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Harris and Walz on Women’s Rights: The Democratic Perspective on Reproductive Freedom
The Democratic National Convention starts today in Chicago. Having already looked at what a Donald Trump and JD Vance presidency might mean for women’s rights in the US, Campaign and Communications Specialist Florence Blondel runs the rule over the new Democratic ticket.
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JD Vance and the threat to reproductive rights in the US
Republican vice-presidential candidate JD Vance is causing concern due to his staunch anti-abortion views, which include a nationwide ban.
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Abortion access: blocked paths and rights of way
Positive news can sometimes feel in short supply, but France enshrining abortion access into their constitution was a genuine moment to celebrate. We thought we’d take the opportunity to look at the general abortion access picture across the world.
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The fight for abortion rights in the US
Today, the 24 June, marks one year since the overturning of Roe v. Wade in the United States. In this guest post, Grace Long of the US-based organisation Population Connection takes us through the devastating impact on millions of Americans.
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Celebrating Those Advancing Women’s Rights
As we reported in June this year, blocking abortion access has a terrible human cost. The overturning of the landmark Roe v. Wade decision, which prevented states in the USA…
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Gilead Watch: Protect women’s rights from pronatal politicians
Politicians and others across the world want to limit people’s rights in order to boost the birth rate. Our campaign shines a light on the threat.
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One-in-three countries not making progress on women’s rights
A new report has found that while most countries are making some progress towards gender equality, this is happening much too slowly to meet the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)…
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Defend women’s rights from pronatal governments
Across the world, governments are introducing policies to increase birth rates which restrict women’s rights over their bodies. Population Matters’ Welcome to Gilead report uncovers the toxic mix of patriarchal…
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From pulpit to politics: the Catholic Church’s influence on reproductive rights
Last week, Pope Francis again weighed in on demographic change, this time accusing people who have pets but one or no children of selfishness. Refusing parenthood, according to the leader…
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How population solutions advance human rights
When people are able to exercise their basic human rights, they are able to make empowered decisions in their lives and inspire others to do the same. Inclusivity and just…