Tag: #ReproductiveRights

Baby of Brain-Dead Woman Delivered in Georgia Amid Legal and Ethical Debate

The baby of a brain-dead woman has been delivered via caesarean section in Georgia, according to her mother, after...

Lack of Time and Money Not Infertility—Behind Falling Birth Rates: UN Report

A new report by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the UN agency for reproductive rights, reveals a significant...

Maternity Leave a Fundamental Right for Women, Even for Third Child: Supreme Court

In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court of India has declared that maternity leave is a constitutional right for...

Bombay High Court Allows Abortion for Stage 3 Breast Cancer Patient

The Bombay High Court has granted permission to a 40-year-old woman, suffering from Stage 3 breast cancer, to terminate...

Teenage Girl Gives Birth to Twins as a Surrogate, Sparks Online Reactions

A teenage girl from China’s Yi minority community has given birth to twin boys after serving as both a...

Bombay HC Allows Termination of 35-Week Pregnancy Due to Fetal Anomaly

In a significant ruling, the Bombay High Court has granted permission for the medical termination of a 26-year-old woman's...

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,...