September 28: Today is the day! It’s time to bust the myths surrounding abortion!

September 28, 2015

September 28 has been a regional campaign for the decriminalization of abortion in Latin America and the Caribbean for over twenty years before being taken on by SRHR activists all over the world in 2011. WGNRR undertakes September 28 annual campaigning activities in collaboration with its members, partners, and allies around the world, and as a member of the International Campaign for Women’s Right to Safe Abortion.

This year we decided to fight abortion stigma! The stigma surrounding abortion is complex and pervasive, both building on and perpetuating other forms of discrimination and structural injustices, while also being produced, reproduced and reinforced at individual, community, institutional, cultural, and legal levels. The various and persistent myths surrounding abortion shroud what evidence-based studies and the vast majority of individuals’ stories prove to be true: access to safe and legal abortion is a necessary social good, and a human right. This September 28, the Global Day of Action for Access to Safe and Legal Abortion, WGNRR calls members, partners and allies to #BustTheMyths surrounding abortion and fight #AbortionStigma and discrimination!

September 28 events have already begun to take place and many more are about to be launched. They include national campaigns, discussion groups, rallies, public meetings, film and video showing, plays, cultural nights, poetry slams, concerts, a global tweetathon, launching of reports on the situation in countries, press releases, manifestos, petitions and statements, flashmobs, and much more.

Join this growing global movement!

We want to thank our members, partners and allies for the amazing support during the campaign!

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