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  • The Acceptability of Misoprostol-Only Abortion Through Mail and Pharmacies in the U.S
    2025/07/18

    In this episode, host Nina Sun is joined by Dana Johnson, lead author of a new SRHM study exploring the acceptability of misoprostol-only medication abortion accessed via mail-order or retail pharmacies in the United States. As abortion access is increasingly restricted across the country, many people are turning to self-managed care options—including medication abortion outside of traditional clinical settings.

    Drawing on in-depth interviews, the conversation highlights how people experience and navigate this method of abortion, with attention to the legal, emotional, and logistical factors shaping their decisions. Special focus is given to the distinct needs of adolescents, who often face additional barriers to care and support.

    The episode also ties into SRHM’s ongoing call for papers on abortion as a matter of rights, equity and justice, open until 31 August 2025.


    Useful links:

    • Read the full research article: Acceptability of misoprostol-only medication abortion dispensed by mail-order or retail pharmacy: a qualitative study based on in-depth interviews in the United States at srhmjournal.org
    • Call for Papers: Ensuring access to abortion as a matter of rights, equity and justice at srhm.org


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    20 分
  • No Justice in a Genocide: Sexual and reproductive health and rights in Gaza
    2025/07/11

    In this powerful conversation, host and SRHM Editorial Board member Laura Ferguson is joined by reproductive justice scholars Cordelia Freeman and Hala Shoman, authors of “No Justice in a Genocide”, to explore the devastating impact of war on sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in Gaza.
    They speak about:
    — What’s happening to SRH services under siege
    — Why reproductive justice is a critical framework
    — The barriers to speaking truthfully in academia
    — What a rights-based response could look like—even now
    — What sustains their work, and what gives them hope
    Useful links:

    • No justice in a genocide: Sexual and reproductive health and rights in Gaza at srhmjournal.org
    • 'Sexual and reproductive health and rights in Palestine – securing spaces to speak out', by Laura Ferguson and Sapna Desai at srhmjournal.org




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    41 分
  • Ireland’s Abortion Journey: Stories of Silence, Struggle, and Reform
    2025/06/27

    What does abortion access really look like in Ireland—before and after legal reform? In this powerful episode of the SRHM Podcast, host Mindy Jane Roseman is joined by three leading researchers—Niamh Skelly, Dyuti Chakravarty, and Lorraine Grimes—whose work reveals the lived realities behind Ireland’s evolving abortion landscape.

    From the emotional weight of unspoken stories in pre-liberalisation Ireland to the persistent gatekeeping and policy gaps today, this conversation unpacks how legal change alone doesn’t guarantee meaningful access. The episode also offers vital lessons for countries undergoing or anticipating abortion law reform, while highlighting how research can drive action, advocacy, and justice.

    Tune in for evidence, insight, and hope in the fight for reproductive rights.


    Useful links:

    • Read the full paper, 'Staying in a punishing place: online narratives about pregnancy and abortion in pre-liberalisation Ireland' by Niamh Skelly at srhmjournal.org.
    • Read the full paper, 'Restrictive points of entry into abortion care in Ireland: a qualitative study of expectations and experiences with the service' by Dyuti Chakravarty, Joanna Mishtal, Lorraine Grimes, et al. at srhmjournal.org.
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    49 分
  • Avortement et stigmatisation sociale : Voix de jeunes femmes au Bénin
    2025/06/13

    Dans ce premier épisode du podcast du Hub Afrique francophone de SRHM, fondé en 2019, Bouchra Assarag et Vincent De Brouwere accueillent Vanessa Dossi Sekpon, autrice d’une étude percutante sur les normes sociales autour de l’avortement chez les jeunes femmes au Bénin. Ensemble, ils explorent les pressions normatives, les dynamiques familiales, et les enjeux d’accès à l’avortement sécurisé dans un contexte légal et social complexe.


    English:
    In this first episode of the SRHM Francophone Africa Hub podcast, founded in 2019, Bouchra Assarag and Vincent De Brouwere speak with Vanessa Dossi Sekpon, author of a powerful study on social norms surrounding abortion among young women in Benin. Together, they delve into normative pressures, family dynamics, and the challenges of accessing safe abortion in a complex legal and social context.

    Useful links:

    • Read the full paper in French: Éloigne cette honte de moi! »: une étude qualitative des normes sociales entourant les expériences d’avortement chez les adolescentes et jeunes femmes au Bénin, also at srhmjournal.org
    • SRHM Francophone Hub: https://www.srhm.org/francophone-africa-regional-hub/
    • SRHM Call for Papers: Ensuring access to abortion as a matter of rights, equity and justice: https://www.srhm.org/call-for-papers-abortion/
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    41 分
  • Towards an inclusive and culturally sensitive conceptualisation of sexual well-being of young people
    2025/06/06

    In this episode of the SRHM Podcast, SRHM Advcocacy and External Relations Manager, Lisa Welsh, speaks with Lore Remmerie, Nicole Leonetti and Aslan Temirkhanov — co-authors of a new research article in Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters — about reimagining how we define and support sexual well-being among young people.

    Together, they present a youth-centred, culturally sensitive framework that challenges dominant narratives and power structures in sexual and reproductive health.

    The conversation highlights the importance of inclusion, subjectivity, and systemic awareness in shaping meaningful policies and programmes. A must-listen for researchers, policymakers, educators and youth advocates alike.

    Read the full open access article at srhmjournal.org.

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    24 分
  • Welcoming Bioética UNAM: A New Journal in the Bioethics and SRHR Field
    2025/05/30

    In this episode, SRHM Chief Executive, Eszter Kismodi, speaks to Gustavo Ortiz Millán, Editor in Chief of the recently launched journal 'Bioética UNAM', an academic journal publishing in bioethics, including in SRHR, from UNAM University, Mexico.


    The UNAM Bioethics journal , published by the UNAM Bioethics University Program, is dedicated to communicating the results of research related to this discipline at the national and international levels.

    UNAM Bioethics publishes content addressing the ethics of topics in the biomedical and biological sciences, environmental issues, and our relationship with animals. It also publishes texts with cutting-edge analyses (decolonial, feminist, and sexual diversity approaches, among others) of ethical, legal, political, and artistic issues affecting areas of bioethical interest, as well as fundamental concepts, principles, and theories on these topics.

    It is aimed at individuals dedicated to research, teaching, and dissemination of bioethics, as well as researchers beginning their academic careers. Articles are published in Spanish and English.


    Useful links

    • Bioética UNAM, available open-access: https://revista.bioetica.unam.mx/index.php/pub
    • Bioethics programme at UNAM: https://www.bioetica.unam.mx/
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    19 分
  • The upcoming Reproductive Health Network Kenya Pan-African Scientific Conference
    2025/05/23

    In this episode, Eszter Kismodi, Chief Executive of SRHM, speaks to Nelly Munyasia and Edison Omollo from the Reproductive Health Network Keyna (RHNK) about the upcoming 8th Pan-African Adolescent and Youth SRHR Scientific Conference on 24th - 27th June 2025 in Mombasa, Kenya.


    It is still possible to register for the conference and organize side events or panels until 31 May. We encourage the SRHM community to follow the developments from this important Pan-African Conference.


    Useful links

    • Find out more about the conference: https://rhnk.org/conference
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    21 分
  • Barriers and facilitators of participation in syphilis vaccine trials: a qualitative analysis to inform trial design and community engagement in the United States
    2025/05/16

    In this episode, Emma Pitchforth, Executive Editor of the SRHM Journal, speaks to three of the authors of the recently published paper, Barriers and facilitators of participation in syphilis vaccine trials: a qualitative analysis to inform trial design and community engagement in the United States.
    We hear from Suzanne Day, Joseph Tucker and Justin Radolf about the long shadow of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study, recommendations for engaging marginalized populations in syphalis vaccine trials and insights into meaningful community engagement.

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    26 分