• The field visit was convened by the Angolan Ministry of Health, and coordinated by the World Health Organization (WHO). (who.int)
  • Dr Azra expressed appreciation for the technical and financial support being provided by World Health Organization. (who.int)
  • Disrespect and abuse (in Brazil called obstetric violence), described by different terms, is increasingly used in social activism, in academic research and public policy formulation, and was recently recognized as a public health issue by the World Health Organization. (bvsalud.org)
  • Its relevance and legitimacy as a public health problem was corroborated by the recent statement from the World Health Organization (WHO) called " The prevention and elimination of disrespect and abuse during facility-based childbirth ", 13 and by the creation of the Mother and Baby-friendly Childbirth Facility Initiative. (bvsalud.org)
  • This HLPF 2022 side event, organized by the Women's Major Group, UN Working Group on Discrimination Against Women and Girls, and the LGBTI Stakeholder Group, will look into the importance of centrality of human rights to the implementation and achievement of SDG 5 & Agenda 2030. (ngocongo.org)
  • U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris listens during a meeting with civil rights and reproductive rights leaders in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on September 12, 2022 in Washington, DC. (thegrio.com)
  • Reproductive rights have long been a highly controversial yet important topic in the U.S. - more so since the unprecedented overturn of Roe v. Wade in 2022. (women.com)
  • The Sundance Film Festival identified films about reproductive rights as " a clear theme " in 2022, with such movies as Happening , Midwives and The Janes appearing on this year's festival lineup. (wglt.org)
  • As a result, 65 independent reproductive care clinics have shut down or stopped performing abortions since June 2022. (commondreams.org)
  • In 2022, Kansas voters rejected a proposed state constitutional amendment that would say there is no right to abortion in the Kansas state Constitution. (commondreams.org)
  • The authors offer five actions organizational leaders can take to support and protect employees' reproductive freedom in light of some states' changing reproductive health care policies. (hbr.org)
  • The lawsuit was filed by reproductive health care provider Planned Parenthood of Arizona and individual clinicians represented by O'Melveny & Myers, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, the Center for Reproductive Rights, and Squire Patton Boggs. (reproductiverights.org)
  • I treat my patients based on science and evidence, and the science and evidence are clear - abortion is one of the safest medical procedures, and abortion care is part of the full spectrum of reproductive health care," said Planned Parenthood Federation of America President Dr. Leana Wen. (reproductiverights.org)
  • The entertainment community plays a critical role in educating people about their sexual and reproductive health and rights, including abortion," said Caren Spruch, national director of arts and entertainment engagement for Planned Parenthood Federation of America, in a statement. (wglt.org)
  • Globally, most of the 4.3 billion people of reproductive age in the world will lack access to adequate sexual and reproductive health services at some time in their life. (bmj.com)
  • Vulnerable and marginalised populations could gain access to sexual and reproductive health services that they would otherwise not be able to access through health providers because of stigma, discrimination, distance, or cost. (bmj.com)
  • The project focuses on living conditions in the camps, contraceptives, pregnancy, and abortion, use of sexual and reproductive health services, intimate partner violence, and gender-based violence to better understand how displaced populations have similar or different SRHR needs. (icrw.org)
  • In 2009, in the context of discussions about changes to a law that would reduce the scope for legal terminations in Mexico, Dr. Sandra Peniche, founder and director of Humanitarian Sexual and Reproductive Health Services, received death threats. (amnestyusa.org)
  • Our sexual and reproductive health and rights work addresses global gaps in sexual and reproductive health services and explores how to build resilience. (womensrefugeecommission.org)
  • The project will empower individuals and communities to advocate for better sexual and reproductive health services and policies, and will educate and encourage young people to engage with their communities and their governments to make their voices heard. (canada.ca)
  • In Colorado, Colorado Organization for Latina Opportunity and Reproductive Rights (COLOR) and NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado are teaming up to work with lawmakers to advance policies ensuring that all Coloradans, including young people, low-income communities, people of color, immigrants and refugees, and public service employees, are able to access the full range of reproductive health care services, including abortion. (nirhealth.org)
  • We believe that everybody should be able to make personal decisions about the full range of reproductive health options, including preventing unintended pregnancy, bearing healthy children, and choosing legal abortion. (guidestar.org)
  • New York - The National Institute for Reproductive Health (NIRH) and State Innovation Exchange (SiX) announced today a pivotal new partnership to support on-the-ground efforts that will advance reproductive freedom in states around the country throughout the next year. (nirhealth.org)
  • We're thrilled to partner with SiX - a leading voice for progressive change - and look forward to standing firmly on the right side of history, arming state lawmakers and advocates with tools they need to work together to fight to advance reproductive health, rights, and justice - with a focus on improve access to abortion care. (nirhealth.org)
  • The Center for Reproductive Rights works to advance reproductive rights as fundamental human rights around the world. (theladders.com)
  • During the Washington State Legislative Session, NARAL WA mobilizes trained activists to lobby their lawmakers on behalf of NARAL WA's legislative agenda to advance reproductive freedom across the State. (guidestar.org)
  • The project will support advocates to identify new proactive reproductive health, rights, and justice policies to pursue, and move policy agendas that advance abortion access over the next two years, working in partnership with lawmakers. (nirhealth.org)
  • Legislators and advocates alike are embracing the clear need for action that this moment calls for in order to protect and advance abortion rights," said Kelly Baden, Director of Reproductive Rights at SiX . (nirhealth.org)
  • Over the course of the 2018 legislative session, NIRH and SiX will bring legislators and advocates from key organizations to the table to work toward the development of proactive policy solutions. (nirhealth.org)
  • This publication can help advocates reform laws on reproductive rights in their countries. (igwg.org)
  • She works directly with the media to add the voice of young people in the conversation about reproductive sexual health, promotes the organization and its programs, conducts media trainings, and engages external audiences with Advocates' social media properties. (netrootsnation.org)
  • The TFN Student Chapter is the first and only political organization that advocates for many issues that are prevalent in Texas (as well as the entire United States) in the university. (netrootsnation.org)
  • Reproductive rights advocates work to pass laws that allow equal access to all of these health care services for people of all genders, races, ethnicities, religious beliefs, income levels, and legal status -- including those who are in prison or are undocumented immigrants. (webmd.com)
  • The organization has a network of more than 80 lawyers and advocates who work in countries across the globe. (theladders.com)
  • A group of reproductive rights advocates is challenging social media to eat tacos and drink beer for charity. (wmnf.org)
  • We're grateful to be working in coalition with groups like the Center for Reproductive Rights and the ACLU, our longstanding partners in the fight for reproductive rights, and hope that through our joint efforts across the country some relief can be granted. (plannedparenthood.org)
  • It's hard to argue that Karen Blumenthal's "Jane Against the World: Roe v. Wade and the Fight for Reproductive Rights" has ever been more important and relevant than it is today. (women.com)
  • The book, released in 2020, takes a look at the fight for reproductive rights before the extremely controversial overturn of Roe v. Wade , recounting what the U.S. went through to get to that point. (women.com)
  • In 2017, a total of 645 proactive reproductive health, rights and justice bills were introduced across 49 states and Washington, D.C., according to a recent NIRH report . (nirhealth.org)
  • The National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice works to build an expansive movement of Latina/x activists and leaders across the country to increase abortion access and affordability, advance the rights of immigrant women and families, promote sexual and reproductive health equity, and transform cultural narratives. (hewlett.org)
  • The National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health (NLIRH) is an increasingly influential organization that works to ensure reproductive health and justice for Latinas, their families, and their communities through public education, community mobilization, and policy advocacy. (hewlett.org)
  • There's no reproductive freedom without racial justice and democracy reform. (thegrio.com)
  • MEDIA ADVISORY) - The Center for Reproductive Rights today filed an amicus brief in a federal appeals court on behalf of the Black Mamas Matter Alliance and a coalition of reproductive justice groups who argue that Texas' efforts to deny access to Planned Parenthood's services for Medicaid patients will disproportionately harm Black women's maternal health. (reproductiverights.org)
  • The brief was filed on behalf of the Black Mamas Matter Alliance, the Afiya Center, Black Women's Health Imperative, the National Birth Equity Collaborative, Sistersong: The National Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective, and Women With a Vision. (reproductiverights.org)
  • In 2014, The Center for Reproductive Rights and SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective began a partnership to raise awareness about human rights and racial disparities in U.S. maternal health. (reproductiverights.org)
  • The alliance collaborates with individuals and organizations that share its vision for reproductive justice and maternal health equity. (reproductiverights.org)
  • On Sunday, July 31, the group hosted more than 300 people at The Custer Oasis just south of Main Street for an " Old School Vinyl Dance Party for Reproductive Rights ," where attendees enjoyed a raffle for items like a painting of the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, drinks from The Wine Goddess, tacos from La Principal and vintage tunes spun by DJ Tim from Squeezebox. (evanstonroundtable.com)
  • During this year of action, the Global Justice Center and Fòs Feminista are hosting a series of events highlighting the ways in which governments' commitments to advancing the sexual and reproductive health and rights of people all around the globe is a key indicator of the strength and health of vibrant democracies that respect the human rights of all people. (globaljusticecenter.net)
  • Global Justice Center is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization. (globaljusticecenter.net)
  • The National Network of Abortion Funds builds power with members to remove financial and logistical barriers to abortion access by centering people who have abortions and organizing at the intersections of racial, economic, and reproductive justice. (guidestar.org)
  • NNAF helps to develop the skills, strategies, and infrastructure of member organizations in order to build and engage a base of more than 15,000 volunteer leaders and tens of thousands of engaged and connected activists who are contributing to advancing a shared agenda around racial, economic, and reproductive justice. (guidestar.org)
  • The fight for the right to abortion is part of a greater fight for reproductive and healthcare justice, which also includes the fight for single-payer healthcare, universal child care, a living wage, and affordable housing. (dissentmagazine.org)
  • Reproductive Justice: An Introduction" does exactly what the title suggests, providing an overview of what you really need to know about reproductive rights in the U.S. over the decades. (women.com)
  • Sally Steenland interviews Dr. Willie J. Parker, a reproductive justice advocate and associate medical director of Family Planning Associates in Chicago, about the danger of proposed 20-week abortion bans. (americanprogress.org)
  • This interview is part of a series profiling leaders of the Faith and Reproductive Justice Leadership Institute, a project of the Center for American Progress's Faith and Progressive Policy Initiative. (americanprogress.org)
  • The Institute provides faith-based leaders working on reproductive justice with training and resources in order to strengthen and raise the visibility of their work. (americanprogress.org)
  • Dr. Willie J. Parker is a reproductive justice advocate and associate medical director of Family Planning Associates in Chicago. (americanprogress.org)
  • In her first tenure, she was appointed to serve on the Working Groups such as Access to Justice, which produced CEDAW's General Recommendation 33 on Access to Justice, the Right to Education, Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction, and Inquiries under the Optional Protocol. (lu.se)
  • We will leave no stone unturned in our battle to restore and protect abortion access for the millions who've had their right to bodily autonomy stripped away overnight. (plannedparenthood.org)
  • Solutions should prioritize bodily autonomy in making decisions about an individual's sexual or reproductive care, and access to essential resources to support those decisions. (icrw.org)
  • I believe that is my responsibility - to fight to ensure that women continue to have the constitutional right to bodily autonomy now and in the future," she said. (thegrio.com)
  • You might also hear this called reproductive autonomy. (webmd.com)
  • But based on how key race and gender matters played out in 2011, and the looming presidential election, I think 2012 is going to be a year of battles royale for basic reproductive health rights that many of us take for granted. (now.org)
  • ICRW works to develop the evidence base that informs programs and policies around the connections between gender and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) , shedding light on how social and gender norms can influence perceptions of sexuality , fertility choices and preferences, and contraceptive needs and access. (icrw.org)
  • Emergencies increase the risk of gender-based violence (GBV) for adolescent girls and may exacerbate their health risks, diminish educational opportunities and expose them to other human rights violations, including early marriage and early pregnancy. (womensrefugeecommission.org)
  • This project will increase the awareness of health-related rights for vulnerable persons, particularly those facing intersectional oppression due to gender or sexual orientation, mental or physical disability or indigeneity. (canada.ca)
  • This project aims to increase the awareness of health-related rights for the most vulnerable and marginalized adolescent girls and women, particularly those who are at risk or are survivors, of sexual or gender-based violence. (canada.ca)
  • This project will increase the awareness of health-related rights for the most marginalized persons, particularly adolescent girls and young women between 10 and 24 years old who face intersecting vulnerabilities due to, among other factors, disability, religion,gender or sexual orientation. (canada.ca)
  • The Administration remains fully committed to implementing these Executive Orders and advancing access to reproductive health care through the leadership of the interagency Task Force on Reproductive Healthcare Access, co-chaired by the White House Gender Policy Council and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). (whitehouse.gov)
  • Gender and rights in reproductive health. (who.int)
  • We will share few insights from the research during a webinar, moderated by Şebnem Keniş (Senior Policy Advisor on gender and human rights, Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law - RWI). (lu.se)
  • As the first public event of this new initiative, we will host a webinar on COVID-19, gender and human rights. (lu.se)
  • This webinar on Zoom seeks to provide critical insights into the effects of the pandemic on human rights of women and discuss what should be done to better respond to exacerbated gender inequalities and increased gender-based violence and intersectional discrimination faced by women in the context of COVID-19. (lu.se)
  • This entry was posted in Gender , Human rights and tagged Sexual Reproductive Health , Violence Against Women by Editor Equity/Equidad - CG . (bvsalud.org)
  • But NOW is defending our access to reproductive freedom. (now.org)
  • A utonomy in and access to comprehensive, affordable, culturally acceptable, and high-quality sexual and reproductive information and care is critical for physical , social, a nd psychological wellbeing. (icrw.org)
  • People of all ages and genders who lack the ability to make informed, empowered decisions about their own reproductive and sexual lives and access comprehensive, dignified care are at risk of severe health impacts, including HIV and other sexually transmitted infections, pregnancy-related morbidity , and maternal death. (icrw.org)
  • Whether it's parental notification laws, the Obama administration caving to political pressure to deny young women access to Plan B emergency contraception or the manufactured "controversy" over birth control, the rights of youth are too often traded away in larger political fights. (netrootsnation.org)
  • This research was commissioned as part of Privacy International's global research into data exploitative technologies used to curtail women's access to reproductive rights. (privacyinternational.org)
  • Access Planet Organization organized one-day orientation Program on "Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights to blind and visually impaired girls" at Amar Singh Model Secondary School, Amarsingh, Pokhara, Gandaki Province. (org.np)
  • There is no question that President Trump hopes to stop progress toward full LGBT equality and access to reproductive rights. (aclu-ms.org)
  • Join NGO CSW/NY's September Monthly Meeting for a virtual expert roundtable, co-organized by Fos Feminista, about the right to comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) featuring successful interventions of CSE delivery using digital technologies in collaboration with different stakeholders, including governments in context of continued efforts at expanding and improving CSE access and outcomes. (ngocongo.org)
  • Right now in the United States, women's sexual and reproductive rights (SRR) are being aggressively restricted by new state laws, while defunding threats are plaguing health care providers like Planned Parenthood, and this week the Supreme Court heard arguments in Whole Women's Health v. Hellerstedt , a case that has serious implications about equal access to abortion and other health services. (amnestyusa.org)
  • For refugee women and girls, access to sexual and reproductive health care and services is often limited, increasing the risk of unintended pregnancy, complications of pregnancy, disease, disability, and death. (womensrefugeecommission.org)
  • Access to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) information and services is fundamental to the physical health and psychosocial well-being of adolescent girls. (womensrefugeecommission.org)
  • In a "friend of the court" brief filed before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, Black Mamas Matter Alliance and its co-signers outline how a Texas measure to deny Medicaid coverage for services provided by Planned Parenthood would exacerbate already stark racial disparities in women's ability to access maternal and reproductive health care in the state. (reproductiverights.org)
  • This would worsen an already dire situation in Texas, where lawmakers hostile to women's rights have spent years dismantling access to essential family planning services while passing increasingly restrictive laws designed to shut down women's health care providers. (reproductiverights.org)
  • A formidable assembly of legal resources, the Abortion Defense Network is a collaboration among the six organizations named above, state and regional public interest organizations, private law firms, and public agencies committed to safeguarding abortion access. (lawyeringproject.org)
  • That's why this united front of organizations dedicated to defending abortion access has come together. (lawyeringproject.org)
  • Arizona's extreme, medically unnecessary TRAP laws violate Arizona women's constitutional right to access legal abortion. (reproductiverights.org)
  • The constitutional right to an abortion in the United States granted via Roe v. Wade has never been a promise to actual abortion access due to cost, lack of insurance coverage, limited geography of clinics, and unending state-based restrictions by anti-choice politicians. (guidestar.org)
  • Another of our goals is to build our member funds toward being sustainable organizations with strong leaders which looks like ensuring member organizations are high-functioning, sustainable, and delivering consistent and compassionate services & building individual leaders as a base ready to assist, organize, and advocate for abortion access. (guidestar.org)
  • Abortion , including access to legal, safe procedures to end a pregnancy, is one reproductive right, but there are others. (webmd.com)
  • Reproductive rights matter because they give all people access to safe reproductive health care . (webmd.com)
  • Reproductive rights are different in each state when it comes to access to abortion, birth control, and other reproductive health care treatments. (webmd.com)
  • We envision a future where every person in Washington has access to the reproductive healthcare and choices they need to thrive. (guidestar.org)
  • Once candidates are elected, NARAL WA works with leaders at the state and municipal level to pass laws and policies that expand and protect access to reproductive freedom for everybody. (guidestar.org)
  • Conversations about the despicable state of access to abortion and other reproductive care have to lead us to bigger conversations about the inherent flaws in our healthcare system, and what we must do as workers and as a labor movement about that. (dissentmagazine.org)
  • We have to understand that taking away a woman's right to access healthcare, a woman's right to make her own decisions in her life, is taking half of the population off the table. (dissentmagazine.org)
  • Since healthcare access is a union issue, it is incumbent upon unions to protect their members' rights to access family planning services and abortion care. (dissentmagazine.org)
  • People who are able to access reproductive health care, specifically abortion, go on to say out of poverty and have more control over their lives," Wallace said. (wmnf.org)
  • According to its website, the NNAF helps women get access to reproductive services by removing cultural, political and financial, even geographic barriers. (wmnf.org)
  • Lawler added the need for access to reproductive health and support is growing dire. (wmnf.org)
  • While we continue to call on Congress to restore these protections, the Administration has taken executive action to protect access across the full spectrum of reproductive health care. (whitehouse.gov)
  • In the wake of Dobbs , the President issued two Executive Orders directing a comprehensive slate of actions to protect access to reproductive health care services, including abortion. (whitehouse.gov)
  • And today, the President is issuing a third Executive Order focused on strengthening access to affordable, high-quality contraception , a critical aspect of reproductive health care. (whitehouse.gov)
  • Today, the Biden-Harris Administration is providing an update on the work of the Task Force on Reproductive Healthcare Access and the Administration's ongoing efforts to defend reproductive rights. (whitehouse.gov)
  • The Administration is committed to ensuring all patients, including women who are experiencing pregnancy loss, have access to the full rights and protections for emergency medical care afforded under federal law-including abortion care when that is the stabilizing treatment required. (whitehouse.gov)
  • Send a message to CBP today demanding that pregnant, postpartum, and nursing persons and infants must be released as soon as possible - so they can access the safe reproductive health care they need. (aclu.org)
  • By writing about this, Flavin highlighted the dangers many women face if they don't have access to contraception or are not properly educated about reproduction and their rights. (women.com)
  • States that restrict abortion access also have some of the worst reproductive health outcomes-and yet, despite these overlapping conditions and political hostilities, communities have made themselves clear: In every state where abortion was on the ballot, voters showed up to defend access to abortion,' ACN co-executive director Erin Grant said in a statement . (commondreams.org)
  • Julie Burkhart, the founder and president of Wellspring Health Access and co-owner of Hope Clinic, asserted that 'not only do independent abortion clinics provide the majority of abortions in the U.S., we also play a crucial role in protecting and defending reproductive rights by challenging abortion restrictions in the courts. (commondreams.org)
  • Though identifying these hazards is necessary, it may not be sufficient in preventing the workers from short or long-term reproductive health problems if they do not have access or comprehend the information about the risks involved. (cdc.gov)
  • NIRH will support a total of five organizations across three states: Colorado, Georgia, and Wisconsin, while SiX will work with legislators in those states as part of its Reproductive Freedom Leadership Council , a national cohort of state legislators declaring and embracing their support for comprehensive reproductive rights. (nirhealth.org)
  • The Colorado legislature can and should protect the constitutional rights of women by keeping politicians out of the personal and profound choices women have to make," said Colorado State Representative Jessie Danielson . (nirhealth.org)
  • It includes legal and policy instruments that can be used to advance the reproductive rights of women and adolescents in all parts of the world. (igwg.org)
  • With reproductive rights under constant attack, young women and men face some of the most extreme consequences of social conservatives' anti-sex policies and are too often sold out in compromises from the left. (netrootsnation.org)
  • Trump has vowed to appoint Supreme Court justices who will overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court decision that determined women have a fundamental constitutional right to abortion. (aclu-ms.org)
  • Last month, word circulated that Trump was on the verge of signing an executive order that would have devastating consequences for LGBT people, members of minority faiths, women, and people seeking reproductive health care. (aclu-ms.org)
  • The White House denied that it would issue the leaked version of the executive order, but it did not denounce the leaked executed order, leaving the door open to future attacks against LGBT people, people seeking reproductive health care, women, and religious minorities. (aclu-ms.org)
  • Yes , women in the United States and internationally have been lawfully confirmed in their right to seek a safe, legal abortion and to make decisions and inquire into information about their bodies, their health, and their futures.Yet, here we find ourselves. (amnestyusa.org)
  • takes a look at rights activists in Ecuador, El Salvador, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay, documenting cases where these defenders are compared to criminals and their reputations smeared for disseminating SRR information, for supporting the termination of pregnancies of child rape victims and for aiding women who face obstetric emergencies. (amnestyusa.org)
  • Your gift will change the lives of refugee women, children, and youth displaced by violence, persecution, and human rights violations. (womensrefugeecommission.org)
  • Through observations of program activities and discussions with adolescent girls, their parents and caregivers, and other key stakeholders, it is evident that women and girls' space spaces can be an ideal space for adolescent girls to receive valuable sexual and reproductive health information. (womensrefugeecommission.org)
  • In her meeting with mostly women leaders, Harris highlighted that the Supreme Court "made the decision in Dobbs to take a constitutional right," which she said has created a "health care crisis in America. (thegrio.com)
  • The announcement is based on the results from the Call for proposals - Health and Rights for Women, Adolescent Girls and Children, launched in July 2019. (canada.ca)
  • This project will increase the awareness of health-related rights on the part of extremely vulnerable and marginalized women and girls, particularly out-of-school adolescent girls, between 10 and 19 years old. (canada.ca)
  • This project will dismantle barriers to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) for the most vulnerable people, particularly adolescent girls and young women between 10 and 25 years old. (canada.ca)
  • This project will address acute gaps in SRHR in order to improve the enjoyment of health-related rights for adolescent girls and young women. (canada.ca)
  • We are working to end violence against girls and young women in Lebanon and are also advancing their sexual and reproductive rights. (plan-international.org)
  • As a result, we raise awareness of girls' sexual and reproductive health and rights among parents, caregivers, family members and the wider community so they can support girls and young women. (plan-international.org)
  • What's really surprising to me about the Blunt Amendment is that it did not fail 99 to one," says Terry O'Neill, president of the National Organization for Women. (blogspot.com)
  • In other reproductive rights news, a Virginia bill mandating ultrasound exams for women seeking abortions has cleared its final legislative hurdle and is expected to be signed into law. (blogspot.com)
  • Terry O'Neill, president of the National Organization for Women. (blogspot.com)
  • And it answers it this way: "A bunch of women business owners in Evanston got mad that our reproductive rights are being taken away, and more of our rights are being threatened. (evanstonroundtable.com)
  • The women who created Evanstonians for Reproductive Rights, like Hershinow and Leonardi, all spoke about how sad and angry they felt after the Roe v. Wade decision, and Hamann said she believed the decision by the nation's highest court set women back nearly 50 years, to the pre-Roe world of 1973, in basic human rights. (evanstonroundtable.com)
  • When you get a group of women together whose fundamental rights are threatened, you can get stuff done very, very quickly," Larrabee said. (evanstonroundtable.com)
  • PHOENIX - Today, women's reproductive health care providers filed a federal lawsuit seeking to remove Arizona TRAP (Targeted Regulation of Abortion Provider) laws that prevent and delay many women from accessing abortion. (reproductiverights.org)
  • In the past, some women, such as Black, lower-income, and Native American women, didn't have the same reproductive rights as other women. (webmd.com)
  • Reproductive rights don't just apply to women, but men and people of all genders. (webmd.com)
  • It is fundamental that we fight with everything that we have for the rights of women to make their own decisions in their own lives. (dissentmagazine.org)
  • Today, more than 23 million women of reproductive age-one in three-live in one of the 18 states with an abortion ban currently in effect. (whitehouse.gov)
  • Women.com is here to help you do that, with 30 books we feel will give you the most comprehensive overview of the very long and complicated history of reproductive rights in America. (women.com)
  • In fact, the book actually tells the story of reproductive politics from the perspective of women of color, and how their experiences differ from the majority, as well as the struggles of many marginalized groups. (women.com)
  • Trust Women is a reproductive health care clinic in Kansas that has relied on telemedicine to expand its practice and meet patient requests for remote care. (clearinghouse.net)
  • His work focuses on violence against women, women's reproductive health and rights, and men's reproductive health. (americanprogress.org)
  • The starting point for this guideline is the point at which a woman has learnt that she is living with HIV, and it therefore covers key issues for providing comprehensive sexual and reproductive health and rights-related services and support for women living with HIV. (bvsalud.org)
  • SisterLove is a women's organization dedicated to eradicating the effects of HIV/AIDS and other reproductive health challenges on women and their families through education, prevention, support, and human rights advocacy in the United States and around the world. (cdc.gov)
  • Reproductive health information and education for men and women is a basic human right that has been addressed by many organizations from different perspectives ranging from, information disseminating to provision of services. (cdc.gov)
  • Although animal studies indicate that men and women are equally affected by chemicals and other biological hazards, male reproductive health has not received as much attention - especially in terms of communicating information about hazards. (cdc.gov)
  • In the second decade of this century, obstetric violence became visible, being subject of numerous studies, art shows, 1,2 documentaries, 3-5 actions in the judiciary,6 parliamentary investigation,7 several initiatives by the Public Prosecutor to defend women´s rights 8-12 as well as a new set of public health interventions. (bvsalud.org)
  • Prior to joining DAWN, she served as Executive Director (2008-2011) at Isis International, a southern feminist organization based in Manila, Philippines working on empowering women through communications. (lu.se)
  • On June 1, the ACLU, ACLU of Florida, Center for Reproductive Rights, Planned Parenthood, and the law firm Jenner & Block filed a lawsuit bringing a state constitutional challenge to House Bill 5, a ban on abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy that threatens to put doctors in jail for providing essential care beyond that point. (plannedparenthood.org)
  • 3 In sexual and reproductive health, tools are available for fertility management (ovulation predictors, pregnancy tests, and phone based apps), contraception (vaginal barrier methods, oral emergency contraception, and self administered medical abortion), and diagnosis of sexually transmitted infections (self tests for HIV and tests on self samples for human papillomavirus). (bmj.com)
  • Meanwhile, the Government Regulation No. 61/2014 on the Reproductive Health regulates a maximum of exactly 40 days of pregnancy for a victim of rape to be able to obtain an abortion. (privacyinternational.org)
  • It means you have the power of the law to protect you and allow you the right to make your own choices about birth control , pregnancy , and having children. (webmd.com)
  • If your rights are restricted, you may not be able to make your own decisions about pregnancy or birth control. (webmd.com)
  • The original 1973 ruling said that the right to liberty in the Constitution guaranteed a right to privacy, which essentially meant people should be able to make the choice as to whether or not they wanted to continue with a pregnancy. (women.com)
  • Over 95% of the burden to focus on the perspective of adolescent of maternal death in the Region is shared by pregnancy and reproductive health. (who.int)
  • This project aims to provide greater insight into the sexual and reproductive health needs of adolescent girls that are either internally displaced or in refugee camps in Nigeria and Uganda. (icrw.org)
  • The program aimed to improve outcomes related to marriage, educational attainment, and sexual and reproductive health for adolescent girls and their communities. (icrw.org)
  • On June 25, the Center for Reproductive Rights and the ACLU asked a federal court to block Arizona's personhood law as applied to abortion. (plannedparenthood.org)
  • said Jennifer Dalven, Director of the Reproductive Freedom Project at the ACLU. (lawyeringproject.org)
  • Sign me up for ACLU emails so I can stay informed and take action to protect people's rights. (aclu.org)
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  • 1 Despite progress towards universal health coverage, the unmet need for sexual and reproductive health interventions is substantial and requires urgent attention and innovative solutions. (bmj.com)
  • Still, they all agreed that they wanted to do something positive after the ruling, and they spoke about the expanded investment in reproductive health care that needs to happen now in Illinois to provide services for people seeking abortions from outside the state. (evanstonroundtable.com)
  • Abortion Care Network (ACN) released its annual Communities Need Clinics report, which details how 'abortion bans, extremist harassment, and the financial realities of operating community-based clinics make it increasingly difficult for independent clinics to stay open' after the right-wing U.S. Supreme Court canceled half a century of federal abortion rights in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization a year-and-a-half ago. (commondreams.org)
  • Menu options for The Center for Reproductive. (law360.com)
  • In the case of Executive Director Susana Chávez of the Peruvian NGO, Center for the Promotion and Defense of Sexual and Reproductive Rights (PROMSEX), erroneous comments made by a Congressman in a 2015 news article was enough to get the Public Prosecutor's Office to summon her to an investigation into a complaint that she allegedly advocated abortion in the book Let's talk about abortion and Misoprostol . (amnestyusa.org)
  • Abortion rights and reproductive care were front and center at the White House during a Tuesday meeting with civil and reproductive rights leaders hosted by Vice President Kamala Harris. (thegrio.com)
  • The brief was filed by Hillary Schneller and Pilar Herrero of the Center for Reproductive Rights and Caroline K. Simons and Excylyn J. Hardin-Smith of Fish &, Richardson P.C., who provided pro bono counsel to the Center for Reproductive Rights on this matter. (reproductiverights.org)
  • "The overturning of Roe v. Wade has unleashed nonstop legal chaos and confusion," said Nancy Northup, president and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights. (lawyeringproject.org)
  • O'Melveny is partnering with Planned Parenthood Arizona, the Center for Reproductive Rights and individual clinicians to challenge these overly burdensome regulations. (reproductiverights.org)
  • The Center for Reproductive Rights is a global human rights organization that uses constitutional and international law to secure reproductive freedom. (theladders.com)
  • In June 2015, the organizations began convening leaders on Black maternal health. (reproductiverights.org)
  • The complex causation of these forms of violence is discussed, including the role of professional training, the organization of health services, and the implications for maternal morbidity and mortality. (bvsalud.org)
  • Historically, Latinas have faced major obstacles in accessing reproductive health services, resulting in significant disparities in health outcomes. (hewlett.org)
  • She was subsequently forced to lower the visibility of her work, reducing the impact of her efforts in the southeastern region of Mexico, where the organization was the only one of its kind providing services from an SRR perspective. (amnestyusa.org)
  • The Women's Refugee Commission is committed to protecting all refugees' reproductive rights and to ensuring lifesaving health services are available from the onset of an emergency through recovery. (womensrefugeecommission.org)
  • Read our reports, field manuals, and other tools related to our work to protect refugees' right to sexual and reproductive health care and services. (womensrefugeecommission.org)
  • SisterLove uses grassroots, community-based organizations as primary agents because these places are where people seek services. (cdc.gov)
  • Sexual and reproductive health and rights of young people: assessing the impact of digitalization in health care services. (lu.se)
  • Washington DC, The World Bank, 2007 ( http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/117551468289223392/Opportunities-to-improve-social-services-in-Kiribati , accessed 22 March 2016). (who.int)
  • The issue of reproductive rights is said to be a priority for the White House, and Biden officials are said to be planning more action on the matter since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. (thegrio.com)
  • Hewitt told theGrio that the organizations "wanted to show a joint display of unity between civil rights and reproductive rights" groups and bring the White House in on their collaboration in response to the Supreme Court striking down the landmark case Roe v. Wade during its last session. (thegrio.com)
  • In the unsettlingly near future, Roe v. Wade has been overturned and a federal Personhood Amendment ratified, giving "the constitutional right to life, liberty, and property to a fertilized egg at the moment of conception. (electricliterature.com)
  • However, when Roe v. Wade was repealed, the Supreme Court put those rights back in the hands of the individual states, as they were given the power to make up their own minds when it came to how and when abortions could be administered. (women.com)
  • With Roe v. Wade overturned and birth control, LGBQT+ and other rights threatened, this new Annenberg Inclusion Initiative project will provide an invaluable tool to ensure audiences are reached with medically and legislatively accurate storytelling about these issues. (wglt.org)
  • Make no mistake, this is only the most recent salvo in a broader attack on our fundamental rights and liberties. (plannedparenthood.org)
  • Sonke is a South African-based non-profit organisation working throughout Africa. (genderjustice.org.za)
  • She previously held positions as a High Court Judge in Ethiopia, and Deputy Director of the Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA). (lu.se)
  • She has published on issues of women's and human rights in Africa, and authored training manuals for lawyers, judges and law enforcement. (lu.se)
  • Daily and real-time news and case alerts on organizations, industries, and customized search queries. (law360.com)
  • The organization was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in New York City. (theladders.com)
  • Finally, Sony has pledged to provide financial assistance to any employee who may have to travel to a different state to receive reproductive care, a policy formulated partially by Insomniac. (uglyhousephotos.com)
  • As the first state to allow safe, legal abortion 50 years ago, Colorado has a history of being a model state for proactive abortion rights," said Karen Middleton, Executive Director of NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado . (nirhealth.org)
  • In my union, the flight attendants I represent may take off in one state with one set of rights and land in another state with another set of rights. (dissentmagazine.org)
  • Nevadans overwhelmingly support putting reproductive rights into our state constitution,' said one abortion rights campaigner. (commondreams.org)
  • Given the current state of reproductive health policy in the United States, increased efforts are needed to address preconception health. (cdc.gov)
  • One year ago, the Supreme Court eliminated a constitutional right that it had previously recognized, overturning nearly fifty years of precedent. (whitehouse.gov)
  • And the organization issued a statement on social media presaging more such films in response to the Supreme Court decision overturning the federal right to an abortion. (wglt.org)
  • Sexual Knowledge and Attitudes of Adolescents in Kiribati UNFPA Research Papers in Population and Reproductive Health. (who.int)
  • In December 2021 the United States hosted a virtual Summit for Democracy , bringing together leaders from government, civil society, and the private sector to discuss challenges and opportunities facing democracies and to make commitments to defend democracy and human rights at home and abroad. (globaljusticecenter.net)
  • The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights wrote several amicus briefs in the case. (thegrio.com)
  • Footnote 1 It is the world's largest international source of funding for population and reproductive health programs. (gc.ca)
  • The purpose of the "Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights during Infectious Disease Outbreaks: Operational Guidance for Humanitarian and Fragile Settings" document is to provide practical advice for health staff undertaking infectious disease preparedness and response activities to ensure that the sexual and reproductive (SRH) needs of the population are met when an outbreak occurs. (rescue.org)
  • The project will support sexual and reproductive health and rights advocacy through its work with local organizations, grassroots movements and policy makers at all levels of government. (canada.ca)
  • Working alongside local and grassroots organizations, RESPECT will strengthen local, regional, and international SRHR advocacy networks. (canada.ca)
  • the work is performed through grassroots, community-based organizations. (cdc.gov)
  • In their support of these organizations and states, NIRH and SiX will work to accelerate that momentum. (nirhealth.org)
  • This grant would support NLIRH's work to help shape public policy, cultivate new Latina leadership, engage and educate Latino communities, and broaden the reproductive health and rights movement to reflect the unique needs of Latinas. (hewlett.org)
  • The project will collaborate with local organizations to support SRHR advocacy from the community level to the international level. (canada.ca)
  • We support them to gain the knowledge, skills and attitudes they require to exercise their sexual and reproductive health and rights. (plan-international.org)
  • In this daunting post- Roe reality, we want everyone to have legal support and to know their rights. (lawyeringproject.org)
  • Saying that you are pro-choice just means that you support anybody's right whether to or not to have an abortion," Lawler said. (wmnf.org)
  • A new grant program announced Wednesday by the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative , a think tank based at the University of Southern California that studies diversity and inclusion in the entertainment industry, aims to support undergraduate filmmakers whose work focuses on reproductive rights. (wglt.org)
  • According to a statement shared with NPR, the "Reproductive Rights Accelerator" program will provide a minimum of three students with $25,000 in funding each to support the script development and production of short films. (wglt.org)
  • Through our lawsuit, we hope to advance and protect women's right to safe and accessible reproductive health care. (reproductiverights.org)
  • Hilary Gbedemah is a human rights lawyer, researcher, and women's right activist. (lu.se)
  • 02.22.23 (PRESS RELEASE) Today, six leading reproductive rights organizations announced the Abortion Defense Network , a new program to connect people facing legal threats related to abortion care with trusted attorneys who provide legal advice and representation in civil and criminal proceedings. (lawyeringproject.org)
  • Scores of independent reproductive health centers have been forced to close or stop offering abortion care, with 14 states now having no abortion clinics, a report published Tuesday revealed. (commondreams.org)
  • The book is focused on the work of reproductive rights activist and lawyer Sarah Weddington, recounting how she was one of the pivotal figures for the cause in the 1970s. (women.com)
  • Section One explores the effects of Infectious Disease Outbreaks on Sexual and Reproductive Health. (rescue.org)
  • Section Four explores ways in which to integrate sexual and reproductive health needs within infectious disease outbreak responses. (rescue.org)
  • AmandaMarcotte underlines the point at #nn12: Fighting for reproductive rights isn't just about politics. (netrootsnation.org)
  • Together we will fight discriminatory policies and continue our work fighting for the rights of all Americans. (aclu-ms.org)
  • Pro-Choice Washington works closely with coalition partners, organizers, and membership to identify the key barriers to reproductive freedom in Washington, to develop a slate of legislative priorities, and to lobby for the passage and implementation of critical legislation. (guidestar.org)
  • Government efforts to enact and implement reproductive health rights legislation. (who.int)
  • The Indonesian Government has imposed a blocking and filtering method toward the internet that hampers the full enjoyment of human rights. (privacyinternational.org)
  • For more information on the NGO Committee on Human Rights, please email the co-chairs at [email protected] or [email protected]. (ngocongo.org)
  • Join us in exploring this year's theme, The Contribution of Development to the Enjoyment of All Human Rights , both online and in-person in Room XXV, Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland. (ngocongo.org)
  • And the landmark stance by the United Nations Human Rights Committee on the case of KL v. Peru made just around a decade ago? (amnestyusa.org)
  • The government took limited steps to identify, investigate, prosecute, and punish officials who committed human rights violations and corruption. (state.gov)
  • Your gift helps us to provide the legal tools to enforce international law, promote peace and security, and advance human rights. (globaljusticecenter.net)
  • In vitro fertilization is criminalized under this law because, fully vested with the rights and privileges pertaining to human persons, "the embryos can't consent to be moved. (electricliterature.com)
  • In Louise Erdrich's 2017 reproductive dystopia, Future Home of the Living God , it's because the number of new fully human babies plummets, as life on planet earth has begun a process of de-evolution. (electricliterature.com)
  • Supporters of the grant program point to the importance of the entertainment industry as a tool for highlighting important issues around human rights. (wglt.org)
  • We, The Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (RWI), collaborate with partners and researchers in Belarus, Cambodia, China, Ethiopia, Turkey, and Zimbabwe, on a multi-country research initiative analysing COVID-19's gendered impacts on human rights. (lu.se)
  • She served as an expert member in different Working Groups of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, and collaborated with various Special Rapporteurs of the Commission. (lu.se)
  • Strengthening the protection of sexual and reproductive health and rights in the African region through human rights uses rights-based frameworks to address some of the serious sexual and reproductive health challenges that the African region is currently facing. (bvsalud.org)
  • More importantly, the book provides insightful human rights approaches on how these challenges can be overcome. (bvsalud.org)
  • It is an important addition to the resources available to researchers, academics, policymakers, civil society organisations, human rights defenders, learners and other persons interested in the subject of sexual and reproductive health and rights as they apply to the African region. (bvsalud.org)