WTOP 103.5 FM, September 26, 2012 by RON DePASQUALE UNITED NATIONS (AP) – Prices for long-acting contraception will be halved for 27 million women in the developing world through a new partnership, former President Bill Clinton and other world leaders announced Wednesday. The deal will help avoid almost 30 million unwanted pregnancies and save an […]
September 15, 2012
Alaska Dispatch, September 15, 2012 by Vanessa Johnston When pregnant women in Poland decide to have an abortion, they take a common but highly secretive step. “I found some phone numbers in the newspaper; I called around,” explains a young blonde woman named Jola. The doctors are listed anonymously in the classifieds section offering to “induce […]
August 18, 2012
CNN, August 18, 2012 by Rafael Romo The mother of a pregnant leukemia patient who died after her chemotherapy was delayed over anti- abortion laws is accusing doctors of not putting her daughter’s health first. The 16-year-old’s plight attracted worldwide attention after she had to wait for chemotherapy because of an abortion ban in the […]
July 15, 2012
Jakarta Globe, July 15, 2012 by Dessy Sagita & Ismira Lutfia Activists have raised alarm over Indonesia’s anti-abortion laws, saying that criminalized abortion encourages women to turn to illegal practices that can be fatal. Inna Hudaya, the founder of SAMSARA, an NGO that provides assistance to women with unplanned pregnancies, said that criminalized abortion is […]
July 14, 2012
Med India, July 14, 2012 by VR Sreeraman A village in northern India has banned “love marraiges” and has prohibited women below 40 years of age from shopping alone or using cell phones in public, according to reports. In a slew of restrictive measures on women’s behavior, the council, or “panchayat,” in the predominantly Muslim […]
June 28, 2012
Gates Foundation, June 28, 2012 by Melinda Gates As a young woman, I felt confident in my future because I knew I had the power to plan my family. I knew I could make plans and follow my dreams. What if every girl and woman in the world, even the poorest, had the opportunity to […]
June 22, 2012
Aljazeera, June 22, 2012 by Government withdraws controversial plan to slash time limit for abortions after mounting pressure from civil society. Turkey’s conservative government has dropped plans for a controversial bill that would have slashed the time limit for abortions. “The government has backed away from initial plans to curb abortion rights,” an unnamed parliamentary […]
June 19, 2012
RH Reality Check, June 19, 2012 by Chloë Cooney Horrifying reports of a woman forced to have an abortion draw attention yet again to the dangers of China’s one-child policy. Authorities have apparently apologized to the victim and suspended those responsible for violating her rights, but far greater action is needed. All champions of human […]
June 7, 2012
Huffington Post, June 7, 2012 by Olivia Zed When you choose to invest in girls and women, studies show that they will re-invest 90 percent of their income back into their family and the community, compared to their male counterparts who only give back 30 percent. Females make up over half of our world’s population, […]
June 3, 2012
Reuters, June 3, 2012by Ece Toksabay Thousands of people took to the streets of Istanbul on Sunday to protest against plans by Turkey’s prime minister to bring in a new law on abortion, a practice he has called “murder”. Women of all ages held aloft banners with slogans including “My body, my choice” and “I […]
June 1, 2012
Newswise, June 1, 2012 by Arizona State University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Throughout history, women have faced intense discrimination—from a lack of legal rights and very little independence from their husbands, to being thought to have inferior brains. In many societies, women have long been viewed as less than fully human. American society […]
May 29, 2012
The Guardian, May 29, 2012 by Lizzy Davies Marie Stopes International speaks out after rise in terminations for women who have already ended at least one pregnancy A leading abortion provider has called on the government to help improve contraception provision for those who have had terminations, as new figures revealed a rise in the […]
May 29, 2012
IOL News, May 29, 2012 by Jonathon Burch Ankara – Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday his government was preparing a draft bill on abortion and intended to enact it into law, a move likely to escalate a row over the practice which the Turkish leader has called “murder”. Erdogan sparked outrage from […]
May 22, 2012
Huffington Post, May 22, 2012 by Laura Hibbard Catherine Furey, a 38-year-old mother of five from Salford, UK died after drinking industrial-strength vinegar in an attempted at-home abortion, the Manchester Evening News reports. Furey’s sister-in-law, 33-year-old Dawn Chadwick, was charged with manslaughter for supplying the concentrated substance, but has now been cleared of any charges […]
May 22, 2012
The Hill, May 22, 2012 by Julian Pecquet The Senate Appropriations subcommittee for State and Foreign Operations marks up its spending bill today. The full House committee passed its own $40.1 billion bill last week, setting up a clash with the Senate over anti-abortion language and funding for the United Nations Population Fund.
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