Abortion

UNITED NATIONS

U.N. Task Force Purges Stigmas on Sexual Rights

By George Gao
Ishita Chaudhry spent the past 36 hours listening to U.N. delegates discuss population growth and development. She noticed that on “controversial” topics, such as sexual and reproductive rights, young people’s voices often get lost.

Unsafe Abortions Threaten Thousands in Eastern Europe

By IPS Correspondents
Pressure from the Catholic Church, social stigma, a lack of information about sexuality and reproductive health and limited access to reproductive healthcare services are putting the lives of hundreds of thousands of women across Eastern Europe at risk.

Women’s Groups Say Uruguay’s New Abortion Law Falls Short

By Raúl Pierri
The Uruguayan Congress passed a law Wednesday decriminalising abortion, making it one of the few countries in the region where abortion is allowed in cases other than rape, incest, malformation of the fetus or danger to the mother’s life. But activists who backed the bill are not pleased with modifications introduced in the final version.