The Guardian: Letters: Respecting women’s rights and the planet key to family planning Arthur Erken, director for the division of communications and strategic partnerships at UNFPA, and Robin Maynard, director at Population Matters “I read with interest your editorial … The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) strongly agrees that ‘crude…

UNFPA: Period shame, misinformation linked to serious human rights concerns “Shame, stigma, and misinformation surrounding menstruation are contributing to serious human rights concerns for women and girls, emphasizes a new report commissioned by UNFPA. The report, a comprehensive review of available evidence on menstrual health management in East and Southern…

Rewire.News: HHS Secretary Praised for Stringent Abortion Regulations at House Committee Hearing “During a congressional hearing Wednesday, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar testified in front of the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce on the ‘policies and priorities of the U.S. Department…

Devex: Opinion: We can’t advance health without advancing rights Kate Gilmore, U.N. deputy high commissioner for human rights “…When it comes to sexual and reproductive health and rights, at times progress has met resistance and even outright hostility. … In many places, stigma and shame still dominate what should be…

The Guardian: It takes more than pro-choice laws to end deaths from unsafe abortions Tlaleng Mofokeng, doctor and sexual and reproductive health and rights activist “…There are several reasons why abortion service provision has essentially ground to a halt despite South Africa’s liberal abortion law. The formal health system does…

Inter Press Service: Nepal: Where Abortion is Treated as Homicide Sabin Shrestha, executive director of the Forum for Women, Law, and Development (FWLD) “…A new bill on reproductive rights has been recently approved in principle by the Office of the Prime Minister and Ministers Council, which will respond to the…

ABC News: Trump’s ‘global gag rule’ cutting off health care in Africa: Report “The Trump administration’s abortion policy on foreign aid [for global health] is having a devastating effect in local communities that require medical assistance, according to a new report. Investigators from the Center for Health and Gender Equity,…

The Guardian: The Guardian view on family planning policies: two kids or too many? Editorial Board “…Reports emerged last month that China is considering scrapping all limits on family size — after a more modest shift from the ‘one-child’ policy to a universal two-child rule three years ago failed to…

Overseas Development Institute: Giving back choice: the Irish Referendum, the Gag Rule and the future for women’s and girls’ rights Fiona Samuels, senior research fellow at ODI, discusses the outcome of the Irish referendum on abortion and a recent roundtable discussion with ODI Distinguished Fellow and SheDecides founder Lilianne Ploumen.…

Woodrow Wilson Center’s Environmental Change and Security Program’s “New Security Beat”: Scaling Up Global Health Care for Women, Children, and Families Julianne Liebenguth, program assistant at the Wilson Center’s Global Sustainability and Resilience Program, highlights discussions from a recent Wilson Center event on expanding reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent…