Only a few months after Uruguayan President José Mujica signed into law legislation that will save women’s lives by allowing some abortions [...]
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The following speech was delivered by Alessandra Nilo, Coordinator at GESTOS – Brazil, at this week’s UN High Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS. [...]
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Two colleagues of IWHC have recently been appointed to important positions within the new Brazilian government, and we couldn’t be more happy [...]
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This week, emergency contraception (EC) became available without a prescription for the first time in Ireland, as reported by the Irish Examiner. [...]
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I was grateful for the interesting perspective presented by Zimbabwean poet and graduate student Fungai Machirori in a comment this week for [...]
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 19, 2010 CONTACT: Kelly Castagnaro, 212.801.1266/646.707.1004 (cell), kcastagnaro@iwhc.org Lori Adelman, 212.979.8500, ladelman@iwhc.org The International Women’s Health Coalition Lauds [...]
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IWHC partner PROMSEX released a story today about a tragic—and preventable—maternal death due to unsafe abortion complications. An excerpt can be found [...]
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Encouraging sustainable international development—which ultimately benefits women and girls by ensuring greater access to health and rights—requires breaking down barriers, building understanding [...]
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“Lesbian, gays, and bisexuals in Cameroon are considered lower than dogs…They face great injustice because of homophobia.” – Sébastien Mandeng, vice-president of [...]
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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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