Issue

Safe, legal abortion equals health care

Every person deserves the right to decide. Abortion care protects health, dignity, and freedom over our own bodies.

The Green Wave showed what’s possible. Across Latin America, women won historic abortion rights. We carry that fight forward so everyone who can get pregnant has safe, legal care.

We advance abortion access with evidence: safe, legal care saves lives.

  • Abortion is health care, not a criminal act
    One in four women will face an unintended pregnancy and need abortion care at some point in their lives. This is not rare—it’s everyday health care.
  • Abortion is basic health care—safe, routine, and effective
    With the right information and support, abortion is safe, non-complex health care that can be managed using pills or a short procedure.
  • Abortion criminalization harms the most vulnerable
    Bans don’t stop abortions, they only push poor, young, and marginalized women into unsafe and life-threatening care.

People Power for Abortion Rights

We mobilize people and partners to secure legal abortion care and build unstoppable momentum for changes.

Removing legal barriers

We challenge restrictions at every level of power, turning policy change into real access for women and girls.

Re-writing the narrative, reframing the discourse

We confront stigma head-on with evidence-based information. By reframing abortion as essential health care, we reduce risks, save lives, and grow public demand for rights.

Providing safe and legal abortion care

We connect women and girls with safe and legal abortion—through hotlines, apps, telemedicine, mobile units, and clinics—so care is always within reach.

Harm reduction to save lives

In places where abortion is inaccessible, we provide life-saving information that helps women and girls stay safe and know their options.

Breaking the medical monopoly

By expanding who can provide care—midwives, nurses, local health workers—we open more doors for women to get safe, legal abortions.

Collecting evidence. Taking action.

We track barriers inside health systems and deliver the proof to decision makers so abortion care becomes easier to access and higher in quality.

A Green Wave Rises

The Green Wave sparked a movement. We’re carrying it forward—changing laws, expanding care, and turning victories into safe and legal abortions for millions: 

139

legal and policy victories across 9 countries

We fought and won. With 139 victories in 2023 and 2024, we’re expanding abortion rights and protecting access to care.

1.3M

safe abortion services provided

Care included safe and legal abortions by pill or procedure, along with post-abortion support and harm reduction counseling.

295K

unsafe abortions prevented

Ensuring access to a variety of modern contraceptive methods is the key to reducing unintended pregnancies that can lead to unsafe abortions under restrictive settings. By supporting women avoid unintended pregnancies through modern contraception, fewer are put in situations where they might face unsafe abortions. When women do need an abortion, having access to safe, high-quality care means they can avoid unsafe procedures that put their health and lives at risk.

Without access to safe and legal abortion, there is no reproductive autonomy for women and girls. And without reproductive autonomy, we cannot participate as full citizens in society. And without full participation, there is no democracy. Giselle Carino, giving testimony before the Argentinian Senate to promote the abortion law
Diretor Executivo, Fòs Feminista

Harm Reduction, International

A safer way takes root

What began in Uruguay is now saving lives across Latin America, the Caribbean, and Africa. Fòs Feminista has worked for more than ten years to expand a proven model to reduce the risks of abortion in contexts where abortion remains inaccessible.

Telehealth, Nigeria

A lifeline by phone

Fòs Feminista partner GIWYN runs the Ms. Rosy Hotline, reaching 100,000 people each year with trusted information on contraception, abortion pills, self-managed care, and post-abortion support.

Self-Care, Colombia

Safe abortion care at home

In Colombia, where abortion is legal, Fòs Feminista partners provide women with information, counseling, and medications so they can safely manage abortion in their own homes.

Task Shifting, Latin America

Expanding care providers

Working with the regional Association of Professional Midwives, we are engaging and training midwives in several countries across Latin America to provide counseling, medications, and support for self-managed abortion.