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ONE MONTH TO SUBMIT YOUR PAPER TO THE
SPECIAL COLLECTION

Deadline 31 August 2025

In December 2024, SRHM curated a special collection of articles previously published in the SRHM journal entitled 'The continuing fight for abortion rights: taking stock of the evidence', which highlighted the ongoing global struggles for abortion rights.

This special collection was launched on Human Rights Day 2024.
To mark the occasion, SRHM partnered with regional institutions and allies to co-organise five online events exploring the unique challenges and opportunities shaping abortion rights in different regions. See more below and on our blog.

Together, we reflected on hard-won gains and ongoing setbacks, guided by a shared commitment to advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and ensuring access to abortion as a matter of rights, equity and justice.

In 2025, there is renewed political urgency for advancing abortion research, and SRHM remains committed to strengthening the evidence base around abortion rights to drive policies, laws, regulations and service provision worldwide.

In taking stock of the evidence that it has published over the past 30 years, SRHM recognises the need for empirical interdisciplinary research: for example, integrating legal analysis, public health research and activist-led documentation to strengthen evidence-based advocacy.

In consultation with partners in research, advocacy and policymaking from across the globe, we have identified priority topics reflecting strategic knowledge gaps and regional priorities.

SRHM welcomes submissions to the special collection on any of the following topics as they relate to abortion:

Humanitarian Settings – Access to safe abortion in conflict zones, refugee camps and disaster-affected areas, including a focus on the role of telemedicine in bridging service gaps.

Misinformation, Disinformation & Digital Censorship – The impact of social media, misinformation and digital restrictions on abortion access, and strategies for countering anti-rights narratives.

Marginalised Populations & Equity – Addressing barriers to abortion for adolescents, people with disabilities, trans and non-binary individuals, migrants, sex workers and other underserved groups.

Legal & Policy Implementation – Evaluating how legal changes, including judicial precedents, translate into real-world abortion service provision, including cross-sector collaboration between legal scholars, public health researchers and activists.

Global Policy & Funding Challenges – Assessing the impact of declining foreign aid, the Global Gag Rule and international policy shifts on abortion rights and reproductive healthcare systems.

Data, Measurement & Methodological Innovation – Advancing reliable data to strengthen service delivery and advocacy efforts, innovations in the study of abortion criminalisation, including international comparative legal analysis, and novel monitoring methods such as real-time tracking of policy changes and participatory approaches.

Accepted manuscripts will be published on a rolling basis in SRHM's Open Issue. They will subsequently be collated as part of a new special collection of articles. The new collection will form the basis of other SRHM communications and events as part of the organisation's commitment to link knowledge to action.

The deadline for submissions to be considered for the special collection is 31 August 2025.

Read the full call for papers at the link below for information about the submission process and Article Processing Charges (APCs).

READ THE FULL CALL FOR PAPERS

The below events, held on Human Rights Day 2024, drew from the SRHM Abortion Collection and previous RHM/SRHM publications to critically assess the current state of abortion rights.

Across languages and borders, they underscored a shared vision: a world where access to abortion is ensured as a matter of rights, equity and justice.

Each event culminated in a powerful call for papers, rallying the sexual and reproductive health and rights community in each region to generate the evidence needed to propel the safe abortion movement forward.

Together, we are shaping a future where rights- and evidence-based knowledge drives the fight for sexual and reproductive health and rights.

Global Focus (in English): A globally focussed in-person event (in English), co-hosted by Stéphanie Dagron, Professor at The Institute of Global Health, Tran Nguyen-Toan of The Global Studies Institute, Clémentine Rossier, Director of the Institute of Demography and Socioeconomics (IDESO) at the University of Geneva, and the International Planned Parenthood Federatiom (IPPF), live-streamed from Geneva.

Francophone Africa (in French): Co-hosted by Bouchra Assarag, President of the Ensemble pour les Droits et Santé Sexuelle et de la Reproduction (EDSSR), Morocco.

Eastern Mediterranean (in Arabic): Co-hosted by Hala El Damanhoury, Obstetrics / gynaecology consultant and researcher in reproductive health and rights, Egypt, in collaboration with Faysal El Kak, coordinator of Women Integrated Sexual Health Clinic (WISH) at American University of Beirut, Lebanon and Bouchra Assarag, President of the Ensemble pour les Droits et Santé Sexuelle et de la Reproduction (EDSSR), Morocco

Latin America and the Caribbean (in Spanish): Co-hosted by Ana Cristina González Velez, co-founder of Mesa por la Vida y la Salud de las Mujeres and Isabel Cristina Jaramillo Sierra, Professor at the the Faculty of Law, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia.

South Asia (in English): Co-hosted by Dipika Jain, Director of the Centre for Justice, Law and Society (CJLS) at the Jindal Global Law School, India and the Anand Tamang, Director of the Centre for Research on Environment, Health and Population Activities (CREHPA), Nepal.

Due to political circumstances, and for the safety of the panellists, we are unable to share the recording of the South Asia event at this time.