U.S. Supreme Court Lets Private Companies Deny Birth Control Coverage to Employees
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling allowing private companies to deny their employees insurance coverage for birth control under the Affordable Care Act’s preventive
Sexual and reproductive rights in May and early June
Brazil In May and early June the Brazilian sexual politics scenario has winessed setbacks and authoritarian measures, particularly with regard to women’s rights. At the
Our sexual and reproductive rights are not negotiable!
As the pace of Brazilian presidential election campaign accelerates once again abortion rights are caught into the eye of the storm. Last week, the Ministry
Brazil: the abortion frontline
In Brazil, not surprisingly, abortion has once again flared up in the path towards the next Brazilian presidential election campaign. The presidential candidate of the
WHO Inter-Agency statement on Forced Sterilisation
The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched a statement aimed at contributing to the elimination of forced, coercive and otherwise involuntary sterilization. It reaffirms that
International Statement on Women’s Right to Safe Abortion and the Post-2015 Agenda
Preliminary list of signatories and the statement in English and Spanish.
SPW in April 2014
SPW in April 2014 Kasha Jacqueline in Brazil On April 24th, 2014, Amnesty International and Sexuality Policy Watch, in Rio, promoted an open debate with
Tennessee Becomes First State to Jail Women for Pregnancy Outcomes
According to Alternet, Tennessee has become the first state in U.S. to pass a law criminalizing women for their pregnancy outcomes. Click here to learn
Brazil’s abortion nightmare: Why one desperate woman lied about rape
Article by Aljazeera highlights the difficult choices Brazilian women are forced to make when trying to end a pregnancy in the country with the largest
Philippines court upholds contraceptive law as constitutional
The Philippines Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a family planning law but ruled out provisions to punish health workers who do not inform people about