India: Abortion of 24-week foetus allowed by Supreme Court
SC allows abortion of 24-week foetus, but why should women go to court in the first place? The Supreme Court on Monday permitted a woman
Brazilian Supreme Court decision re-ignites the abortion rights debates
In the midst of the conservative restoration that swept Brazil in 2016, the First Chamber of the Brazilian Supreme Court, where five of the eleven
Laos: unsafe abortion practical guideline
Originally posted by the International Campaign for Women’s Right to Safe Abortion on 02/11/2016. Available at: https://www.safeabortionwomensright.org/news/unsafe-abortion-prevention-and-care-a-practical-guideline-for-health-workers-in-lao-pdr/. The following statement was made by Prof Dr
Armenia: Changes in the law on abortion
Originally posted by the International Campaign for Women’s Right to Safe Abortion on 02/11/2016. Available at: https://www.safeabortionwomensright.org/news/changes-in-the-law-on-abortion-statement-by-the-womens-resource-center-armenia/ A number of changes were made in the
Malaysia: Legal and Policy Environment of Safe Abortion
On the 21 March 2016, Reproductive Rights Advocacy Alliance Malaysia (RRAAM) in collaboration with the Joint Action Group for Gender Equality (JAG) held a policy discussion on “The Legal and Policy Environment of Safe Abortion in Malaysia”.
Constitutional developments in Latin American abortion law
This article offers an overview of the turn toward more liberal rules and the resolution of abortion disputes by reference to national constitutions. First, the main legal changes of abortion laws in the last decade are surveyed. Landmark decisions of the high courts of Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, and Mexico are then analyzed. We show that courts have accepted the need to balance interests and competing rights to ground less restrictive laws. In doing so, they have articulated limits to protection of fetal interests, and basic ideas of women’s dignity, autonomy, and equality.
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Here is the latest edition (Vol. 9 (IV) July- August 2016) of our bi-monthly newsletter – covering significant UN updates, international events, national judgments and policy related developments relating to gender, sexuality and culture that took place in the months of July and August.
Repeal the Eighth: putting intersectionality into practice
A long-established conservative media frames the terms of abortion politics in Ireland. The pro-choice activism challenges dominant discourses with the inclusivity and diversity of the movement exemplifying how to put intersectionality into practice.
September in Brazil: retreats and resistance
September 2016 began under the government of Michel Temer, whose intermediary presidency governed Brazil from May to August while awaiting the results of the impeachment
To build feminist futures, suspend judgment!
Originally posted by Srilatha Batliwala, Geetanjali Misra and Nafisa Ferdous at Open Demoracy on 03/10/2016. Available at: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/5050/to-build-feminist-futures-suspend-judgment/ As feminist thinkers and activists, we must