Tag Archive for: maternal health

Savita Halappanavar – Medical misadventure verdict does not justify changing Ireland’s abortion law

The jury in the Savita Halappanavar inquest has returned a unanimous verdict of death by medical…

Faith in family planning

Last week saw a major summit in London on the role of family planning in global development, hosted by…

Educating women is the key to lowering maternal mortality

The fifth Millennium Development Goal (MDG) put forward by the United Nations (MDG-5) proposes to reduce…
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Maternal health is a domestic, as well as a global issue

Several stories in recent days illustrate the rather confused priorities of the British government…

Make bias history – a call to support moves for independent abortion counselling

Many people assume that women considering abortion have access to independent information and advice. In…
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Sex selective abortion is devastating the health of women and girls

A UN report published yesterday (23 June) suggests that not only is sex selective abortion becoming a…

Bringing life to the government’s sexual health debate

The charity Life has been included on a new government sexual health forum – amidst an outcry of…

Stillbirths: tragedy and controversy

New figures from The Lancet reveal the tragedy of the scale of stillbirths, estimated at around 3 million…
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Missing midwives costs mothers’ lives

On 1 April 2011 Save the Children launched a campaign to find the missing midwives. Save the Children’s…

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