by Sarah Gold on January 22, 2013
in Africa,Asia and the Middle East,Child Marriage,Comprehensive Sexuality Education,Contraception,HIV/AIDS and Other STIs,Human Rights and Sexuality,Latin America and the Carribean,Maternal Health,Safe Abortion,Sexual and Reproductive Rights and Health,United Nations
The International Women’s Health Coalition is centrally concerned with the sexual and reproductive health and rights of young people. The following contribution focuses specifically on the challenges facing girls, who continue to experience systematic social, economic and political marginalization in every part of the world.
We here at IWHC are thrilled that young people and adult allies spoke out in support of a bold and progressive vision for what the global community must do to achieve the largest generation ever of educated, empowered, safe, and healthy young people.
An estimated 35,000 pregnancies occur every year in Peru as a result of rape. Women and girls are faced with two options: seek an illegal abortion and risk going to jail or carry the pregnancy to term.