The hormone shot — popular among African women who must use birth control in secret — is as safe as other methods, scientists reported.
Tag: Birth Control and Family Planning
In China, Public Talk of Sex Is Rare. Could a ‘Pleasure Community’ Change That?
Strangers gathered in Beijing to discuss a subject rarely addressed publicly in China: how to satisfy a woman. These workshops come at a fraught time for Chinese feminists.
South Korea Rules Anti-Abortion Law Unconstitutional
South Korea’s Constitutional Court called for an amendment to a law banning abortion that was rarely enforced. Parliament has until the end of 2020 to revise the law.
Italy’s Right Links Low Birthrate to Fight Against Abortion and Migration
Interior minister Matteo Salvini and his hard-right allies are promoting an Italians First agenda, which includes an argument that abortion needs to be limited to increase the number of native Italians.
A Flurry of Ideas to Reverse China’s Declining Birthrate, but Will Beijing Listen?
As China faces a demographic crisis, delegates to its National People’s Congress have pressed for changes in the country’s family planning laws.
Germany Proposes to Ease, Not End, Nazi-Era Abortion Law
A compromise in Germany would make information on abortion providers publicly available, but women’s rights advocates say it does not go far enough.