Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters Podcast

• Ireland’s Abortion Journey: Stories of Silence, Struggle, and Reform

  What does abortion access really look like in Ireland—before and after legal reform? In this powerful episode of the SRHM Podcast, host Mindy Jane Roseman is joined by three leading researchers—Niamh Skelly, Dyuti Chakravarty, and Lorraine Grimes—whose work reveals the lived realities behind Ireland’s evolving abortion landscape.From the emotional weight of unspoken stories in pre-liberalisation Ireland to the persistent gatekeeping and policy gaps today, this conversation unpacks how legal change alone doesn’t guarantee meaningful access. The episode also offers vital lessons for countries undergoing or anticipating abortion law reform, while highlighting how research can drive action, advocacy, and justice.Tune in for evidence, insight, and hope in the fight for reproductive rights.Useful links: Read the full paper, 'Staying in a punishing place: online narratives about pregnancy and abortion in pre-liberalisation Ireland' by Niamh Skelly at srhmjournal.org.Read the full paper, 'Restrictive points of entry into abortion care in Ireland: a qualitative study of expectations and experiences with the service' by Dyuti Chakravarty, Joanna Mishtal, Lorraine Grimes, et al. at srhmjournal.org.

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• Avortement et stigmatisation sociale : Voix de jeunes femmes au Bénin

  Dans ce premier épisode du podcast du Hub Afrique francophone de SRHM, fondé en 2019, Bouchra Assarag et Vincent De Brouwere accueillent Vanessa Dossi Sekpon, autrice d’une étude percutante sur les normes sociales autour de l’avortement chez les jeunes femmes au Bénin. Ensemble, ils explorent les pressions normatives, les dynamiques familiales, et les enjeux d’accès à l’avortement sécurisé dans un contexte légal et social complexe.English:In this first episode of the SRHM Francophone Africa Hub podcast, founded in 2019, Bouchra Assarag and Vincent De Brouwere speak with Vanessa Dossi Sekpon, author of a powerful study on social norms surrounding abortion among young women in Benin. Together, they delve into normative pressures, family dynamics, and the challenges of accessing safe abortion in a complex legal and social context.Useful links:Read the full paper in French: Éloigne cette honte de moi! »: une étude qualitative des normes sociales entourant les expériences d’avortement chez les adolescentes et jeunes femmes au Bénin, also at srhmjournal.orgSRHM Francophone Hub: https://www.srhm.org/francophone-africa-regional-hub/SRHM Call for Papers: Ensuring access to abortion as a matter of rights, equity and justice: https://www.srhm.org/call-for-papers-abortion/

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• Towards an inclusive and culturally sensitive conceptualisation of sexual well-being of young people

  In this episode of the SRHM Podcast, SRHM Advcocacy and External Relations Manager, Lisa Welsh, speaks with Lore Remmerie, Nicole Leonetti and Aslan Temirkhanov — co-authors of a new research article in Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters — about reimagining how we define and support sexual well-being among young people. Together, they present a youth-centred, culturally sensitive framework that challenges dominant narratives and power structures in sexual and reproductive health. The conversation highlights the importance of inclusion, subjectivity, and systemic awareness in shaping meaningful policies and programmes. A must-listen for researchers, policymakers, educators and youth advocates alike.Read the full open access article at srhmjournal.org.

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• Welcoming Bioética UNAM: A New Journal in the Bioethics and SRHR Field

  In this episode, SRHM Chief Executive, Eszter Kismodi, speaks to Gustavo Ortiz Millán, Editor in Chief of the recently launched journal 'Bioética UNAM', an academic journal publishing in bioethics, including in SRHR, from UNAM University, Mexico. The UNAM Bioethics journal , published by the UNAM Bioethics University Program, is dedicated to communicating the results of research related to this discipline at the national and international levels.UNAM Bioethics publishes content addressing the ethics of topics in the biomedical and biological sciences, environmental issues, and our relationship with animals. It also publishes texts with cutting-edge analyses (decolonial, feminist, and sexual diversity approaches, among others) of ethical, legal, political, and artistic issues affecting areas of bioethical interest, as well as fundamental concepts, principles, and theories on these topics.It is aimed at individuals dedicated to research, teaching, and dissemination of bioethics, as well as researchers beginning their academic careers. Articles are published in Spanish and English. Useful linksBioética UNAM, available open-access: https://revista.bioetica.unam.mx/index.php/pubBioethics programme at UNAM: https://www.bioetica.unam.mx/

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• The upcoming Reproductive Health Network Kenya Pan-African Scientific Conference

  In this episode, Eszter Kismodi, Chief Executive of SRHM, speaks to Nelly Munyasia and Edison Omollo from the Reproductive Health Network Keyna (RHNK) about the upcoming 8th Pan-African Adolescent and Youth SRHR Scientific Conference on 24th - 27th June 2025 in Mombasa, Kenya. It is still possible to register for the conference and organize side events or panels until 31 May. We encourage the SRHM community to follow the developments from this important Pan-African Conference. Useful linksFind out more about the conference: https://rhnk.org/conference

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