The assault of a 13-year-old girl in Venezuela and the arrest of her mother and a teacher who helped her end the pregnancy have forced a national debate about legalizing abortion.
Tag: Birth Control and Family Planning
State Dept. Reverses Trump Policies on Reproductive and Religious Freedoms
Even as Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken similarly condemned abuses and oppression from China to Syria to Venezuela, he overturned aspects of the Trump administration’s human rights agenda.
Underage Marriage Set to Rise as Covid-19 Crushes Dreams
The pandemic has worsened economic distress and other factors that lead to such unions. Studies show a clear link between marrying early and dying young.
Defective Birth Control in Chile Blamed for Scores of Unplanned Pregnancies
The public health system delivered, and then quietly recalled, 276,890 potentially flawed packets of birth control pills. At least 140 women believe they got pregnant because of the error.
‘Es como un hueco sin salida’: la escasez de los anticonceptivos afecta a las mujeres en Venezuela
En Venezuela ha desaparecido la contracepción accesible y, con ella, el control que muchas mujeres tenían sobre sus vidas.
Venezuelan Women Lose Access to Contraception, and Control of Their Lives
Affordable birth control has disappeared, pushing many women into unplanned pregnancies at a time when they can barely feed the children they already have.
Biden Wants More Stable Diplomacy. An Abortion Fight Is a Test.
U.S. funding for overseas health providers that offer abortion services has vacillated with the changing of administrations for decades. Congress is debating whether to settle the policy by law.
Health Providers Worldwide Welcome Biden Reversal of Anti-Abortion Rule
By restoring funding cut off by his predecessor, President Biden ended four years of what abortion rights advocates called a concerted assault on women’s reproductive health in the developing world.
As Biden Lifts Anti-Abortion Gag Rule, Health Providers Rejoice
By restoring funding cut off by his predecessor, President Biden ended four years of what abortion rights advocates called a concerted assault on women’s reproductive health in the developing world.
Feeling Spurned by Trump, U.N. Sees Redemption in Biden and Team
Diplomats say the Trump administration’s “America First” policy demeaned the United Nations. But the organization is feeling reinvigorated by the president-elect and his choice of ambassador.