reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Feature_fistula.jpg Unnecessary Suffering A new case filing in the Sindh province of Pakistan demands that the government take immediate action to help thousands of women afflicted each year with obstetric fistula. reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/feature_fistula.jpg During what should have been an active, joyful time, young Karachi resident Kiran Sohail was plunged into almost a decade of suffering just […]
China to End One-Child Policy (PRESS RELEASE) This week the Chinese government announced plans to allow all married couples to have two children—ending the decades old one-child policy. This move away from the one-child policy is part of China’s five-year development plan starting in 2016 that aims to expand social security provisions to more citizens, improve […]
Pakistani High Court Calls for Response to Allegations Women Are Denied Maternal Health Services (PRESS RELEASE) Today the High Court of Sindh ordered the government of Sindh to respond by September 29 to a petition alleging that the government has failed to prevent the high incidence of obstetric fistula, a treatable pregnancy-related injury that afflicts […]
Pakistan’s Sindh Government increases access to obstetric fistula repair services to comply with orders by the High Court
City of Manila Health Official Apologizes for the Denial of Reproductive Health Services and Violations Against Women (PRESS RELEASE) This week, a Manila City Health Office official has apologized for the barriers facing women with unplanned pregnancies when seeking reproductive health services after hearing from community activists. Dr. Benjamin Yson, acting City Health Officer of Manila, […]