All posts tagged "world"

  • Women sacrifice their health to shield families from spiking costs

    By Nita Bhalla | Thomson Reuters Foundation Newsroom What’s the context? Women are skipping meals, medical appointments and treatments in order to make ends meet as living costs rise worldwide. ~ Rising inflation is widening gender gaps,...

    • Posted October 5, 2022
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  • Why Black women bear brunt of strict U.S. abortion laws

    By Anastasia Moloney | @anastasiabogota | Thomson Reuters Foundation Black women face rising maternal deaths and unwanted pregnancies as states clamp down on abortion access, rights groups warn ~ Black women face barriers to reproductive healthcare ~...

    • Posted September 26, 2022
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  • ‘As capable as a son’: Indians say no to the abortion of girls

    By Annie Banerji | @anniebanerji | Thomson Reuters Foundation More girls are born as women achieve success in business and sport, and police raid clinics that carry out sex-selective abortions ~ Millions of female foetuses aborted in...

    • Posted September 12, 2022
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  • ‘Crying with happiness’: Afghan campaigner finds freedom in Canada

    By Bahaar Joya | Thomson Reuters Foundation Mujgan Kaveh, who was a women’s rights advocate at home, has retrained as a nurse and is building a new life for her family. LONDON, Aug 9 (Thomson Reuters Foundation)...

    • Posted August 29, 2022
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  • The Old Boys Club + Lisa LaFlamme

    By Crystal Andrus Morissette I rarely tell the story of why I went into business for myself and why I only work with women, but after seeing the debacle this week with Canadian media royalty, Lisa LaFlamme,...

    • Posted August 20, 2022
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  • DeSantis suspends Florida prosecutor for refusing to enforce abortion law

    By Reuters After the U.S. Supreme Court in June erased constitutional abortion protections, Andrew Warren joined prosecutors around the country in signing a letter saying they would not use their offices to criminalize reproductive health decisions Aug...

    • Posted August 13, 2022
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  • U.S. abortion groups see support spike after Roe v Wade overturned

    By Anastasia Moloney | @anastasiabogota | Thomson Reuters Foundation From cash to clinic escorts, pro-choice supporters aim to shore up access to pregnancy terminations after Supreme Court ruling ~ Half of U.S. states set to ban or...

    • Posted August 5, 2022
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  • After Roe v. Wade, healthcare data privacy fears grow worldwide

    By Rina Chandran and Diana Baptista | @rinachandran | Thomson Reuters Foundation From India to Chile, concern is growing over the sale and tracking of reproductive health data, and the risks for abortion seekers ~ Concerns over...

    • Posted July 27, 2022
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  • How will U.S. abortion ruling impact other countries?

    By Emma Batha and Diana Baptista | @emmabatha | Thomson Reuters Foundation The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade will have repercussions from Africa to Latin America, say women’s health advocates ~ Roe v....

    • Posted July 18, 2022
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  • I’m still trying to process…

    By Crystal Andrus Morissette I’ve had to sit for a number of days to process. I still feel wary of sending out this message because I know, without fail, I will ruffle some feathers, maybe even infuriate...

    • Posted July 2, 2022
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