As members of the Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) research community, we recognise the urgent need to defend and advance sociotechnical research that centres on reproductive justice, bodily autonomy, and equitable access to abortion care. We acknowledge that researchers working in this domain often face profound legal, institutional, and social pressures, especially in regions where abortion is restricted, criminalised, or stigmatised.

We affirm that ethically grounded research – especially work that seeks to improve access to safe abortion care through technology – is essential to the health, dignity, and human rights of all people. We recognise that legal constraints may limit the actions of professional organisations, however as independent researchers we believe that our community must act to ensure safe, equitable access for all people to health services.

Therefore, we collectively commit to:

• Publicly support HCI researchers who work at or beyond the limits of legality in pursuit of ethically grounded research and design for reproductive care including abortion care.
• Advocate for the protection of researchers, participants, and practitioners involved in sensitive areas such as reproductive justice, including safeguarding their privacy, safety, and academic freedom.
• Encourage the formation of advisory boards and networks to provide guidance, solidarity, and accountability for research and design practices in legally and ethically complex contexts.
• Affirm the importance of research and design that centres the needs, autonomy, and lived experiences of abortion seekers and providers, especially those from marginalised and underserved communities.
• Stand in solidarity with all those who pursue ethically responsible work in reproductive health, even when doing so requires operating in legal grey areas.

We call on our colleagues to join us in this commitment, and to actively foster an environment where research for reproductive justice is supported, protected, and celebrated.

The undersigned are researchers in human-computer interaction who are signing as individuals. 

Camille Nadal
Katie Siek
Sarah Foley
Kellie Morrissey
Benedetta Lusi
Cristina Bosco
Colin LeFevre
Wanda Pratt
Sathvica Kothapalli
Luigina Ciolfi
Angelika Strohmayer
Maria Murray
John Twomey
Wanling Cai
Jacinta Jardine
Stephanie Murphy
Seamus Ryan
Doireann Peelo
El Reid-Buckley
Gareth W. Young
Marguerite Barry
Claudette Pretorius
Andreas Balaskas
Kevin Doherty
Johanna Didion
Conor Linehan
Michelle O'Keeffe
Michaela Krawczyk
Jessica McClearn
Ida Larsen-Ledet
Salsabila Patria Wibowo
Madeleine Steeds
Adileah Smith
Shaun Lawson
Alok Debnath
Nadia Pantidi
Maria Paula Silva
Sarah Hayes
Sarah Robinson
Nadia Campo Woytuk
Eva Hornecker
Tove Grimstad Bang
Julie Doyle
Oliver Golden
Yvon Ruitenburg
Matt Tatwood
Cristina Perea del Olmo
Alice Benedetti
Sarah Rüller
Daniel Do Vale Anes
Adhityan Raja
John Twomey
Alaa Yehia
Alina Brüllhardt
Sònia Moretó
Ida Damen
Xuni Huang
Anke Brock
George Buchanan
Jennifer Cooney-Quane
Yuan He