From the category archives:

Maternal Health

This article is part of a series by RH Reality Check in collaboration with EngenderHealth, Guttmacher Institute, the International Women’s Health Coalition, the Fistula Foundation, the United Nations [...]

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Imagine the unthinkable: A 13-year-old girl in Peru loses her father, and while still grieving his death is raped by a man [...]

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This week on Akimbo we did a run down of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), paired with our film picks in the [...]

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Statistics about maternal health have been receiving much media attention lately, and deservedly so; earlier this year, researchers reported a significant drop worldwide [...]

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The Philippines is one of the few countries in the world to criminalize abortion in all circumstances with no clear exceptions. The [...]

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Last weekend, reading the New York Times magazine, I was heartened to read The New Abortion Providers about efforts in the United [...]

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So, the psychic octopus was right—Germany didn’t make it into the top two, but will they be able to beat out the [...]

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Whether you’re watching from home, at a pub, in your office, or just hearing the play-by-play on the street as you go [...]

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You know what I think is so great about soccer (or football, depending on what part of the world you’re in)? It’s [...]

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Can you believe the quarterfinals are already here?! We’re down to eight teams, and it’s anyone’s race to win. I’m no good [...]

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