International Safe Abortion Day

Landmarks across Europe are being illuminated green for International Safe Abortion Day 2026, a colour that has become a global symbol of abortion rights advocacy. The Center for Reproductive Rights highlighted the displays, which signal public and institutional support for safe, legal abortion access amid ongoing debates over reproductive rights across the continent and worldwide.

A coalition of civil society organisations has issued a joint statement marking International Safe Abortion Day 2026, declaring that safe abortion is essential healthcare and issuing a call to action. The statement urges governments and health systems to treat abortion access as a fundamental part of medical care and human rights.