https://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. https://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 […]
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In a 2011 groundbreaking judgment, R.R. v. Poland, the European Court held that Poland’s failure to provide a woman timely access to prenatal genetic testing and information allowing her to make an informed decision about her pregnancy amounted to inhuman and degrading treatment. The Court also found that Poland’s failure to establish effective procedures enabling […]
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, […]
Op-Ed: Abortion ID Bill Unfairly Targets Immigrants https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Featured-Story_NTFeature.jpg The following was published in the Austin American Statesman on Tuesday, May 26: My name is Vero Higareda. I am 21 years old. I am an immigrant Latina. I am a student at the University of Texas-Pan American. And I oppose House Bill 3994. This legislation would […]
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Breaking Ground: Treaty Monitoring Bodies on Reproductive Rights, an annual publication from the Center for Reproductive Rights, summarizes the jurisprudence from United Nations treaty monitoring bodies on reproductive rights, particularly the standards on maternal health care, abortion, and contraception. It is intended to provide treaty body experts and human rights advocates with succinct, accessible information on […]