News from Population Matters.
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 Six months on from the overturning of Roe v. WadeThe 22 January would have marked the 50th anniversary of the landmark Roe v. Wade decision, had it not been overturned in June last year. 
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 Family Planning is all about families getting aheadThe Turimiquire Foundation in Venezuela, our Empower to Plan partner, is working hard to reach some of Latin America’s most marginalised communities. As Venezuela’s humanitarian crisis rages on, the organisation shares why family planning is so important for improving people’s lives and protecting the environment. 
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 Family Planning, Sex Education and so much moreLast week in Pattaya City, Thailand, Population Matters sponsored and participated in the International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP). A community of 3,500 people travelled from across the world to… 
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 A job or a child: India’s coercive population policiesIn some states in India, people face sanctions for having more than two children. We lift the lid on this coercive policy and assess the risk of it being extended to other areas. 
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 Celebrating Those Advancing Women’s RightsAs we reported in June this year, blocking abortion access has a terrible human cost. The overturning of the landmark Roe v. Wade decision, which prevented states in the USA… 
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 Gender Equality 86 Years AwayAt the current rate of progress, full gender equality will be achieved in the year 2108, according to a new report released by The Gates Foundation and Equal Measures. Why… 
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 Rajasthan Rising: the Indian girl-led movementOver the first six months of 2022, Empower to Plan funds helped to grow a collective of 5,000 girls determined to end child marriage in India. The Rajasthan Rising movement… 
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 The work of Na’leb’ak – local change-makers in GuatemalaNa’leb’ak is a team of local change-makers that empowers girls and engages communities about family planning in rural indigenous Guatemala. A past Empower to Plan partner, Na’leb’ak received a £5,500 grant from Population Matters,… 
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 Abortion, nation and population – in the US and beyondThe end of the constitutional protection of the right to abortion in the US has been praised, as well as condemned, across the world. Population Matters’ landmark Welcome to Gilead… 
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 A terrible human cost: Roe v. Wade overturnedThe US Supreme Court has overturned the Roe v. Wade decision which prevented states banning abortion. Twenty-six are now expected to introduce such bans, which will have terrible consequences for… 

