Tag: #ReproductiveRights

Italy Passed New Law Making Surrogacy a “Universal Crime”

The Italian Senate has passed a new law making surrogacy a “universal crime”. Surrogacy is already illegal in this country and...

Inside Nigeria’s Fertility Scam: Exploiting Desperation and Dreams of Motherhood

In Nigeria, societal pressure on women to conceive has fueled a sinister fertility scam known as the "cryptic pregnancy"...

The Silent Struggle: Women’s Choices Amid Cultural Pressures

In a bustling urban neighborhood Neha, a 34-year-old software engineer had seemingly everything like education, a lucrative job and...

Addressing Unintended Pregnancies in India: Insights from New Research

A landmark study published in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth has highlighted that 82 Indian districts experience higher-than-average rates of...

Maryland Expands Abortion Care Training Amid Rising Demand

In rural northeastern Maryland where abortion care is scarce, nurse practitioner Samantha Marsee is now one of the few...

New Book Exposes the Persistent Desire for a Male Child and the Extreme Measures Taken to Fulfill It

Obstetrician-gynaecologist Dr. Aruna Kalra shares her firsthand experience of the persistent preference for a male child in her book,...