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Selected Legal Restrictions Africa Tanzania 2015

U.N. Committee Calls on Uganda to Reform Abortion Laws

U.N. Committee Calls on Uganda to Reform Abortion Laws (PRESS RELEASE) The United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (U.N. CESCR) has called on the Ugandan government to reform and clarify its laws severely [...]

Abortion, Legal Restrictions,Africa, Uganda, Accountability Bodies, United Nations,At the United Nations, Reporting on Rights,News

Kenyan Women Denied Safe, Legal Abortion Services

Kenyan Women Denied Safe, Legal Abortion Services Center for Reproductive Rights Files Case Against Ministry of Health in High Court of Kenya (PRESS RELEASE) Kenya’s Ministry of Health is undermining women’s constitutional rights and contributing to [...]

Abortion, Legal Restrictions,Africa, Kenya,In the Courts,News

New House Bill Would Prevent Harmful Federal Restrictions That Deny Safe Abortion Services to Millions Worldwide

New House Bill Would Prevent Harmful Federal Restrictions That Deny Safe Abortion Services to Millions Worldwide Rep. Nita Lowey and more than 100 other Representatives sponsor new legislation that puts an end to future presidents [...]

Abortion, Legal Restrictions, Global Gag Rule,Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America & Caribbean, United States,Engaging Policymakers, In Washington D.C.,News

Helms Hurts

A 41-year-old U.S. policy prevents millions of women worldwide from accessing safe, legal reproductive care. For Roselyn, a reproductive health care worker in Uganda—where abortion is legal in some circumstances but very difficult to access—death [...]

Abortion, Legal Restrictions,Africa, United States,Engaging Policymakers, Around the World, In the States (USA), In Washington D.C.,News

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