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Surrogacy laws vary significantly across the globe. : Michael Joiner, 360 info CC BY 4.0

Choosing to have a child via surrogacy or choosing to become a surrogate mother raises many ethical, legal, social and economic considerations.

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The state of surrogacy in the Indo-Pacific

Choosing to have a child via surrogacy or choosing to become a surrogate mother raises many ethical, legal, social and economic considerations.

For some Muslims, surrogacy is not forbidden. : Flickr: Rama George-Alleyne / World Bank https://www.flickr.com/photos/worldbank/34352563893/ CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

Two schools of thought in Islam have different views on surrogacy. But if infertility is considered a sickness, surrogacy could be used to treat it.

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Why Islam has two ways of looking at surrogacy

Two schools of thought in Islam have different views on surrogacy. But if infertility is considered a sickness, surrogacy could be used to treat it.

It’s important to promote visibility of single-father families, as prejudice can have adverse impacts on single fathers and father-child relationships. : Juliane Liebermann via Unsplash Unsplash Licence

Surrogate children to single men face no more chance of emotional trauma than any other children.

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Single dads can have children via surrogacy too

Surrogate children to single men face no more chance of emotional trauma than any other children.

Same-sex couples are excluded from using an altruistic surrogate to have a child under India’s revised surrogacy laws. : Flickr: Vinayak Das https://www.flickr.com/photos/lighttripper/3667998525/ CC BY 2.0

India’s revised surrogacy law does little to meet the needs of its growing LGBTQ+ community.

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Surrogacy in India not just for married heterosexuals

Surrogate motherhood is not currently allowed in Indonesia. : Flickr: EYE DJ https://www.flickr.com/photos/idarrenj/15784751072/ CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

Surrogacy is banned in Indonesia but that may not always be the case. How does the conversation about legalising it begin?

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Legal obstacle course for surrogacy in Indonesia

Schools can offer safe and supportive environments to young women that are free from discrimination, harassment, and violence. : “Uganda_25” by Matt Lucht is available at https://bit.ly/3Ktat4F CC by 2.0

School plays a significant role in reducing child marriage in Africa.

It takes a village to end child marriage

Countries around the world continue to grapple with returning members of ISIS and how to best reintegrate former members into society. : Voice Of America Public Domain must credit VOA

There needs to be a nuanced approach to reintegrating former ISIS women back into western society.

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Repatriating ISIS women: it’s not black and white

There are many challenges to women working in peace operations. : UN Photo CCBY2.0

Barriers to the engagement of women in peace operations can sustain harmful workplace cultures, scuttle gender equality and even peace outcomes.

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This is what’s stopping women in peacebuilding

Pain myths chiuldbirth Mofoluwake Jones holds her daughter

In much of the world, myths regarding childbirth mean women experience more pain than they could. Education is key.

Pain treatment myths

‘Women do not have to go through hell just to birth their babies’