The draft African Charter on Family, Sovereignty and Values contains serious inaccuracies and could have far-reaching consequences if adopted.
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There remains a glaring lack of structural support and policies to address the ways menstrual health impacts women’s and girls’ participation in sports at all levels, from grassroots to elite.
New federal pharmacare legislation is an important opportunity to give all Canadian women access to effective contraception and realize the right to reproductive health.
Remote medical care gives privacy and no travel is necessary. What’s needed now is better access to technology. Language barriers also need to be broken down
The success of the Maputo Protocol in protecting the rights of women and eliminating discrimination is remarkable.
US history suggests that Republican efforts to restrict reproductive rights will be difficult to enforce and widely reviled, undermining their effectiveness – and ultimately causing their demise.
For countries that look to the US for guidance and for funding, the consequences will go beyond abortion.
A draft opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito suggests that a majority of the court may overturn the landmark 1973 ruling that guaranteed the constitutional right to abortion in the US.
Instead of asking, ‘How can teenage pregnancies be prevented?’, the following question should be posed: ‘How can reproductive injustices in relation to young women be reduced?
The changes that society needs, such as preventing adolescent pregnancies, will not happen until researchers can use their findings to influence policy change.
The attitudes that people with disabilities may encounter when trying to access sexual and reproductive healthcare are hugely deterring.
The proposed bill demonstrates the political will to address these preventable and avoidable morbidities and deaths.
During epidemics, the measures taken to protect populations and to keep health systems afloat leave women and girls vulnerable to violence.
The aim is to reduce maternal deaths, address the unmet need for family planning and end gender-based violence by 2030.
Many countries still don’t openly and comprehensively address sexual and reproductive health.
The defunding of Planned Parenthood is a goal of many in the new administration. Here’s a look at the facts about the group, including the number of people it serves and the services it provides.
Providing women with a range of reproductive health options – from abortions to IUDs – is not only essential for their financial security but good for the economy as well.
Belfast court inflicts three-month suspended jail term for acquiring abortion pills online in first criminal prosecution for a decade.
When men deny the paternity of children, many South African women feel like they have no recourse. Making DNA tests affordable and accessible could change this.
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Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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Professor of Psychology, Rhodes University
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Student area of expertise gender based violence, University of the Witwatersrand
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Director of the Centre of Excellence in Women and Child Health and Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (OB/GYN), Aga Khan University
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Venable Professor of Law, University of Baltimore
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Head of the Pakistan country office, Population Council
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MA in Social and Psychological research by coursework
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Senior Lecturer, Rhodes University
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Honorary Research Associate, UCL
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PhD Candidate (Epidemiology), University of Toronto
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Professor of the History of Art, Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT)
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Senior Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, UMass Chan Medical School
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Adjunct Associate Professor of Epidemiology, Columbia University