International – Page 2 – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

18 Jun

The Global Gag Rule: Undermining Reproductive Rights and Health Worldwide

RandyLatest NewsInternational, Reproductive rights

Find out about the regressive U.S. policy that reduces access to reproductive health services and threatens the health and lives of women and girls throughout the world.

16 Jun

Why We Must Keep Talking About Abortion Pills

CoreyLatest NewsAbortion Pills, International, mifipristone, Reproductive rights

As part of a delegation to Brazil, I saw how our countries’ respective struggles to maintain and expand reproductive justice are really part of the same fight.

08 Jun

How a network of women in Latin America transformed safe, self-managed abortions

AlanLatest NewsAbortion Care, Abortion Pills, International, Self-managed abortion, Underground network

In November 1990, more than 3,000 women descended on the sleepy beach town of San Bernardo del Tuyú, Argentina, for what was becoming a legendary event.

02 Jun

Climate change is threatening the sexual health of young adolescents in Kenya

ChaseLatest NewsClimate Change, Healthcare, International, Kenya, Reproductive rights

Climate change is worsening sexual and reproductive health risks for young adolescents in Kenya, according to a recent study published in BMJ Global Health. Children aged 10 to 14 are facing rising threats as food, water, and sanitation insecurities contribute to sexual violence, transactional sex, and exploitative relationships − factors closely linked to unplanned pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections.

01 Jun

Ireland’s Minister for Health launches free Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) Arrangement

RandyLatest NewsHRT, International, Ireland, Reproductive rights

The Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill has today launched the free Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) Arrangement. The arrangement will see the women of Ireland receive HRT medicines/products free of charge at the point of dispensing from today (1 June 2025).

29 May

Shrinking health services put mothers and newborns at risk in Za’atari Refugee Camp, warns the IRC

DoryLatest NewsHealthcare, International, Reproductive rights, Women's Health

As the world reflected on the International Day of Action for Women’s Health yesterday, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) is calling attention to the alarming strain on maternal and newborn health services in Za’atari Refugee Camp. With a quarter of the camp’s 70,000 residents being women of reproductive age, a funding crisis is threatening access to essential care for thousands of mothers and newborns.

17 May

Worldwide, Many Women Relied on the U.S. for Financial Support. This Afghan Woman Dares to Speak Out.

AlanLatest NewsAfghan, Funding, Healthcare, International, Reproductive rights

As U.S. funding for global reproductive healthcare dries up, Afghan activist Seema Ghani risks everything to expose the devastating impact on women losing vital access to care.

28 Apr

WHO issues new recommendations to end the rise in “medicalized” female genital mutilation and support survivors

CoreyLatest Newsfemale mutilation, Healthcare, International, misogyny

Urgent measures are needed to curtail the rising “medicalization” of female genital mutilation (FGM) and to engage health workers to prevent the practice, according to a new guideline published today by the World Health Organization (WHO).

09 Apr

Maternal health at risk amid threats of funding cuts

ChaseLatest NewsBangladesh, Healthcare, International, Reproductive rights

Although Bangladesh has achieved a remarkable reduction in its maternal mortality rate, this progress could be jeopardised by current and potential funding cuts from key development partners, according to a new UN report.

07 Apr

Aid cuts threaten fragile progress in ending maternal deaths, UN agencies warn

AlanLatest NewsHealthcare, International, Maternal and Child Health, Reproductive rights

Women today are more likely than ever to survive pregnancy and childbirth according to a major new report released today, but United Nations (UN) agencies highlight the threat of major backsliding as unprecedented aid cuts take effect around the world.

06 Apr

Researchers uncover 195 genetic risk factors driving women’s reproductive diseases

AlanLatest NewsFertility, Healthcare, International, Pregnancy, Reproductive Health, womens health care

In a recent study published in the journal Nature Medicine, researchers in Estonia and Norway identified genetic risk factors associated with female reproductive health conditions through genome-wide association studies (GWAS) and assessed their clinical significance.

30 Mar

Sierra Leone debates decriminalizing abortion as women and girls endanger their lives

RandyLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Healthcare, International, Reproductive rights, Sierra Leone

When she got pregnant at 16, Fatou Esther Jusu was terrified that it would derail her future. Abortion is illegal in Sierra Leone. Fearing judgment from her family, she took friends’ advice and bought misoprostol, a drug whose uses include abortion, from a local pharmacy. It didn't work. Desperate, she tried again and miscarried.

21 Mar

Refugee women and girls at extreme risk of rape and other abuse are already losing access to services that kept them safe.

AlanLatest NewsInternational, rape, Refugees, Women

Statement by UNHCR’s Filippo Grandi on the impact of global aid cuts on refugees

21 Mar

Maternal Mortality Crisis Persists Despite Medical Advance

AlanLatest NewsHealthcare, International, Pregnancy, Reproductive rights

In 2020, approximately 287,000 women worldwide died from pregnancy- or childbirth-related complications, equivalent to one death every 2 minutes. Hemorrhage and hypertensive disorders, such as preeclampsia, remain the leading causes of maternal mortality globally, highlighting persistent gaps in access to effective care in low-income countries.

16 Mar

Australian Government Subsidizes Key Medications To Boost Women’s Health

ChaseLatest NewsContraception, International, IVF, Women's Health

The Australian government is set to make significant changes to women’s health care by adding popular medications to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). Starting May 1, 2025, three major medications will be subsidized, providing financial relief to thousands of women facing high costs for contraceptive, endometriosis, and IVF treatments.