Struggling for legal abortion in Brazil: The Congress frontline
Image: Barbara Kruger By Sonia Corrêa[1] As previously reported by SPW (here and here) , for some time now, growing obstacles have been impairing
It’s Pope Francis Who Should Apologize on Abortion
With his latest comments, Pope Francis has built a shiny new smokescreen to distract from the grave and immoral harms caused by the Vatican’s opposition to abortion and women’s equality.
Pope Francis’ decision to forgive women who have abortion is criticized by reproductive rights advocates
Pope Francis once more gained global visibility by allowing priests to forgive women who have had an abortion. His speech — delivered on September first
Joint Statement for the Human Rights Committee’s Day of Discussion on the Right to Life
Distinguished Committee Members: I wish to thank the Committee for the opportunity to deliver this brief statement on behalf of over fifty human rights organizations
UN Committee on Human Rights discusses the right to life
Sonia Corrêa The UN Committee on Human Rights is developing a new General Comment on Article 6 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political
This Abortion Rights Billboard Got Taken Down Before Obama Could See It
Originally posted on Buzzfeed on 24/07/2015. Available at: http://www.buzzfeed.com/jinamoore/abortion-rights-billboard-censored-ahead-of-obamas-kenya-vis#.esP8rrLX6 Reproductive health advocates say they were told Kenyan officials insisted on the removal of the billboard
Unpacking Malawi Special Law Commission final review’ findings and recommendations on abortion law
Originally posted on Maravipost in 2015. Available at: http://www.maravipost.com/national/malawi-news/law-and-order/9316-unpacking-malawi-special-law-commission-final-review%E2%80%99-findings-and-recommendations-on-abortion-law.html The current position of the law is that abortion is illegal in Malawi except where it
Mauro Cabral’s speech at Bob Hepple Equality Award
Retrieved from www.transactivists.org in 2015. London, July 16th 2015 Dear friends, I am very honored to receive this award, which I accept understanding it as
The challenges of a “progressive” Pope
by Juan Marco Vaggione Since his inauguration as the new pontiff, Bergoglio has generated new complexities for those of us who think that it is
What the ‘Abortion Drone’ Will (And Won’t) Mean for Reproductive Rights
The Poland “abortion drone” is causing a splash in the media and excited buzz in the reproductive rights community, but it has also become a source of misinformation and anxiety.