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  • From Uruguay, a Model for Making Abortion Safer

    Patrick Adams

    June 28, 2016 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Uruguay

    In Uruguay, illegality and stigma surrounding abortions resulted in problems with maternal mortality rates. Utilizing a unique solution, a medical protocol was created to provide initial information and followup care to women seeking abortions.

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  • Are These Women the Key to Safer Abortions in India?

    Jill Filipovic

    November 17, 2015 |

    Cosmopolitan |

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    Response Location: India, Pune, Maharashtra

    In rural areas in India, lack of physicians is a big barrier to safe abortions, leading women to undergo deadly procedures. A proposed law by the Indian government would allow midwives and mid-level providers to perform abortions.

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  • When a Boy's Life Is Worth More Than His Sister's

    Valerie Hudson Andrew Den Boer

    July 30, 2015 |

    Foreign Policy |

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    Response Location: South Korea

    Due to patrilineality, sons are highly favored over daughters in many countries, with serious consequence. South Korea, the only country to have returned to normal sex ratios after having a highly abnormal ratio of boys:girls, has lessons for other countries.

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  • In this Manila 'baby factory,' why women put up with crowding four to a bed

    Sonia Narang

    March 09, 2015 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

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    Response Location: Philippines, Manila

    Fabella Hospital in Manila is overrun with women in labor or recovering, it exemplifies the overpopulation of the area due to a lack of contraception and family planning access. The Philippines’ Reproductive Health Bill hopes to change this by allowing contraception to be available at public health places and allowing family planning services at these facilities.

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  • Can Storytelling Help Destroy the Stigma Associated With Abortion?

    Maya Dusenbery

    February 05, 2015 |

    Pacific Standard |

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    Response Location: United States

    Abortion is a highly stigmatized topic that can lead individuals to selectively disclose who they tell about the experience. Storytelling is now being viewed as a way to help de-stigmatize abortion based on contact theory and empathy as a means of bringing people together.

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  • Abortion and Birth, Together

    Alissa Quart

    June 14, 2014 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Buffalo, New York

    A Buffalo, New York clinic provides a space for both abortions and natural births. In looking at the experiences as a continuum, rather than as juxtiposing sides, the hope is to change how people think about the birth experiences.

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