5 December 2017
I lost my daughter to unsafe abortion Margaret’s daughter, Gladys, was raped by a relative as a teenager and became pregnant. She did not tell her mother what had happened…
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17 April 2017
SAAF FUNDED STUDY REVEALS CLINICIANS REFUSING TO PROVIDE LEGAL ABORTIONS IN GHANA
A study has revealed that access to safe abortion care in three regions of Northern Ghana – Northern, Upper East and Upper West regions – is impeded by clinicians refusing…
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5 April 2017
TEENAGE PREGNANCY AND UNSAFE ABORTION IN GHANA
SAAF supported organisation calls for better sex education to prevent unsafe abortion and teenage pregnancy in Ghana. http://www.graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/b-a-reports-more-cases-of-abortion-among-adolescents.html…
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6 February 2017
FALL OUT OF GLOBAL GAG RULE IN KENYA
SAAF partner TICAH reports on how they are supporting women seeking information about Safe Abortion in Kenya and how the Global Gag Rule will affect women there. http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2017/02/06/expect-a-rise-in-backstreet-abortions-health-experts-warn_c1500894…
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30 January 2017
ABORTION IN PAKISTAN: STRUGGLING TO SUPPORT A WOMAN’S RIGHT TO CHOOSE
Story about safe abortion hotline started under previous SAAF supported grant. https://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-network/2017/jan/30/abortion-in-pakistan-struggling-to-support-a-womans-right-to-choose…
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9 January 2017
CARING ABOUT WOMEN’S WORK: WHY SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS MATTER
SAAF partner Reproductive Health Association of Cambodia (RHAC), is responding to unmet need by providing information and free services to women working in factories. http://womendeliver.org/2017/caring-womens-work-sexual-reproductive-rights-matter/…
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10 December 2016
SAAF PARTNER – CITIZEN GROUP FOR THE DECRIMINALIZATION OF ABORTION IN EL SALVADOR – CHALLENGE TOTAL ABORTION BAN
On November 25th, over 500 hundred people marched through the streets of San Salvador to commemorate the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and to demand an…
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6 October 2016
NEPAL’S TELEPHONE COUNSELORS OFFER LIFE-SAVING SEXUAL HEALTH ADVICE
As counselors for the Meri Saathi helpline, midwife Hima Mishra and her team field hundreds of calls a day from people with questions about sex, pregnancy and abortion, helping to…
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4 October 2016
DON’T STIGMATISE WOMEN WHO OPT FOR SAFE ABORTION
SAAF partner, SAVE-Ghana has urged the public to put an end to the stigmatisation of women who seek safe abortion services. The NGO said stigmatising them was a major contributory factor…
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