redefine-care-in-belgium/>*

Medics for the People’s health center in Deurne, Antwerp, provides health
care to thousands of people who would otherwise face financial barriers to
access

*Shortage of health workers in Serbia is a risk for both patients and
system
<https://peoplesdispatch.org/2022/10/07/shortage-of-health-workers-in-serbia-is-a-risk-for-both-patients-and-system/>*

Problems predating the COVID-19 pandemic weigh on the health system in
Serbia, putting into doubt the capacities to address new health needs
generated over the past two and a half years

*India’s Supreme Court advances abortion rights in major ruling
<https://peoplesdispatch.org/2022/09/30/indias-supreme-court-advances-abortion-rights-in-major-ruling/>*

The apex court declared that all women are entitled to safe and legal
abortion up to 24 weeks. It also other made critical interventions
including the recognition of marital rape and the centrality of dignity and
autonomy when it comes to abortion access
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*Video: How has legalization affected access to abortion in Argentina?
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOIyRgdbwu8>*

Ana Vračar of the People's Health Movement talks to Pablo Rall, a family
physician from Buenos Aires, on the state of access to abortion in
Argentina close to two years after it was legalized in the country
  <https://youtu.be/SOIyRgdbwu8>
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                       International Safe Abortion Day
International Safe Abortion Day protests in Peru, the United States, India,
Spain, and Colombia. Credits: Action Canada (1), Amnesty International Peru
(2), Refuse Fascism Honolulu (3), Sama - Resource Group for Women and
Health (4), Grandmothers for Reproductive Rights (5), Guillermo Gutierrez
Carrascal (6), Mesa por la Vida (7)
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