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ARROW for Change – SRHR in the Era of the SDGs
Published in 2017
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Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) opens the door for sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) agenda to move forward on the global stage; in line with recent developments, this edition provides an up-to-date primer on universal access to Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) and universality of Sexual and Reproductive Rights (SRR); […]
A Follow-up Profile of Women Seeking Pregnancy Terminations in a Clinic in Urban Malaysia: 1998-2005
Published in 2017
Source: Jurnal Sains Kesihatan Malaysia
This is a follow-up study to assess the socio demographic profile of a sample of 28,605 women seeking pregnancy terminations at a private clinic in Penang over a seven year period as compared to an earlier study in 1995 of a sample of 23,986 women over a six and a half year period at the […]
Estimating the Incidence of Abortion in Pakistan
Published in 2017
Source: Studies in Family Planning
This study applies an indirect estimation method to develop comprehensive national and provincial estimates of the prevalence of abortion and abortion-related morbidity in Pakistan. Data from a health facilities survey and a health professionals survey from 2002 are analyzed to develop estimates of postabortion hospitalizations and of the abortion rate, abortion ratio, and unwanted pregnancy […]
Images and Icons: Harnessing the Power of Mass Media to Promote Gender Equality and Reduce Practices of Sex Selection
Published in 2017
Source: BBC World Service Trust
This feasibility study examined the prevailing knowledge levels and attitudes related to sex selection together with an analysis of mass media consumption patterns and concludes that mass media is an effective vehicle to promote gender equality and reduce sex selection.
Access to Safe Abortion: An Essential Strategy for Achieving the Millennium Development Goals to Improve Maternal Health, Promote Gender Equality, and Reduce Poverty
Published in 2017
Source: Ipas
This paper argues that while making abortion safe where “not against the law” is a very significant positive step, many women still have no access to abortion and are even subject to criminal prosecution and punishment. In this context, it is not ethically justifiable for leaders in the international community to continue to maintain such […]
Gaining Ground – A Tool for Advancing Reproductive Rights Law Reform
Published in 2017
Source: Center for Reproductive Rights
Gaining Ground is a resource for advocates advancing law reform at the national level. It explores nine topics in reproductive rights law. Its purpose is to thematically analyze and organize advances in law reform from around the world so that they can be used to stimulate ideas for reform and assist advocates in assessing what […]
Speaking Out on Malaysian Women’s Access to Contraception and Abortion Services
Published in 2017
Source: Reproductive Rights Advocacy Alliance Malaysia
Use of modern contraception is low and has not improved for 20 years, resulting in a high rate of unwanted pregnancies. While the law allows for abortion if a doctor deems the pregnancy injurious to a woman’s life or to her physical or mental health, this legal right is not widely known. Many women therefore […]
Young People – Implementing A Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Approach
Published in 2017
Source: International Planned Parenthood Federations, GTZ
In line with the strategic direction of the International Planned Parenthood Federations (IPPF) which is based on the importance of upholding sexual and reproductive rights, IPPF developed in collaboration and with the support of GTZ, a two week intensive course on implementing a rights based approach to adolescent sexual and reproductive health. This resource pack is […]
World Abortion Policies 2007
Published in 2017
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
This chart contains statistics on permitted contraceptive use and abortion (and the conditions in which it is permitted) in different parts of the world in 2007.
Woman-Centered, Comprehensive Abortion Care Reference Manual (Second Edition)
Published in 2017
Source: Ipas
The reference manual highlights on the comprehensive abortion care service delivery model, which encompasses induced abortion as well as treatment for incomplete abortion and complications of unsafely-induced abortion and post-abortion contraception. It also provides guidance to health-care personnel on improving the quality of care available to women seeking abortion services.