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How an anti-abortion group in Brazil spreads disinformation with public cash

A São Paulo anti-abortion centre has forged lucrative ties to leading far-right political figures

By Raphaela Ribeiro

/ 2 Jun 2023

How an anti-abortion group in Brazil spreads disinformation with public cash

Canadian government urged to fast-track promise to tackle anti-abortionists

Trudeau’s party is accused of going silent on vow to strip charity status from groups that ‘deceive’ pregnant people

By Annie Burns-Pieper

/ 2 Aug 2022

Canadian government urged to fast-track promise to tackle anti-abortionists

After Roe v Wade, is Northern Ireland the next anti-abortion frontier?

Don’t forget about us, say women who still face huge barriers to access abortion

By Nandini Naira Archer and Darcey Edkins

/ 1 Jul 2022

After Roe v Wade, is Northern Ireland the next anti-abortion frontier?

US-linked anti-abortion centre targeting women with misinformation in Côte d’Ivoire

Abortion would be ‘murder’, even in cases of rape, a counsellor says to openDemocracy’s undercover reporterFrench

By Portia Crowe and Emma Onékékou

/ 24 Feb 2022

US-linked anti-abortion centre targeting women with misinformation in Côte d’Ivoire

Revealed: How ‘abortion pill reversal’ originating in the US has spread to Russia

openDemocracy’s work prompts Russian health ministry to discuss the dangers of unproven treatment backed by US Christian conservatives

By Tatev Hovhannisyan and Liza Velyaminova

/ 17 Dec 2021

Revealed: How ‘abortion pill reversal’ originating in the US has spread to Russia

Lithuanian groups promote ‘irresponsible’ procedure to ‘reverse’ abortions

openDemocracy and LRT reveal that unproven ‘abortion reversal treatment’, supported by US Christian Right organisations, has reached LithuaniaRead in Lithuanian

By Tatev Hovhannisyan and Jurga Bakaitė

/ 15 Dec 2021

Lithuanian groups promote ‘irresponsible’ procedure to ‘reverse’ abortions

Explainer: What is ‘crisis pregnancy’?

The increasingly sophisticated tactics used by anti-abortion activists include manipulation, deception and misleading terminology. Learn more here

By Lou Ferreira and Elena Reimeryte

/ 8 Dec 2021

How a Taiwan influencer raised €140K for a Lithuanian ‘crisis pregnancy centre’

After Lithuania sent COVID-19 vaccines to Taiwan, Jill Chang inadvertently directed her followers to a controversial ‘crisis pregnancy centre’ in Vilnius

By Tatev Hovhannisyan and Jessie Lau

/ 29 Oct 2021

How a Taiwan influencer raised €140K for a Lithuanian ‘crisis pregnancy centre’

Ecuador and Costa Rica promise to probe US-backed ‘crisis pregnancy centres’

Health authorities say they’ll open formal investigations following openDemocracy’s reporting – though it’s unclear when

By Diana Cariboni

/ 30 Mar 2020

Ecuador and Costa Rica promise to probe US-backed ‘crisis pregnancy centres’

With help from American activists, Ukrainian women are being misled about abortion

Abortion has been legal in Ukraine for decades – but groups empowered by Trump’s White House are misleading vulnerable women about their options Українська русский

By Tetiana Kozak

/ 18 Mar 2020

With help from American activists, Ukrainian women are being misled about abortion

Inside Italian public hospitals, a US-linked anti-abortion network is ‘humiliating’ women

An Italian federation of anti-abortion activists, linked to the US religious Right, is ‘infiltrating’ hospitals to stop abortions. I saw them in action (Italiano)

By Francesca Visser

/ 9 Mar 2020

Inside Italian public hospitals, a US-linked anti-abortion network is ‘humiliating’ women

Croatian MPs from nine political parties call for inquiry into ‘crisis pregnancy centres’

Lawmakers in Zagreb are the latest to call for action following openDemocracy’s special investigation into anti-abortion misinformation.

By Claire Provost

/ 24 Feb 2020

Croatian MPs from nine political parties call for inquiry into ‘crisis pregnancy centres’