Abortion in CanadaLegal for Decades But Hindered by Stigma — Global Issues

Abortion in CanadaLegal for Decades But Hindered by Stigma — Global Issues

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While abortion in Canada has been legal for decades, procuring one is difficult for many. Credit: Gayatri Malhotra/Unsplash by Juliet Morrison (ottawa) Tuesday, July 19, 2022 Inter Press Service Ottawa, Jul 19 (IPS) – Toronto resident Miranda Knight describes her abortion experience as relatively simple. After finding out she was pregnant…

Rights Groups Question ‘Pregnancy Register’ for Polish Women — Global Issues

Rights Groups Question ‘Pregnancy Register’ for Polish Women — Global Issues

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by Ed Holt (bratislava) Tuesday, July 05, 2022 Inter Press Service BRATISLAVA, Jul 05 (IPS) – Women’s rights groups fear a new legal provision in Poland requiring doctors to collect records on all pregnancies could create what they have described as a ‘pregnancy register’ to monitor whether women are having abortions….

Rights experts urge lawmakers to adhere to women’s convention — Global Issues

Rights experts urge lawmakers to adhere to women’s convention — Global Issues

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The UN women’s rights committee said that the US is one of only seven countries throughout the world that is not party to the international convention that protects women’s human rights, including their right to sexual and reproductive health. “The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) urges the United…

UN Ocean Conference ends with call for greater ambition and global commitment to address dire state of the Ocean — Global Issues

UN Ocean Conference ends with call for greater ambition and global commitment to address dire state of the Ocean — Global Issues

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Recognizing the past “collective failure” in the Conference’s final declaration, world leaders called for greater ambition to ensure that the dire state of the ocean is addressed, and admitted frankly to being “deeply alarmed by the global emergency facing the ocean”. At the closing, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs,…

Confronting victim-blaming for sexual assault — Global Issues

Sustainable blue economy vital for small countries and coastal populations — Global Issues

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The world’s coastal populations contribute significantly to the global economy – an estimated $1.5 trillion per year – with expectations pointing to some $3 trillion by 2030. Ensuring ocean ecosystem health, supporting livelihoods and driving economic growth requires targeted support for key sectors, including fisheries and aquaculture, tourism, energy, shipping…

What You Need to Know about the US Supreme Court Abortion Decision — Global Issues

What You Need to Know about the US Supreme Court Abortion Decision — Global Issues

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A half-century of reproduction rights upended by the Supreme Court. Credit: Greenpeace. Opinion  boston, usa Monday, June 27, 2022 Inter Press Service BOSTON, USA, Jun 27 (IPS) – After half a century, Americans’ constitutional right to get an abortion has been overturned by the Supreme Court. The ruling in Dobbs…

Confronting victim-blaming for sexual assault — Global Issues

Overturning of Roe v Wade abortion law a ‘huge blow to women’s human rights’ warns Bachelet — Global Issues

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The widely anticipated Supreme Court decision, by six votes to three, was made in the specific case of Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health, and Michelle Bachelet said in a statement that it represents a “major setback” for sexual and reproductive health across the US. The historic decision returns all questions…