Advocating for Abortion Reform in the Philippines
New brief outlines the impact of the country’s restrictive laws and recommends legalization and decriminalization.
New brief outlines the impact of the country’s restrictive laws and recommends legalization and decriminalization.
Advocacy included a joint submission and presentation highlighting the country’s restrictive abortion laws and barriers to access.
Report by the Center and Aahung recommends the decriminalization of abortion and training of health care providers to improve access to care.
This report by the Center for Reproductive Rights and AAHUNG examines the impact of Pakistan’s existing legal framework on the availability and access to safe abortion services in Sindh province of Pakistan and makes recommendations to decriminalize abortion and increase access to quality health care services.
Modeled on its successful accountability initiative in Uganda, program at Cox’s Bazar refugee settlement aims to enhance delivery of sexual, reproductive and maternal health services.
Actions follow years of advocacy by the Center and its national partners.
“For Filipinos to fully exercise their human rights, they must be able to make free and informed decisions and have access to abortion care.” — Jacob
Ruling in Sayed v. Sindh marks major progress in improving maternal health, especially for women living on low incomes.
The ruling in Syed & Others v. Sindh by the Sindh High Court ordered Pakistan’s Sindh government to increase access to obstetric fistula repair services. The case was conceptualized by the Center’s South Asia Reproductive Justice and Accountability Initiative (SARJAI). Read the fact sheet:
Report by the Center and partners launched at a virtual event for advocates and stakeholders in India.