Barcelona, 1-3 Oktober 2026: „Beyond divisions: Rethinking contraception and abortion in a rapidly changing world“

09:00-
10:00
Debate Abortion vs Contraception, Going Beyond the (False) Divide
Chair:
- Samuel Yosef, GB
- Introduction
- Why rising abortion rates signal a system failure and an unmet contraceptive need
- Abortion is not a failure, but part of the reproductive continuum - Clare Murphy, GB
- Panel Discussion with Audience Participation

10:00-
10:30
Refreshments, exhibition and networking

10:30-
12:00
Plenary Session 4 Clinical Updates
- Introduction
- Pain management for medical abortion - John Reynolds-Wright, GB
- Very early medical abortion (VEMA) - Teresa Bombas, PT
- Abortion beyond 1st trimester
- Q&A and Panel Discussion

12:00-
13:30
Lunch, exhibition, and networking Sponsored Symposium 2

13:30-
15:00
Plenary Session 5 A Regional Outlook
- Quieroabortar.org: A State-level Initiative to Monitor and Advance Equitable Access to Abortion Care Across Spain - Jordi Baroja, ES
- Access to Abortion in the Southern mediterranean: Challenges and Opportunities - Selma Hasjri
- Abortion Access and Barriers in Central and Eastern Europe - Cristian Furau, RO Ana Mitrovic, RS
- Q&A and Panel discussion

15:00-
15:30
Refreshments, exhibition and networking

15:30-
17:00
Plenary Session 6 Panel discussion about Abortion Access & Advocacy in the world, and Contragestion Across Contexts, with:
Chair:
- Angela Dawson, AU
- Sheila Akinyi, (Rwanda) African Coalition for Research and Communication on Abortion (ACORCA)
- Nandini Mazumer, (India), Asia Safe Abortion Partnership
- Agustina Michel, (Argentina) Latin American Consortium Against Unsafe Abortion (Clacai)

17:00-
17:30
Closing Remarks