Global anti-abortion misinformation

Revealed: Mexico’s big businesses bankroll major anti-abortion network

Mexican women have a legal right to safe abortions. Some of the country’s richest families and firms are trying to block it

By Diana Cariboni

/ 7 Aug 2024

Revealed: Mexico’s big businesses bankroll major anti-abortion network

Men’s Catholic order gave secret millions to ‘deceptive’ anti-abortion centres

Revealed: Tax filings show Knights of Columbus ploughed at least $10.8m into ‘crisis pregnancy centres’ in six years

By Diana Cariboni, Mónica Cordero and Angelina de los Santos

/ 14 Feb 2024

Men’s Catholic order gave secret millions to ‘deceptive’ anti-abortion centres

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’

Ecuador y Costa Rica prometen investigar ‘centros de embarazos en crisis’ vinculados a EEUU

Autoridades sanitarias de los dos países se comprometieron a abrir investigaciones formales tras un informe especial de openDemocracy, pero no está claro cuándo las llevarán a cabo. English

por Diana Cariboni

/ 26 Mar 2020

Ecuador y Costa Rica prometen investigar ‘centros de embarazos en crisis’ vinculados a EEUU

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

Женщин в Украине дезинформируют об абортах при поддержке активистов из США

Женщина в Украине имеет право решать, хочет она родить ребенка или нет. В то же время американские про-трамповские организации, выступающие за отмену абортов, активно продвигают свою повестку в Украине среди женщин из социально незащищенных групп населения. English Українська

By Tetiana Kozak

/ 18 Mar 2020

Женщин в Украине дезинформируют об абортах при поддержке активистов из США

Як американські активісти допомагають обманювати українських жінок щодо абортів

Вже кількадесят років аборти дозволені законом в Україні — проте пов’язані з адміністрацією Дональда Трампа організації вводять жінок, які опинилися у вразливій ситуації, в оману щодо доступних варіантів. English русский

By Tetiana Kozak

/ 18 Mar 2020

Як американські активісти допомагають обманювати українських жінок щодо абортів

All’interno di ospedali pubblici in Italia, ho visto come una rete anti-aborto connessa agli Stati Uniti 'umilia' le donne

Una federazione italiana di attivisti anti-aborto, connessa alla destra religiosa statunitense, si sta 'infiltrando' negli ospedali per fermare gli aborti. Li ho visti in azione. (In English).

By Francesca Visser

/ 9 Mar 2020

All’interno di ospedali pubblici in Italia, ho visto come una rete anti-aborto connessa agli Stati Uniti 'umilia' le donne

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’

Top Ugandan health official condemns US-linked ‘pregnancy crisis centres’ for opposing contraception

Abortion is illegal in Uganda but the government strongly promotes contraception. Unregulated centres “must be apprehended”, says top reproductive health official.

By Lydia Namubiru and Soita Khatondi Wepukhulu

/ 24 Feb 2020

Top Ugandan health official condemns US-linked ‘pregnancy crisis centres’ for opposing contraception

‘You could die and turn your husband gay’. How I learned to talk women out of legal abortions

Heartbeat International teaches activists how to dissuade women from ending their pregnancies. I took two of their online courses to see what they say.

By Sian Norris

/ 17 Feb 2020

‘You could die and turn your husband gay’. How I learned to talk women out of legal abortions