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Good sexual reproductive services are central to women’s overall health. : Michael Joiner, 360info CC BY 4.0

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Global perspectives on overcoming barriers to reproductive health.

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Pregnancy and choice

Global perspectives on overcoming barriers to reproductive health.

Mother, a sculpture by Arthur Lewin-Funke celebrates an idealised role for women. : Metropolitan Museum of Art. public domain

Beliefs about a woman’s ‘proper’ place in society are behind the some perplexing contradictions in attitudes to abortion.

Pregnancy and choice

Sexism and reverence for motherhood linked to anti-abortion views

Beliefs about a woman’s ‘proper’ place in society are behind the some perplexing contradictions in attitudes to abortion.

When women are given access to their reproductive rights, they will feel empowered to choose what is best for their physical and mental health. : Freepik Freepik License

If Malaysia wants to stop teen pregnancies, it could start by putting more women in parliament.

Pregnancy and choice

The solution to baby dumping is women in power

If Malaysia wants to stop teen pregnancies, it could start by putting more women in parliament.

Jewish people rallied against the likely prevention of access to abortion in May 2022 : Frypie CC 4.0

If religious freedom is a true American right, then it must apply to all, not just the conservative Christians arguing against the right to abortion.

Pregnancy and choice

Anti-abortion laws are an attack on religious freedom

Reproductive justice focuses on social justice issues across sexual and reproductive health. : Camila Cordeiro/Unsplash https://unsplash.com/photos/fENq_PIhPSo Public domain

New Zealand’s pro-choice laws do not equate to indifference to foetal life.

Pregnancy and choice

New Zealand’s abortion law puts pregnant people at the centre

The Canadian healthcare system has a long and complicated relationship with Indigenous and people of colour. : Destiny Deffo/Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Infirmi%C3%A8res_A_l%27h%C3%B4pital_Laquintinie_de_Douala_21.jpg CC Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International

The Canadian healthcare system has a long and complicated relationship with people of colour. Acknowledging the need for change is the first step to change.

Pregnancy and choice

Reproductive justice isn’t just a women’s issue, it’s a racial one