Archive for the ‘Reproductive Health’ Category

July 17

Access to Reproductive Health NOW

World Population Day was July 11. How did you honor it?
I read a statement from the United Nations Development Fund’s Executive Director, Thoraya Ahmed Obaid. We’ve written in the past about maternal mortality, and now is the time to revisit it. When women have access to reproductive health care (and by that I mean access [...]

Posted by KJ . Filed under Global Development, Maternal Health, Motherhood, Reproductive Health, Women's Issues | No Comments

July 9

Sistren: Jamaican Theatre for Gender Equity

Someone just told me about Sistren, an amazing, transformative theatre company in Jamaica. Sistren stages community theatre productions that reflect socio-economic issues as they relate to gender roles. From their site:
Sistren Theatre Collective (STC) is an independent women’s organization, established in 1977 that has effectively employed the use of artistic expression as a means of [...]

Posted by KJ . Filed under Maternal Health, Rape, Reproductive Health, Women and Politics, women and the law | No Comments

February 16

A Champion of Reproductive Freedom (and Health)

Although I’m a few weeks late, I still think the late-January reversal of the Mexico City Policy is something worth mentioning.
Many are more familiar with the term “Global Gag Rule” which opponents of Reagan’s anti-choice executive order (unveiled at a UN Conference in Mexico City ) have deemed the policy. Under this rule, no U.S. [...]

Posted by Leah . Filed under Maternal Health, Reproductive Health, Women's Issues | No Comments