At this extremely important time for the globe, we need to ensure that the outcome documents of this year’s, and forthcoming meetings of the Commission on Population and Development are strong and will guarantee an increased focus on young people and their sexual and reproductive health and rights.
The attempt to shut down the only clinic in Mississippi that provides abortions is likely to produce a lawsuit, and one clinic board member is already experiencing repercussions.
A bill meant to allow more qualified medical professionals to perform aspiration abortions has been rewritten due to objections from the state's Nursing Association.
Weekly global repro roundup: Foreign Policy's "Sex Issue" has hits and misses; Uzbek Government is accused of "sterilization quotas"; women and girls in UK still vulnerable to female genital cutting; Muslim women in India envision a new marriage law.
_0304_-_VeiledMuslimWomen452_0.jpg)