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A roll back on women’s rights? The impact of the global gag rule

IPPF clinician and female client in Nepal getting sexual health services
The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is a functional commission of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). It is the principal global policy-making body dedicated exclusively to gender equality and advancement of women. IPPF convened a ...
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"The focus of our work is not abortion, it's human dignity"- Marta Royo at She Decides

Young woman in a clinic of Profamilia Colombia -credits: John Spaull 2006
Marta Royo, ED of Profamilia Colombia, tells the story of an 13-years-old girl denied abortion after being repeatedly raped by her father, and the need to protect sexual and reproductive health for marginalised communities.
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She Decides Conference: Making a stand for women and girls right to decide

Girls from Lesotho
Access to education, the right to make choices about your own body – these are things many of us take for granted. But the reality for many women and young girls in developing countries is very different. Denied rights to ...
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