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Women in the U.S. Can Now Get Safe Abortions by Mail

Olga Khazan

October 18, 2018 |

The Atlantic |

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Response Location: United States

Aid Access is the first company to send abortion pills to women who cannot access health services in the United States. The company conducts online appointments before sending the drugs. Women on the Web has done this work internationally for years, but the service was not available in the United States.

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Local Nepali government sending a message by paying families that have baby girls

Yam Kumari Kandel

August 28, 2018 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

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Response Location: Nepal

The “Save the Daughter” campaign is helping families in Nepal with the economic struggle they face when mother’s give birth to females. That’s because, families with girls have to pay the wedding dowry, a cumbersome expense for low income families. The government is giving funds to families that have a second daughter to go towards their education. So far, 40 women have received funds. “This will create an environment for families to happily accept two daughters,” Karki says

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Health Researchers Quietly Tackle the Opioid Epidemic's Hidden Crisis

Sarah Kwon

July 19, 2018 |

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Response Location: United States

Several researchers around the U.S., backed by the National Institutes of Health, are exploring the efficacy of providing contraception and counseling in the same locations as medication-assisted treatment for addiction as a way to curb the huge number of unintended pregnancies among women with opioid addictions. The results have not yet been published, but the goal is to make it easier for those who often don't usually access health care to get contraception in a fragmented system.

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Providing youth-friendly health services key in fighting teenage pregnancies

Lillian Namusoke Magezi

April 03, 2018 |

New Vision |

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Response Location: Uganda, Iganga, Iganga District

Reproductive Health Uganda (RHU) Clinic is taking a youth centered approach towards teaching reproductive health. Their methods, which include having youth days, hiring youth peer counselors, and providing private rooms for youth to discuss their sexual health, allow them to reach teenagers. “As a result, their uptake of contraception has increased.”

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Why I 'Stand in Awe of all Mná' Voting to Repeal the Eighth

Colleen Hennessy

March 23, 2018 |

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Response Location: Ireland

Together for Yes, a women's rights movement in Ireland is working to bring dialogue about abortion into the public and political sphere. They are working to repeal the 8th Amendment which grants Irish fetuses the same rights as all citizens.

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When Citizens Assemble

Patrick Chalmers

December 10, 2017 |

A Government By Us |

Documentary |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Ireland

Ireland held a citizens’ assembly to discuss the country’s contentious abortion laws and demonstrated the potential of such democracy-building initiatives. A random selection of participants gathered over five weekends and formulated recommendations after hours of respectful, fact-based discussion.

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Spreading Plan C to End Pregnancy

Patrick Adams

April 27, 2017 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States

Access to safe abortions and pregnancy termination medications has been of intense debate and restriction. This article looks at campaigns to increase access to an under-recognized form of medication that can serve as a "plan-c" for women.

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How Armenia Is Trying to Stop Sex-Selective Abortions

Nina Teggarty

April 07, 2017 |

News Deeply |

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Response Location: Armenia

In Armenia, sons are far more desired than daughters leading to a high prevalence of sex-selective abortions that is resulting in a shortage of girls. 'Save the Children' works with families to help them see how similar girls and boys are, in order to help decrease abortions.

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Colombia Is Hit Hard by Zika, but Not by Microcephaly

Julia Symmes Cobb Donald G. McNeil Jr.

October 31, 2016 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: Colombia

In Brazil, more than 2,000 babies have been born with microcephaly, abnormally small heads and brain damage caused by the Zika virus. Colombia is the second hardest hit country by Zika but abortions lowered the microcephaly rate because of looser abortion laws and better informed mothers.

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Safe Passage: Access to Abortion in India

Sarita Santoshini

August 11, 2016 |

Bitch Media |

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Response Location: India, Patna, Bihar

Cultural stigmas, a lack of information, and shortages of qualified providers mean that - despite being a legal process - millions of women in India still suffer and die from botched and back-ally abortions each year. The Ipas Development Foundation is working to change perceptions and save lives by providing training and certifications to healthcare workers, passing out free contraception, helping break social taboos, and distributing informational resources communicating women's rights to reproductive healthcare.

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