Essays
This area of the site will contain an archive record of all previous key note essays
published on the site, listed by date / theme / author.
The Impact of unsafe abortionUnsafe abortion takes a tremendous toll on girls, women, families, communities, health systems and nations. About 20 million unsafe abortions are carried out each year, 18.5 million of them in developing countries.1The full extent of its impact is difficult to measure, both because unintended...
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Abortion and the lawAbortion has been available throughout history, through the use of herbs or primitive surgical procedures, and in fluctuating social and religious contexts. In the 19th and 20th centuries, developed countries began codifying the legality of abortion as opposition and support for abortion rights...
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Voices from the Partnership Executive summary In December 1989, Nicolae Ceausescu’s dictatorship came to a violent end. Overnight, life changed dramatically for ordinary men and women living in Romania. For decades, women had endured rigidly enforced anti-abortion and anti-family planning legislation. Many had been forced...
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