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Sexual and reproductive autonomy

We contribute to influencing policies and improving practices that guarantee bodily, sexual, and reproductive autonomy for women, girls, and people of diverse sexual orientations, sex characteristics, gender identities, and gender expressions, with a focus on access to safe and legal abortion.

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Our position

Deciding about one's body is a right, not a privilege.

The right to bodily, sexual, and reproductive autonomy is still threatened today for many people, particularly women, girls, and people of diverse sexual orientations, sex characteristics, gender identities, and gender expressions (OCSIEG).

From an intersectional feminist and social justice perspective, Doctors of the World Canada advocates for expanded access to safe and legal abortion, comprehensive sexuality education, and sexual and reproductive health services. We also support the demedicalization of care, self-care in sexual health, and the co-responsibility of men and boys in these issues.

In numbers
7 M
women worldwide are hospitalized each year following an unsafe abortion
45%
of abortions are not safe
164 M
women of reproductive age lack access to the contraception they need.
50%
of young people who received comprehensive sexuality education are more likely to delay sexual activity
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International actions

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Haiti Reproductive health · Emergency Present since 1991 · Active emergency Haiti Fifteen years after the 2010 earthquake, Haiti faces an unprecedented security and health crisis. MdM maintains essential programs in Port-au-Prince and the provinces. Learn more Niger Reproductive health Present since 2012 · Ongoing Niger Humanitarian response in a security crisis that has worsened since the 2023 coup. Reproductive and nutritional health care for displaced populations. Learn more Benin Reproductive health Present since 2010 · Ongoing Benin Sexual and reproductive health program and access to care for vulnerable populations, particularly women and adolescents in rural areas. Learn more Burkina Faso Reproductive health Present since 2016 · Ongoing Burkina Faso Faced with more than 5,000 cases of GBV recorded in 2024, MdM deploys sexual and reproductive health programs and efforts to combat gender-based violence. Learn more

The latest news

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Report: “Healing, Resisting: Voices of Committed Healthcare Workers for the Right to Abortion” 28 September 2026 Report: “Healing, Resisting: Voices of Committed Healthcare Workers for the Right to Abortion” On the occasion of the International Day for the Right to Abortion, Doctors of the World gives a voice to those who, every day, support people having an abortion. Read Medical Certificates and Gender-Based Violence: A Tool for Justice Still Too Inaccessible International actions 25 August 2026 Medical Certificates and Gender-Based Violence: A Tool for Justice Still Too Inaccessible How can violence be proven when the system meant to recognize it remains out of reach? This is the question that guided the conference jointly organized by Médecins du Monde and the Canadian Partnership for Women and Children's Health (CanWaCh), with the participation of Save the Children and Avocats sans frontières Canada, on June 25, 2026. Read The DEVENIR project continues its momentum in Niger thanks to the strength of community partnerships International actions 27 July 2026 The DEVENIR project continues its momentum in Niger thanks to the strength of community partnerships The DEVENIR project, funded by Global Affairs Canada (GAC) and implemented by the consortium of NGOs Médecins du Monde and SOCODEVI, has just reached a major milestone in the health districts of Niamey Commune V and Agadez, in service of access to health and the socioeconomic empowerment of women and adolescent girls. Read

Publications & resources

2026 Cadres et positionnements Quebec 2026 Election Platform PDF · 17 p. · EN Download 2025 Rapport thématique Israeli attacks devastate women’s health and destroy the future of the Palestinian people PDF · 7 p. · EN Download 2024 Rapport thématique Barriers to Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Haiti PDF · 27 p. · EN Download