[Justyna Wydrzyńska, Simon Peter Kayondo, Dephine O, Cecile Wendnonga Thiombiano/ Yougbaré, Guillermo Ortiz] In this FIGO Long Read, we look back at the global solidarity event that took place at Paris City Hall on 11 October 2023 to claim access and defend the right to abortion care. ‘We must not lose hope, it is important that we do not stop engaging with the anti-choicers. We must continue to take small steps (to strengthen access to safe abortion care), repeatedly. They create windows of opportunities for change.’