LEGABO participated in the 2026 ESHS/HSS Annual Meeting
From 12 to 16 July 2026, the LEGABO project participated in the joint annual meeting of the European Society for the History of Science (ESHS) and the History of Science Society (H
LEGABO Seminar: Olga Tyszkiewicz
Infrastructures of Care: The Politics of Feminist Abortion and Trans Care On 24 June 2026 at 12:30, we are pleased to host a new LEGABO Seminar featuring researcher Olga Tyszkiewic
Neither Contraception nor Abortion: A Critical History of Contragestion
As part of Shared Feminist Conversations, the seminar series organised by the University Research Institute for Women’s and Gender Studies, we were delighted to welcome Elena
Shared Feminist Conversations: Natalia Broniarczyk
Self-Managed Abortion and Activism 12 May 2026 · 6:30 p.m. · Jiménez de Asúa Lecture Hall, Scientific Documentation Centre In collaboration with the University Research Institu
LEGABO Seminar: Natalia Broniarczyk
Redefining Self-Managed Abortion 12 May 2026 · 10:00 a.m. · Scientific Documentation Centre (University of Granada) LEGABO hosted a seminar with Natalia Broniarczyk, activist and
Film Series: Abortion Is Ours
Abortion Is Ours · Film Series (March–May 2026) Sala Máxima, V Centenario Building · Screenings at 5:30 p.m. · Free admission LEGABO, together with the transfeminist collecti
Seminar | Self-Managed Abortion and Accompaniment Networks in Sinaloa: Mexican Feminist Activism
On 9 March, the LEGABO team had the privilege of welcoming Daniela Larios, a Mexican researcher currently undertaking a research stay in Granada, whose work focuses on self-managed
The History of the “Pro-Life” Movement in Spain: Strategic Litigation and Restricting Access to Abortion (1985–1990)
Ágata Ignaciuk, Ángela Segura-Arenas, and María Mundi-López publish a new study in The History of the Family reconstructing the role of the Catholic organisation Acción Famili
Interview with Agata Ignaciuk on Radio France Internationale (RFI) about the European fund to finance safe abortions
Agata Ignaciuk: ‘It’s a measure that will alleviate costs […] but it’s a band-aid solution.’ 25 February 2026 marked a formal milestone in the European debate
Training School “Rethinking Healthcare Providers and Patients”
From 2 to 4 February 2026, the University of Granada hosted the Training School “Rethinking Healthcare Providers and Patients: Lived Experiences, Social Relations and
Workshop “Reproductive Healthcare Providers in Europe, Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries”
On 5–6 February 2026, our project hosted the workshop “Reproductive Healthcare Providers across Europe, 19th–20th Centuries” at the University of Granada. Over two
From Clandestine Innovation to Reproductive Rights: The History of Uterine Vacuum Aspiration in Spain
During the darkest years of the Franco dictatorship, when abortion was prohibited without exception and women’s sexuality was governed by Catholic morality, a discreet medica
The Pioneers of Legal Abortion in 1980s Spain
We often assume that once a controversial practice such as abortion becomes legal, access immediately follows. History, however, is rarely so straightforward. In Spain during the 1
The Fetus: A Political Artefact
Today, seeing an ultrasound image is an everyday experience. Social media has transformed these images into a universal way of announcing a pregnancy, a shared celebration viewed b
Mifepristone: The History of an Abortion Pill
Mifepristone (RU486) is an example of how pharmaceuticals are deeply embedded in social, political, and economic dynamics that extend far beyond purely scientific criteria of safet
Maud Bracke (University of Glasgow) Visits the LEGABO Project
On 14 October 2025, the Scientific Documentation Centre at the University of Granada welcomed historian Maud Bracke, Professor of History at the University of Glasgow and a special
Debunking Post-Abortion Syndrome: Agata Ignaciuk’s Historical Perspective on Gender and Health
In the context of the history of reproductive rights, the article “The 1970s and the Origins of ‘Post-Abortion Syndrome’: How Women Were Convinced They Would Regr
Agata Ignaciuk at the INEDYTO Seminar
Agata Ignaciuk, a cultural historian of reproductive health, medicine, and rights, was the featured speaker at the INEDYTO Bioethics Seminar, where she delivered the lecture “
28S – Global Day of Action for Access to Legal, Safe, and Accessible Abortion
Every year, 28 September transforms social media into a space for collective action. The hashtag #September28 brings together a transnational community advocating for the right to
The LEGABO Team Participates in the 19th Congress of the Spanish Society for the History of Medicine
On 3–5 September 2025, the LEGABO team participated in the 19th Congress of the Spanish Society for the History of Medicine, held in Madrid, with a thematic panel entitled “
LEGABO at the EAHMH 2025 Conference
The LEGABO team participated in the European Association for the History of Medicine and Health (EAHMH) conference, Health Beyond Medicine, held in Berlin from 26 to 29 August 2025
COST Action CA22159 – National, International and Transnational Histories of Healthcare
On 2 August 2025, Agata Ignaciuk and María Mundi-López participated in the meeting of the Management Committee of COST Action CA22159 – National, International and Transnationa
IV REPROMOB Conference – Reproductive Governance and Mobilities in Europe and Latin America: Questioning Reproductive Justice and Rights in a Context of Austerity and Fertility Decline
On 10–12 June 2025, María Mundi-López attended the IV REPROMOB Conference, Reproductive Governance and Mobilities in Europe and Latin America: Questioning Reproductive Justice
Marta Velasco Martín – International Society for the History, Philosophy, and Social Studies of Biology (ISHPSSB)
On 23 July 2025, Marta Velasco Martín participated virtually in the ISHPSSB Porto Meeting 2025, held in Porto, Portugal, from 20 to 25 July 2025. She presented in the first part o
Podcast: “40 Years Since the Decriminalization of Abortion in Spain”
To mark the 40th anniversary of the decriminalization of abortion in Spain, the principal investigators of the LEGABO project—Agata Ignaciuk Klemba (Principal Investigator) and L
Agata Ignaciuk on Feminist Oral History at the 27th International Congress of History of Science and Technology
On 1 July 2025, Agata Ignaciuk participated online in the 27th International Congress of History of Science and Technology, presenting in Session 1 of the panel “Doing Gender
40 Years of Legal Abortion in Spain, 1985–2025
On 3 July 2025, the LEGABO research project (Abortion Trials in Democratic Spain: Reproductive Rights, Material Cultures, and Legal Cultures of Abortion (1970s–2000s)) organized
Personal Reflections from Geneva: “Race and Sexual and Reproductive Health: Historical Perspectives” Conference
Elisa Roncone, a doctoral researcher within the LEGABO project, reflects on her experience at the conference Race and Sexual and Reproductive Health: Historical Perspectives, held
Ángela Lucía Agudelo-González Defends Her Doctoral Thesis
On 16 May 2025, Ángela Lucía Agudelo-González successfully defended her doctoral thesis, “Motherhood and Birth Control in Ibagué and Barranquilla during the First Half of
Shared Feminist Conversations: Christabelle Sethna
On May 15, 2025, we had the pleasure of hosting a new session of the Shared Feminist Conversations series, featuring Prof. Christabelle Sethna (Institute of Feminist and Gender Stu
Presentation on “The Spanish ‘Pro-Life’ Movement (1985–2000)”, Sorbonne University
On May 16, 2025, María Mundi-López and Agata Ignaciuk took part in the event Mobilisations conservatrices: labelliser, contextualiser, enquêter. There, they presented the paper
Agata Ignaciuk on “Hoy por Hoy”: 40 Years of the Abortion Law in Spain
On May 14, 2025, the programme “Hoy por Hoy” on Cadena SER dedicated a special episode to the 40th anniversary of the 1985 abortion law, which partially decriminalised voluntar
LEGABO – Doing Research on Abortion
LEGABO – Doing Research on Abortion A morning of shared ideas with Christabelle Sethna On 12 May 2025, the first workshop of the research project LEGABO – Abortion Trials in De