Fortunately for women, pills have changed the landscape of abortion. Abortion with pills, also known as medical abortion (MA), provides a safe, low cost and easy to use method to terminate pregnancies, and one to which access is increasing in several countries.
After notable progress on protecting equal rights one might be excused for thinking that Latin America is an accepting and safe place to live for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex people. That would be the wrong conclusion.
Mexico’s Supreme Court has ruled that despite the strength of the Catholic Church and conservative forces, science, secularism, and human rights are the true basis for deciding whether or not Mexico City’s abortion law should be upheld.
I was born in a city where women died because there was no access to legal and safe abortion. Last week the Supreme Court of Mexico changed all of that, upholding the rights of women to make decisions about their own health and lives.
Bristol Palin’s pregnancy raises questions about Sarah Palin’s positions on contraception and sexuality education; Mexico City’s reproductive health climate evolved dramatically in just three years; sex workers need their human rights respected.
Mexico Supreme Court will uphold one-year-old Mexico City abortion law; Confusion still remains about John McCain’s anti-choice positions; Pennsylvania asks for federal abstinence-only funds for after school programs.
Gallup poll shows America has been steadily pro-choice for two decades; Chorus of opposition to proposed HHS rule continues; Mexico City to revisit legalization of abortion one year later; Study links pre-term births with internal infections.
Should personal belief be protected at the workplace?; Sen. Joe Biden never refused communion on basis of his support for abortion rights; One year after legalization Mexico City struggles to provide open access to abortion care; Study finds ideas about sex do not affect HPV vaccine use; ‘Extended cycle’ contraception garnering interest.
How much closer did the 2008 International AIDS Conference bring us to realizing its theme, Universal Access Now?
Once again, Representative Barbara Lee (D- CA) was the sole member of the U.S. Congress to attend the International AIDS Conference. Rep. Lee understands the complicated obstacles that thwart effective HIV prevention, though not all of her recommendations are embraced.
