Women’s Rights – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

18 Mar

Biden Expands Women’s Health Research, Adds $200 Million for Sexual, Reproductive Issues

BarbraLatest News, United StatesHealthcare, Reproductive care, United States, Women's Rights

President Joe Biden signed a new executive order on Monday that expands U.S. government research on women's health, while pledging $200 million next year to better understand issues, including sexual and reproductive conditions.

Her body, her choice: Why a woman’s right to terminate her pregnancy must be upheld

AnnetteInternationalAbortion Care, Abortion Rights, Delhi, Healthcare, India, International Abortion News, Mental health, post-partum depression, Supreme Court, Women's Rights

For abortions within 24 weeks of gestation, there is no legal requirement for pregnant persons to approach courts for permission. Yet, the petitioner in a recent case was forced to approach the Supreme Court, as healthcare providers disregarded her decisional autonomy to terminate her pregnancy.

In Argentina, election fight brews over women’s rights and abortion

MollyInternationalAbortion Rights, Argentina, Election, Health care, Reproductive rights, Women's Rights

"Argentina's presidential election race is putting abortion access and women's rights in the spotlight, sparking fierce debate in a country that has been a pioneer in expanding reproductive rights in Latin America. The election frontrunner, economist Javier Milei, opposes abortion and wants to hold a referendum on whether the 2020 legalization of abortion before the 14th week of pregnancy should be repealed. He also wants to shut the ministry of women, gender and diversity, which he has called a type of "affirmative action" that is degrading towards women. His closest contenders are economy minister Sergio Massa for the incumbent Peronists and…