http://www.medicalabortionconsortium.org http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ICMA/~3/Sw0KS4-wRwA/peru-the-abortion-debate-992.html http://www.medicalabortionconsortium.org/news/peru-the-abortion-debate-992.html Source: http://globalvoicesonline.org 26.10.2009 Juan Arellano The abortion debate in Peru has reemerged due to a bill that has been approved in the Special Committee of the Penal Code in the Peruvian Congress, which would decriminalize abortion in Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.medicalabortionconsortium.org/news/peru-the-abortion-debate-992.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ICMA/~3/vpjbNkwdxbM/problems-of-abortion-and-immigration-to-be-solved-before-landmark-health-care-vote-991.html http://www.medicalabortionconsortium.org/news/problems-of-abortion-and-immigration-to-be-solved-before-landmark-health-care-vote-991.html Source: http://english.pravda.ru 03.11.2009 Two unsolved issues —abortion and immigration— stand between House Democratic leaders and a landmark vote on President Barack Obama's promised remake of the nation's health care system. And although Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.medicalabortionconsortium.org/news/problems-of-abortion-and-immigration-to-be-solved-before-landmark-health-care-vote-991.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ICMA/~3/BNGhmneXa9Y/international-medical-conference-fosters-open-discussion-of-abortion-990.html http://www.medicalabortionconsortium.org/news/international-medical-conference-fosters-open-discussion-of-abortion-990.html Source: http://www.ipas.org 02.11.2009The potential for medical abortion to save women’s lives in Africa was a major focus at the World Congress of the International Federation of Obstetricians & Gynecologists (FIGO) in Cape Town in October. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.medicalabortionconsortium.org/news/international-medical-conference-fosters-open-discussion-of-abortion-990.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ICMA/~3/GQhpFkMvEXo/why-it-s-good-to-leave-the-u-s-to-talk-about-abortion-989.html http://www.medicalabortionconsortium.org/news/why-it-s-good-to-leave-the-u-s-to-talk-about-abortion-989.html Source: http://www.rhrealitycheck.org 30.10.2009 Laura Castleman Earlier this month I attended a historic medical conference with over 8000 ob-gyns from around the world, gathered together in Cape Town, South Africa, for the International Federation of Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.medicalabortionconsortium.org/news/why-it-s-good-to-leave-the-u-s-to-talk-about-abortion-989.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ICMA/~3/s-k_ctdyOFM/-a-for-abortion-latin-america-s-scarlet-letter-988.html http://www.medicalabortionconsortium.org/news/-a-for-abortion-latin-america-s-scarlet-letter-988.html Source: http://www.truthout.org 26.10.2009 by: |El País (Spain) | Editorial Latin American countries overall refuse to discuss the legalization of abortion. (Photo: Steve Rhodes / flickr) The political projects currently underway in Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.medicalabortionconsortium.org/news/-a-for-abortion-latin-america-s-scarlet-letter-988.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ICMA/~3/LzDVumqyBcY/west-africa-ecowas-health-ministers-call-for-passage-of-abortion-laws-985.html http://www.medicalabortionconsortium.org/news/west-africa-ecowas-health-ministers-call-for-passage-of-abortion-laws-985.html Source: http://allafrica.com 29.10.2009 Winifred Ogbegbo Abuja — As part of efforts to reduce the incidence of high maternal and mortality rate in Africa, ministers� of health in ECOWAS states have called for the passage of Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.medicalabortionconsortium.org/news/west-africa-ecowas-health-ministers-call-for-passage-of-abortion-laws-985.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ICMA/~3/x78mzXev9T0/ipas-ceo-meets-with-president-girma-in-ethiopia-986.html http://www.medicalabortionconsortium.org/news/ipas-ceo-meets-with-president-girma-in-ethiopia-986.html Source: http://www.ipas.org 29.10.2009 Ipas’s work to improve women’s health was recognized earlier this month by Ethiopian President Ato Girma Wolde Giorgis during a meeting with Ipas President & CEO Elizabeth Maguire. The audience was Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.medicalabortionconsortium.org/news/ipas-ceo-meets-with-president-girma-in-ethiopia-986.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ICMA/~3/vwIhDCDk8BQ/lawmakers-commit-to-women-s-health-and-rights-by-2015-987.html http://www.medicalabortionconsortium.org/news/lawmakers-commit-to-women-s-health-and-rights-by-2015-987.html Source: http://www.planetwire.org/ 28.10.2009 Legislators and ministers from 115 countries today reaffirmed their commitment to the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) Programme of Action, noting its indispensable role in Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.medicalabortionconsortium.org/news/lawmakers-commit-to-women-s-health-and-rights-by-2015-987.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ICMA/~3/7abrM3z1XHs/abortion-women-told-get-a-lawyer-984.html http://www.medicalabortionconsortium.org/news/abortion-women-told-get-a-lawyer-984.html Source: http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au 26.10.2009 Jamie Walker WOMEN having abortions arising from birth defects or other medical problems will be advised by the Queensland government to get their own legal advice on whether they risk criminal Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.medicalabortionconsortium.org/news/abortion-women-told-get-a-lawyer-984.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ICMA/~3/hwO3VclYLmA/constitutional-court-orders-widespread-campaign-for-women-s-sexual-rights-980.html http://www.medicalabortionconsortium.org/news/constitutional-court-orders-widespread-campaign-for-women-s-sexual-rights-980.html Source: http://colombiareports.com 20.10.2009 Neda Vanovac Colombia's Constitutional Court has ordered a national campaign to promote the sexual and reproductive rights of women, including the right to abortion in certain cases. The Ministries of Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.medicalabortionconsortium.org/news/constitutional-court-orders-widespread-campaign-for-women-s-sexual-rights-980.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ICMA/~3/meoyKvun0_U/peru-one-step-closer-to-legalising-abortion-983.html http://www.medicalabortionconsortium.org/news/peru-one-step-closer-to-legalising-abortion-983.html Source: http://www.amnestyusa.org 23.10.2009 Amnesty International has welcomed the Peruvian Congress' decision to stand by its proposal to decriminalize abortion in cases where women and girls become pregnant as a result of rape or incest. "We Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.medicalabortionconsortium.org/news/peru-one-step-closer-to-legalising-abortion-983.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ICMA/~3/sdK_0QWwjaE/the-battle-for-reproductive-choice-982.html http://www.medicalabortionconsortium.org/news/the-battle-for-reproductive-choice-982.html Source: http://www.abortionreview.org 24.10.2009BPAS and the Wellcome Trust are sponsoring a series of debates at the London Battle of Ideas festival on Saturday 31 October. The Battle for Reproductive Choice Modern biomedical technology allows us Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.medicalabortionconsortium.org/news/the-battle-for-reproductive-choice-982.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ICMA/~3/aWEkFbKTaVg/uk-dfid-publishes-policy-position-on-safe-and-unsafe-abortion-981.html http://www.medicalabortionconsortium.org/news/uk-dfid-publishes-policy-position-on-safe-and-unsafe-abortion-981.html Source: http://www.abortionreview.org 23.10.2009Safe abortion is a right and a necessity, says the Department for International Development. The policy position, published in October 2009, is summarised as follows: DFID supports safe abortion on two Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.medicalabortionconsortium.org/news/uk-dfid-publishes-policy-position-on-safe-and-unsafe-abortion-981.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ICMA/~3/MT190oVplgM/usaid-and-key-health-organizations-sign-consensus-statement-on-family-planning-as-a-key-component-of-post-abortion-care-979.html http://www.medicalabortionconsortium.org/news/usaid-and-key-health-organizations-sign-consensus-statement-on-family-planning-as-a-key-component-of-post-abortion-care-979.html Source: http://www.usaid.gov 21.10.2009WASHINGTON, D.C. - The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), together with the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO), the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM), Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.medicalabortionconsortium.org/news/usaid-and-key-health-organizations-sign-consensus-statement-on-family-planning-as-a-key-component-of-post-abortion-care-979.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ICMA/~3/0VgUeEoGiTk/peru-s-justice-minister-estimates-abortion-rights-bill-will-not-pass--978.html http://www.medicalabortionconsortium.org/news/peru-s-justice-minister-estimates-abortion-rights-bill-will-not-pass--978.html Source: http://www.livinginperu.com 21.10.2009 LivinginPeru.com Isabel Guerra In the middle of a controversial public opinion debate on the matter, Peru's Justice Minister, Aurelio Pastor, told Peru21 that he thinks that bill on decriminalizing Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.medicalabortionconsortium.org/news/peru-s-justice-minister-estimates-abortion-rights-bill-will-not-pass--978.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ICMA/~3/vdR2YXQvNrI/unsafe-abortion-why-money-might-matter-977.html http://www.medicalabortionconsortium.org/news/unsafe-abortion-why-money-might-matter-977.html Source: http://www.rhrealitycheck.org 21.10.2009 Ramona Vijeyarasa Africa has the highest percentage of maternal deaths due to unsafe abortion in the world. In sub-Saharan Africa, an estimated 4.7 million abortions occur each year, and of these, about Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.medicalabortionconsortium.org/news/unsafe-abortion-why-money-might-matter-977.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ICMA/~3/jUAzHOH7lc0/new-data-on-global-abortion-trends-implications-for-u-s-policy-976.html http://www.medicalabortionconsortium.org/news/new-data-on-global-abortion-trends-implications-for-u-s-policy-976.html Source: http://www.rhrealitycheck.org 15.10.2009 Susan Cohen A new report from the Guttmacher Institute has major implications for U.S. policy, highlighting the urgency for boosting U.S. international family planning assistance and the need for the Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.medicalabortionconsortium.org/news/new-data-on-global-abortion-trends-implications-for-u-s-policy-976.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ICMA/~3/lyVazKMe8iE/unsafe-abortions-killing-70-000-a-year-975.html http://www.medicalabortionconsortium.org/news/unsafe-abortions-killing-70-000-a-year-975.html Source: http://www.ipsnews.net 14.10.2009 By Sanjay Suri LONDON, Oct 14 (IPS) - Unsafe abortions kill about 70,000 women a year, says a report by the U.S.- based Guttmacher Institute. An additional five million women are treated annually for Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.medicalabortionconsortium.org/news/unsafe-abortions-killing-70-000-a-year-975.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ICMA/~3/9ZbwCc6Q1SA/peru-catholic-bishops-criticize-proposed-abortion-law-974.html http://www.medicalabortionconsortium.org/news/peru-catholic-bishops-criticize-proposed-abortion-law-974.html Source: http://jurist.law.pitt.edu 13.10.2009 Jaclyn Belczyk [JURIST] The Peruvian Catholic Bishops Conference (CEP) [organization website, in Spanish] on Monday strongly condemned a Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.medicalabortionconsortium.org/news/peru-catholic-bishops-criticize-proposed-abortion-law-974.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ICMA/~3/rTj07QlcFXs/three-quarters-of-indian-maternal-deaths-preventable-study-finds-973.html http://www.medicalabortionconsortium.org/news/three-quarters-of-indian-maternal-deaths-preventable-study-finds-973.html Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com 12.10.2009 Seventy-five percent of maternal deaths in India are preventable, according to a report released Wednesday by Human Rights Watch, the AP/Google News. The report also indicated that one in every 70 Indian Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.medicalabortionconsortium.org/news/three-quarters-of-indian-maternal-deaths-preventable-study-finds-973.html