| On World Contraception Day, SRHM, in partnership with The Pleasure Project and WHO, hosted a powerful webinar launching a landmark systematic review: The sex effect: the prevalence of sex life reasons for contraceptive discontinuation. A systematic review and meta-analysis This review provides the first systematic evidence on the extent to which sex life concerns influence contraceptive discontinuation and switching.
| | | International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP) | SRHM is pleased to be present at the upcoming International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP) in Bogotá.
Connect with SRHM Chief Executive, Eszter Kismödi, and Senior Editor, Sarah Keogh at the conference.
| | CONFERENCE SESSION
Continuing to imagine SRHR beyond aid:
Centring equity and decolonisation in SRHR responses 4 November 202510:20 – 11:40 (America/Bogotá), Ágora, Room Z This timely discussion brings together experts to reflect on the future of the sexual and reproductive health and rights field in a rapidly shifting geopolitical context.
Amid shifting global dynamics — characterised by power- and ideology-driven politics, the realignment of international funding flows, and evolving accountability relationships between global and national actors — this panel will chart bold, forward-looking pathways toward more just, inclusive, and equitable SRHR systems.
Speakers will present strategies to counter mis- and disinformation that distort public understanding and influence policy, focusing on evidence-based communication, community engagement, and cross-sector collaboration.
The discussion will highlight how locally grounded narratives, rights-based research, policy and advocay and knowledge creation, can strengthen public trust, shape informed policy decisions, and advance health equity in SRHR globally. Speakers include: -
Nihal Said – Senior Technical Advisor, Research and Partnerships, International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) -
Pascale Allotey – Director, WHO SRH/HRP -
Eszter Kismödi – Chief Executive, SRHM -
Marevic Parcon – Director, Solidarity for Change and Voice, IPPF Philippines -
Marta Royo – Executive Director, Profamilia Colombia
We look forward to contributing to this important conversation on reimagining the future of SRHR. | | | the right to science in srhr | How can scientific evidence shape fair and just laws on sexual and reproductive health and rights?
And what happens when ideology overrides science in policies on IVF, abortion and bodily autonomy? In our latest SRHM Podcast episode, SRHM Chief Executive, Eszter Kismödi, is joined by four authors of the landmark SRHM Journal paper " The right to science in sexual and reproductive health and the legal status of the human embryo": Prof. Silke Dyer, Prof. Alison Edelman, Prof. Joanna Erdman and Prof. Asha George. Together, they explore the growing global impact of "personhood" laws, misinformation, and restrictions on scientific progress in sexual and reproductive health and rights. The episode addresses: - Why the right to science is a fundamental human right
- The implications of granting legal personhood to embryos
- How legal and policy decisions must be grounded in scientific evidence
- The real-world consequences for people seeking fertility and abortion care
- Why cross-disciplinary collaboration is essential for sexual and reproductive justice
| | Continuing the Conversation:
Human Rights Day 2025 This episode opens a wider conversation that SRHM will continue to lead in the months ahead.
For Human Rights Day on 10 December 2025, SRHM will host dialogues exploring the right to science in sexual and reproductive health and rights - including what it means in practice for health systems, law, policy and social justice.
Registration coming soon | | | | ONLINE NOW Open issue 2025 The papers in the open issue are published throughout the year on a continuous basis and alongside themed issues and special collections.
We publish a wide range of article types from across the spectrum of SRHR. | | RECENTLY PUBLISHED A qualitative study on healthcare providers' biases toward transgender and gender diverse people accessing contraceptive care Yasaman Zia, Connie Folse, Adrien Lawyer, Felix Zeid, Alejandra Alvarez, Erica Somerson, Kathryn Albergate Davis, Dane Menkin, Mitzi Hawkins, Jen Hastings & Cynthia Harper From conception to care:
a systematic review of the impact of the climate crisis on reproductive justice Martina Yopo Díaz, Valentina Gómez Aguirre & Loreto Watkins Facilitators and barriers of maternal and infant healthcare access for undocumented migrants in the first 1000 days of life:
a systematic review of the literature Caterina Montagnoli, Nathalie Bettina Neeser, Bernice Simone Elger & Tenzin Wangmo Hegemonic medicine and self-managed abortion:
reclaiming Latin American feminists' contributions to knowledge and practice development Sara Larrea & Suzanne Veldhuis Constructing criminality:
a thematic analysis of national news media reporting on self-managed abortion criminalisation in the United States Hayley V. McMahon, Naya Pearce, Alexis J. Smith, India C. Stevenson, Grace E. Howard, Sara K. Redd & Whitney S. Rice Strategies to address reproductive coercion and intimate partner violence in Nairobi family planning services:
qualitative client and provider perspectives Jasmine Uysal, Emilie Schwarz, Wilson Liambila,Seri Wendoh, Ruvani W Fonseka, Ricardo Vera Monroy, Sabrina C Boyce, Erin Pearson & Jay G Silverman | | | | On 8 October 2025, Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters co-hosted a global webinar titled "Surrogacy as a Matter of Sexual and Reproductive Justice" in partnership with the Just Futures Collaborative, Center for Reproductive Rights, Initiative for Strategic Litigation in Africa (ISLA), and the Leitner Center for International Law and Justice. This event situated surrogacy within the wider framework of sexual and reproductive justice, human rights, and bodily autonomy.
| | | SRHM at FIGO 2025
SRHM was pleased to participate in the FIGO World Congress 2025 in Cape Town from 5–9 October. We were glad to connect with colleagues, researchers and partners from across the global SRHR community who visited our booth to discuss publishing, collaboration and rights-based research.
Thank you to everyone who engaged with us during the week.
We look forward to building on these connections. | | | FRANCOPHONE AFRICA HUB WEBINAR L'éducation sexuelle complète:
un levier pour la santé, l'égalité et la dignité
| | | The SRHM Francophone Hub recently hosted a webinar as part of its ongoing efforts to create a space for intersectoral dialogue and promote comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) that is universal, inclusive, and transformative.
The session, titled: Comprehensive Sexuality Education: A Lever for Health, Equality and Dignity brought together experts and stakeholders to explore how CSE can advance sexual and reproductive health, gender equality, and human dignity. The webinar emphasised the importance of collaboration across sectors to ensure that sexuality education reaches all young people in a meaningful and empowering way. | | | SRHM AFRICA HUB DISCUSSIONS
Eszter Kismödi delivered a guest lecture at University of the Western Cape (UWC), highlighting opportunities for researchers from the Africa region to publish in the SRHM Journal and connecting rights- and evidence-based knowledge to policy, programming, service delivery and advocacy action.
As part of this engagement, UWC convened a discussion with experts from across the Africa region to explore the further development of the SRHM Africa Hub, building on the success of the existing SRHM Francophone Africa Hub.
The SRHM Africa Hub aims to establish a dynamic, rights- and evidence-based knowledge platform, with the SRHM Africa Regional Journal at its core.
Grounded in regional, national, and community ownership of knowledge creation, the Hub will foster capacity-building, advocacy, and influence, ensuring that diverse voices and experiences from the region are represented, amplified, and connected to global SRHR dialogues and action. | | Feminist Memory and Transitional Justice:
Women Reclaiming Peace Processes
| | | By Eszter Kismödi, Chief Executive, SRHM, co-authored with Lina Abou-Habib, Director of the Asfari Institute for Civil Society and Citizenship at the American University of Beirut, and Carla Akil, Assistant to the Director at the Asfari Institute.
This dialogue brought together extraordinary voices from Lebanon, Syria, Mexico, Colombia, and Chile—connecting women-led justice movements across the MENA region and Latin America.
"Above all, the series affirms that memory is political, justice is feminist, and peace must be reclaimed by those who have carried the heaviest burdens of violence, disappearance, and loss".
| | Every Friday we bring you thought-provoking discussions with leading experts in the field of sexual and reproductive health and rights. Together, we'll dive into the latest research, pressing current events, and the powerful movements shaping SRHR around the world. The SRHM Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify as well as other podcast platforms. | | A Landmark Win for Reproductive Rights:
Kenya's High Court Ruling on the National Reproductive Health Policy
| | In this episode of the SRHM Podcast, SRHM Chief Executive Eszter Kismödi speaks with Allan Maleche, Executive Director of KELIN Kenya, and Jerop Limo, Executive Director of the Ambassadors for Youth and Adolescent Reproductive Health Programme (AYARHEP). Together, they discuss a groundbreaking case before the High Court of Kenya, which challenged the country's National Reproductive Health Policy (2022–2032) for being discriminatory and unconstitutional. The conversation explores how this ruling, a partial but significant victory, advances reproductive rights, upholds the Maputo Protocol and Kenya's Constitution, and reinforces the power of youth and civil society in shaping rights-based policy. Allan and Jerop reflect on the implications for access to SRHR services, bodily autonomy, and inclusion, and share what's next for advocacy, policy reform, and accountability in Kenya. | | | |
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