Perspectives on abortion rights and access in Venezuela Find original post here My name is Josefina*, I’m from Caracas, Venezuela, and I am 26 years old. I’m a lawyer, activist at PLAFAM, and I was part of International Planned Parenthood Federation/Western Hemisphere’s Youth Network. When I was 23, I experienced firsthand what it is to […]
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www.pinsan.org Press Release Safe abortion advocates ask for empathy in Sept. 28 campaign Manila, Sept. 28, 2016–“If this happened to you, what would you do?” This is the question asked by advocates from the Philippine Safe Abortion Advocacy Network (PINSAN) as they celebrate the Global Day of Action for Safe and Legal Abortion. “When […]
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This Watchdog is authored, edited and designed entirely by young people and features essays, art and poetry from around the world. We hope you will enjoy and learn from this edition of our Watchdog and we especially hope you will feel moved to action on this International Safe Abortion Day!
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Original link Written by: Bonita Sharma Editted by: Smriti Thapa, Coordinator After 14 years of legalization of abortion which led to reduced maternal mortality related to unsafe abortion and improved women’s health in Nepal, it is really sad to state abortion is still stigmatized in the country which has restricted women’s access to safe abortion. […]
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Abortion is generally illegal in Uganda and is criminalised up to 14 years in prison. However, it is permissible for a doctor under the penal code to carry out an abortion if it places the life of the pregnant person at risk.
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When: September 28 What time: 4pm-8pm Where: Zocalo, Mexico City, Mexico The National Campaign for the Right to Decide was created as a response to the conservative wave that began after the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation in Mexico declared the constitutionality of decriminalizing abortion in the country’s capital city, in August 2008. […]
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