Announcements
Resist the Gag: Weaponisation of Foreign Aid is an Assault on Rights and Justice
SAIGE condemns the expanded US Global Gag Rule as a neo-colonial attack on Global South health sovereignty, urging immediate resistance from governments and advocates to safeguard reproductive rights.
Statement: The “Global Gag Rule”: A Question of Justice for the Global South
Reinstatement of the US Global Gag Rule directly threatens health sovereignty, bodily autonomy, and life-saving SRHR services in the Global South, prompting civil society organizations to demand immediate resistance to conditional aid.
Statement on the French Constitutional Right to Abortion and Arizona decision to re-enforce near-total Abortion Ban
ARROW and SAIGE celebrate France's historic constitutional amendment guaranteeing abortion rights while strongly condemning retrogressive rulings like Arizona's, reiterating that safe abortion is an essential human right.
Statement on the ongoing Aggression and Violence in Palestine
ARROW and SAIGE condemn the ongoing violence in Palestine as a severe reproductive justice crisis, calling for an immediate ceasefire, unhindered humanitarian access, and international accountability.
SAIGE Statement on India’s Supreme Court Ruling on Abortion Rights
SAIGE and ARROW hailed India's Supreme Court ruling as a landmark win for reproductive justice, affirming abortion access regardless of marital status, recognizing marital rape, and waiving mandatory reporting for minors while noting abortion remains criminalized overall.
SAIGE welcomes the new WHO guidelines on abortion care
SAIGE welcomed the updated 2022 WHO guidelines on abortion care, emphasizing recommendations for decriminalization, removal of policy barriers, inclusion of telemedicine, and framing safe abortion as an essential health service.
SAIGE Statement on Condemning US Supreme Court decision overturning the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade judgment that legalised abortion in the US
SAIGE strongly condemned the US Supreme Court's ruling in *Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization*, warning that overturning *Roe v. Wade* emboldens anti-choice groups globally, threatens local SRHR advocacy, and harms marginalized communities.
Let’s Make Unsafe Abortion History – SAIGE Statement for International Safe Abortion Day
For International Safe Abortion Day 2021, ARROW and SAIGE called on governments to decriminalize abortion, protect self-managed care, and ensure universal access to safe abortion as essential healthcare.
Statement regarding Protecting Reproductive Freedom
SAIGE welcomed the Biden administration's intent to repeal the Mexico City Policy, urging broader action including the Global HER Act and the removal of the Helms and Hyde amendments.
Statement condemning Poland’s constitutional tribunal’s ruling to reject abortion due to fetal defects
SAIGE condemned Poland's near-total abortion ban following its court ruling on fetal defects, calling for international pressure to defend reproductive autonomy.
Global South Statement on Access to Safe Abortion
SAIGE urged the UN to decriminalize abortion and ensure access to medical abortion commodities as essential, intersectional healthcare amid COVID-19.
Statement on greater need for safe abortion services as an impact of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic
SAIGE called on governments to classify abortion as an emergency service during COVID-19, urging telemedicine and relief measures to prevent a surge in unsafe abortions and gender-based violence.