Global Reproductive Rights
Planned Parenthood is a leader in working to eliminate barriers to basic reproductive health care services that are essential to the lives of billions of women and men worldwide.
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Worldwide, poverty, limited access to health services, lack of political will, legal restrictions, cultural taboos, and harsh gender inequality all conspire to put women at risk of harm resulting from unintended pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections, unattended childbirth, and unsafe abortion.
Here are the facts:
- Two hundred million women who wish to avoid or delay pregnancy do not have access to modern contraception.
- Every minute of every day, a woman dies from a pregnancy-related cause.
- More than 38 million people are living with HIV/AIDS worldwide.
- Worldwide, approximately 19 million unsafe abortions are performed annually, with the majority occurring in developing countries.
Our Work
The PPFA International Program works to build movements that promote and protect the reproductive health and rights of vulnerable women and young people. Our work focuses on
- expanding access to reproductive health services, including family planning and safe abortion
- advocating for expanded reproductive rights through country-specific and U.S.-based efforts
- reaching communities that are most often underserved or disadvantaged, including young people and indigenous, tribal, and low-caste groups
- integrating reproductive health into other aspects of development work, such as environmental conservation, microfinance, and education