
Leitrim for Choice
@Leitrim4Choice
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Abortion, on demand and without apology, in Lovely Leitrim & worldwide. Reproductive justice is a human right.
Leitrim, Ireland
Joined September 2016
Supreme Court judge Mr Justice Gerard Hogan described the McGee case as the court’s “single most important decision, in terms of its political and social consequences” in its near 100-year history. #Contraception .
irishtimes.com
As a mosaic is unveiled in her honour, she reflects on her 1973 Supreme Court victory in overturning the ban on contraception
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Polish authorities must end the demonisation of people seeking abortions and the healthcare professionals who provide them. They must amend the country’s legislation to fully decriminalise abortion and ensure access to abortion for all who need it.
amnesty.org
Polish authorities must end the investigation into the conduct of a doctor who provided a lawful late-term abortion and take measures to ensure her safety following physical and online attacks...
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Feminists will argue that any restriction on abortion is a limitation on bodily autonomy. It is. But change, especially in deeply patriarchal societies, is often painfully slow. That doesn't mean we stop pushing. We fight on.
allafrica.com
Guest Column - At least 29,000 women and girls globally die every year from complications from unsafe abortion. In Sierra Leone, out of the 150,000 unintended pregnancies that occur every year,...
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Criminalisation of abortion in India leads to healthcare providers refusing to perform them without court mandates to avoid the risk of prosecution. This forces women to court, creating barriers to timely and dignified access to reproductive healthcare.
feminisminindia.com
A new study by the Centre for Health Equity, Law, and Policy found that between 2019 and 2024, Indian court rulings on abortions consisted of inconsistencies, delays, and rights violations.
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Unintended consequences: .Lawsuits that target abortion pills advertise, quite loudly, that this medication is readily available and that it works. #AbortionIsHealthcare .
nymag.com
Lawsuits seeking to scare women away from medication may have the opposite effect.
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The right of women to freely decide to have an abortion is supported by 84% of respondents. Just 1% of Czechs would ban abortion altogether.
brnodaily.com
English News and Events in Brno
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Abortion is a public health issue. But the women living through it now – the ones who make that decision, knowing it’s illegal – should not have to choose between health and humiliation, medical care and a courtroom, truth and silence.
timesofmalta.com
Regardless of one’s stance on abortion, one fact should be indisputable: a woman who is bleeding and in distress needs medical assistance. And fear of ending up in court is reason enough not to seek...
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Every country that cares about women, girls, and their rights should do more to stand with Afghan women, including supporting their call for the creation of an international crime of gender apartheid.
hrw.org
Since July 16, the Taliban have arrested dozens of women and girls in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, for allegedly violating Taliban dress codes.
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Many women in these communities want to have control over their reproductive health but do not use existing contraceptive methods because of male interference, concerns about side effects, or lack of access to options that meet their specific needs.
africa.businessinsider.com
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is set to launch a new long-acting contraceptive in Africa, beginning with Kenya later this year, as part of a US$2
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Access to safe and legal abortion is central to sexual assault survivors’ rights to health, dignity, and freedom from cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment. #AbortionIsHealthcare #Malawi .
reproductiverights.org
The Center for Reproductive Rights was admitted as Amicus Curiae in a groundbreaking Malawi case that could expand abortion access for survivors of sexual violence.
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Many women are denied the autonomy to make informed reproductive choices. This worsens health inequalities and reinforces cycles of marginalisation and vulnerability.
theconversation.com
Women with disabilities can’t always make informed reproductive choices, and this can make them even more vulnerable.
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Abortion is legal in Nepal and available free of charge at public health facilities in every district of the country—but barriers such as misinformation and lack of transportation are widespread, especially in rural areas.
ipas.org
In rural Nepal, women’s lives have often been restricted by silence and unspoken rules. From menstruation taboos to misinformation on family planning and abortion, many young women are taught to...
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If the prime minister wants to avoid women going to court for having an abortion, he should have abortion decriminalised immediately. Granting pardons after women have been dragged through hell and back is simply unacceptable. #Malta #AbortionIsHealthcare.
timesofmalta.com
Both pro-life and pro-choice doctors have reservations about the government's plan
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Abortion is legal in Turkmenistan only up to the fifth week of pregnancy—a timeframe before many women even know they are pregnant. The five-week limit is the lowest in the world.
eurasianet.org
Turkmen women today are worse off than their grandmothers.
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No information on a patient’s identity or reason for seeking an abortion will be gathered. #AbortionIsHealthcare .
irishtimes.com
No information on patient’s identity or reason for seeking abortion will be gathered
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Hey #Malta, how about you stop tinkering around the edges looking for ways to evade the consequences of your penal law and just decriminalise #abortion?.
maltatoday.com.mt
Prime Minister Robert Abela was speaking on ONE Radio a few days after a woman was handed a 22-month prison sentence suspended for two years after having an abortion
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RT @stopviolencies_: Destacar que al 2024 @ReporterosSin,va ubicar Andorra al lloc 72 de 180 paísos en maèria de llibertat de premsa 👀. Des….
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There is something fundamentally wrong in the way a woman seeking medical help can end up being penalised. Fear discourages people from accessing care they urgently need. #Malta #Abortion .
timesofmalta.com
Pro-choice doctors say that while the reason for a loss of pregnancy would not impact treatment, it could lead to legal action
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The last contribution of Vanessa Mendoza, president of @stopviolencies_ , to CEDAW was a source of controversy when the Andorran Government chose to prosecute her for speaking in support of women's rights.
bondia.ad
Les associacions publiquen l'informe que presentaran a l'ONU
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Doctors Isabel Stabel and Natalie Psaila, on behalf of @Drs4ChoiceMalta, said they were disappointed in the medical staff at Mater Dei Hospital for reporting their own patient to the police, in flagrant violation of data protection and confidentiality.
maltatoday.com.mt
Woman who purchased abortion pills online handed 22-month prison term suspended for two years
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