SPW Newsletter, N.4 – September, 2008
In this issue learn what SPW has been doing since April, including the events we organized to coincide with the International AIDS Conference in Mexico City. Read also about global and local events involving sexuality, politics, religion and economics, as well as recent sexuality/sexual rights advocacy, in particular at the UN Human Rights Council. See what projects and events connect art and sexuality and browse listings of upcoming events, scholarships, job opportunities and publications.
New Vatican campaign against abortion: The Italian inside story
By Daniela Colombo* There are many reasons to consider Italian abortion law a success story. It was passed in 1978, only six years after the
Abortion Struggles: More gains than losses
By Sonia Corrêa* When 2007 begun, abortion rights advocates worldwide were, on the one hand, deeply regretting the abolition of the therapeutic abortion clause from
Uruguay: Perspectives on the abortion front
Alejandra López Gómez* The Reproductive Health Policy Law (Law 18.426), finally promulgated by the Executive in Uruguay on November 20th, 2008, was substantially different in
Stigma Makes People Reluctant to Tell Loved Ones About Their Abortions, Says Study
Read Reality Check‘s article about study that points how stigma makes people reluctant to share with loved ones their abortions. Click here.
CSW 67: news and assessments
CSW67 opening statement: Digital rights are women’s rights – UN Women EU statement at the 67th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women