Biden signs memorandum reversing Trump abortion access restrictions

By CNN,

President Joe Biden signed a presidential memorandum on Thursday to reverse restrictions on abortion access domestically and abroad imposed and expand...

abortion , marie stopes , PEPFAR

Teenage pregnancies rise in parts of Kenya as lockdown shuts schools

By Reuters,

Jackline Bosibori wept when she found out she was pregnant. Also Read: Baringo teens trading sex for money to buy sanitary towels  The 17-year-...

coronavirus , teenage pregnancies

Biden win seen as green light for women’s reproductive rights

By Reuters,

Democrat Joe Biden as U.S. president will bring sweeping changes to women’s reproductive rights globally, starting with overturning a U.S. policy ba...

abortion , contraceptives , reproductive health , sexual and reproductive health

Atheists support Susan Kihika’s Reproductive Health Bill

By Citizen Reporter,

The Atheists in Kenya Society has expressed support for the controversial Reproductive Health Bill 2019 unveiled by Nakuru Senator Susan Kihika. Th...

Atheists in Kenya Society , Reproductive Health Bill , Susan Kihika

Court rules abortion illegal in Kenya, reinstates guidelines on safe abortion

By Raquel Muigai,

The High Court has reinstated guidelines in reducing deaths from unsafe abortions even as it ruled that abortion remains illegal in Kenya. This fol...

abortion , FIDA

Anti-abortion billboards fuel stigma in Kenya, say women’s rights groups

By Reuters,

Women’s rights groups on Wednesday called on Kenyan authorities to remove anti-abortion billboards across the capital saying they were inaccurate an...

abortion , marie stopes

Carol Mwatha: Botched abortion spotlights ‘killer’ backstreet clinics

By Reuters,

The death of Caroline Mwatha, a Kenyan activist, due a botched abortion spotlights how thousands of pregnant women and girls are being driven by socia...

abortion , Caroline Mwatha

Kenya’s stringent laws limit access to safe abortions

By VOA,

Kenyan health officials say unsafe abortions are common in the east African nation with nearly half a million in one recent year. Abortion is prohi...

abortion

Marie Stopes clinics still open, says director

By Citizen Reporter,

Marie Stopes has suspended abortion services as ordered by the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board (KMPDB). In a statement issued on Su...

Ann Kioko , CitizenGO , Dana Tilson , Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board , marie stopes

More women in poor countries use contraception, says report

By VOA,

More women and girls in poor countries are using modern contraception, signifying progress in efforts to involve women in family planning, according t...

Contraception use , contraceptives , Poor countries

Charity denies promoting teen abortions after Kenya bans radio ad

By Reuters,

International charity Marie Stopes on Monday denied promoting abortions to teenage girls in Kenya after the government banned a radio advertisement, s...

KFCB , Marie Stopes Charity , Teen Abortions , Unsafe Abortions

Abortions on the rise in Kenya as Trump cuts Marie Stopes funding

By CNN,

Health workers in Kenya have revealed that the number of backstreet abortions have increased since the United States cut aid to family planning progra...

abortion

Marie Stopes in trouble as U.S. stops funding

By Reuters,

Marie Stopes which offers free contraception, advice on family planning, sexual health and sometimes abortion, may have to stop some of its Africa ope...

abortion , marie stopes

Ireland to hold abortion referendum in May

By AFP,

Ireland will hold a referendum at the end of May on liberalising its restrictive abortion laws, a highly sensitive issue in the traditionally devoutly...

Abortion laws in Ireland , Ireland abortion referundum , Ireland Prime Minister , Ireland's abortion laws , Leo Varadkar

After rape, pregnancy, Senegal’s “pink house” helps women rebuild lives

By Reuters,

When Binta found out she was pregnant, she knew she would have to leave her home in southern Senegal. Pregnancy outside of marriage is taboo in the...

human violence , rape

Brussels Meeting Addresses US Ban on Global Health Funding

By VOA,

A threatened gap in global health funding because of a new ban on some U.S. aid prompted a hastily called international meeting of about 50 government...

Millions of women from poor countries denied contraception

By Reuters,

Millions of women and girls in developing countries risk unintended pregnancies and unsafe abortions, campaigners said, as a global initiative to reac...

contraception , health , women

Health risks for female sex workers and their children

By Reuters,

Many female sex workers and their children have unmet needs for medical care, which puts them at risk for serious and potentially fatal health problem...

africa , health

Abortion rates fall to historic low in wealthy countries

By Reuters,

Abortion rates have dropped dramatically in the past 25 years to historic lows in wealthy countries, but dipped only slightly in poorer developing nat...

abortion , Abortion rates fall to historic low in wealthy countries , world

Sierra Leone legalizes abortion

By Maureen Murimi,

Women with unwanted pregnancies in Sierra Leone will no longer have to undergo unsafe abortions after parliament passed a law which activists said on ...

abortion , Sierra Leone