Category Archives: Services, Providers and Hotlines

Autonomy and Abortion Access

Posted on 3 October, 2019 by Suchitra Dalvie

  We need more girls to be born they say. We need to stop the ‘gendercide’ that is taking place across the world, they say. For social justice. For women’s rights. For human rights. While this is a compelling argument … Continue reading →

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Global Gag Reflex?!

Posted on 31 July, 2019 by Meera Mokashi

10 things you need to know about the global gag rule! 1. How GGR came to be The Mexico City Policy was first introduced in 1984 by the then President of United States Ronald Reagan. Ever since, The United States … Continue reading →

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Learning by Doing

Posted on 14 March, 2018 by Asia Safe Abortion Partnership

This blog is part of a series that catalogues the learnings and the reflections from the recently conducted 10th Anniversary Conference titled the ‘Power of Partnerships’.   – Smriti Thapa, Youth Champion, Nepal I hear and I forget, I see and I remember, … Continue reading →

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Male inclusion in sexual and reproductive health initiatives: A training approach to involve more men from conservative Asian societies

Posted on 18 May, 2017 by Guest Blogger

Guest Blogger- Sarmad Muhammad Soomar While working in the field of sexual health I used to reflect on a statement learnt in Urdu literature during my college days. It stated that men and women are the two wheels of the life. … Continue reading →

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When Abortion Providers are maligned as Abortion Promoters, by Dr. S. P. Choong

Posted on 1 February, 2016 by Asia Safe Abortion Partnership

As abortion rights activist we are regularly having to explain to people the issues surrounding abortion, usually with quite negative opinions. Recently, an interesting conversation was started over a comment that ABORTION PROVIDERS are ABORTION PROMOTERS. This is a common allegation made … Continue reading →

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