

Here's your fix of some critical, humorous and pro choice opinions by ASAP and our Youth Champions on SRHR and abortion rights across Asia!

Sex Selection and Safe Abortion: Unravelling the Gordian Knot. By Suchitra Dalvie & Manisha Gupte
The authors have been involved in the safe abortion rights as well as sex determination issues in India as individuals and through their...

'Lockdown without plan, increases risk of unsafe abortions in SL' ASAP Conversation with Shelani
This blog is part of a series of Covid conversations with members and partners to understand the impact of the pandemic on safe abortion...

The Idea of Love: A Review of bell hook's 'all about love' by Nandini Mazumder
This review is specially to mark Valentine’s Day which falls on 14th February every year and is celebrated as a day of love worldwide...

Flabby Breasted Virgin & Other Sordid Tales
The Amazing Flabby-Breasted Virgin & Other Sordid Tales is a playful, irreverent digital performance. This performance is part of an...

Awareness: The Only Approach to Abort Stigma. By Suweeta Xiao Wei
When the removal of a foetus can save the life of an adult, therefore avoiding mishaps of sacrificing two lives at a time, termination of...

Shaping Safer Online Spaces for Feminists & Abortion Rights Advocates - ASAP Theme 2021
In the past 2 years, as we all dealt with multiple lockdowns and limited mobility, ASAP has been constantly experimenting with new ways...

The story of Data: From a Feminist Lens. By Nandini Mazumder
“Big Brother is Watching You.” ― George Orwell, 1984 What comes to mind when we think of data? Maybe scales, statistics, or stories?...

Deaf community engagement: A Sign of the changing times - Interview with Saudamini Pethe
As we work towards building an inclusive safe abortion rights movement, ASAP has been working closely with the deaf community and sign...

Safe Abortion for Everyone - A challenge amidst our ‘multiple issue’ lives.
This is a compilation of a Tweetathon conducted by Pratigya Campaign in India with Asia Safe Abortion Partnership, to mark the...

A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing: Restricting Abortion Access in the Name of Women's Rights - Dr Dalvie
We need more girls to be born, they say. We need to stop the gendercide that is taking place across the world, they say. For social...

'Social Solidarity in times of Social Isolation' with Anudari, Co Founder Women for Change, Mongolia
This blog is part of a series of Covid conversations held in 2020 with members and partners to understand the impact of the pandemic on...

About the Sloppiness of Japan's Answer - By Dr. Yumie Ikeda. Translated by Kumi Tshukahara
As I worked to translate the State of World Population 2021 into Japanese, I was curious about the data from Japan. What I found was...

'Doctors for the right to abortion' with Doctors for Choice UK & India Safe Abortion Youth Advocates
These are the highlights of an episode from the ASAP Covid19 conversation series where we invite guests to have conversations with us...

'Re-drawing maps'. By Dr Suchitra Dalvie
Albert Einstein once said ‘You can’t use an old map to explore a new world’ And who are we to argue with geniuses?! This new world that...

Managing Abortions during COVID19 in Philippines- Experience of a service provider
M began her experience in harm-reduction counseling after attending a training about it in the early 2000s. Since then, she has been...

'An Independent Man- the need of the hour' by Saraswati Palnitkar
For countless centuries, women were bound by gender roles that were made to restrict and suppress their dreams. As women’s rights were...

Palestinians: fighting oppression and covid-19
As part of our series ASAP Conversations Nandini Mazumder spoke to our member M from Palestine who is a citizen of Israel. This...

'The Dawn of the Pro Choice Movement in Bhutan.' By Wangchuk Dema
When I first started out as an advocate for sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) eight years ago, I had no idea how...

Unheard before, continue to struggle battling COVID19: Voices from Bodoland with Laxmi Chetri
Our guest today is Laxmi Chetri from The ANT, Assam in conversation with Nandini Mazumder, Assistant Coordinator, ASAP. These are the...



















