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From Women, Medicine and Faith: Three Voices for the Right to Life
BRIDGE, 2006Catholics for a Free Choice's sister organisation in Nicaragua, Cat¢licas por el Derecho a Decidir, is a group of Catholic women of different professions and from different regions who believe in women's legitimate right to decide about motherhood. In this document, they collect three articles that analyse issues around abortion from a feminist, medical and theological perspective.DocumentIt is our Decision. Abortion: a Right to Save Women's Lives
BRIDGE, 2006The decision to terminate pregnancy is very complex. Between 2001 and 2005, Ipas, in alliance with the women's movement in Central America organised many initiatives and events to build awareness around the need to recognise reproductive rights, the lack of access to safe abortion public services and the impact that all of this has on women's lives.DocumentHigh Impact Litigation in Colombia: the Unconstitutional Nature of Abortion (LAICIA)
2006By strategically working with the courts in Colombia, the international organisation Women's Link Worldwide contributed towards achieving the liberalisation of Colombia's abortion law.DocumentDecide - Youth Coalition for Sexual Citizenship
Decidir, 2007Abortion is illegal under many circumstances in Latin American and Caribbean countries, but despite heavy restrictions, nearly 4 million women across the region seek unsafe, clandestine abortions every year and two-thirds of them are between the ages of 15 and 30.DocumentLiterature on Unsafe Abortion in Africa
Centre Population et Developpement, 2006This publication (available on CD-rom as well as online) contains an interactive and searchable bibliographical database of resources published between 1990 and 2005. It aims to map out what is known about induced abortion (particularly unsafe) in Africa. It is essentially based on research from thematic social science and medical databases, as well as documentation from other sources.DocumentUnsafe Abortion
Institute of Development Studies UK, 2007What is the cost of unsafe abortion-related ill-health and death? This was the subject of a meeting held at the Institute of Development Studies (UK) in April 2007. The meeting reviewed recent work estimating the cost of unsafe abortion. Participants also discussed the economic costs to health systems, individuals and households, and the links between unsafe abortion and poverty.DocumentFailure to Deliver: Violations of Women's Human Rights in Kenyan Health Facilities
Federation of Women Lawyers - Kenya, 2007The Kenyan government has taken many positive steps to advance women's reproductive health and rights.DocumentA Framework to Identify Gender Indicators for Reproductive Health and Nutrition Programming
Population Resource Bureau, 2002This paper introduces a framework which uses a three-step process to incorporate gender into population, health and nutrition (PHN) programming:? Identify the gender-related obstacles to, and opportunities for, achieving a particular objective - such as reducing unintended pregnancy - in a particular setting;DocumentBRIDGE Bibliography 18: Women and girls living with HIV/AIDS: overview and annotated bibliography
BRIDGE, 2007HIV/AIDS is both driven by and entrenches gender inequality, leaving women more vulnerable than men to its impact. This report - consisting of an overview, annotated bibliography, and contacts section - considers the specific challenges faced by women and girls who are living with HIV and AIDS.DocumentFactsheet: Access to Care, Treatment and Support
2006Gender inequalities can constrain HIV positive women's access to care, treatment and support as well as their ability to use treatment, information and advice to improve the quality of their lives. This short fact-sheet identifies a range of barriers faced by HIV positive women in accessing care, treatment and support.Pages