World Health Organization guidance on abortion

Every woman has the recognized human right to decide freely and responsibly without coercion and violence the number, spacing and timing of their children and to have the information and means to do so, and the right to attain the highest standard of sexual and reproductive health (ICPD 1994).

Australia: TGA approves reduction of the deferral period for whole blood donors with sexual activity risk factors

The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has evaluated an application submitted by Australian Red Cross Lifeblood (Lifeblood) which proposes to reduce the deferral period for donors of whole blood with a sexual activity-based risk factor from 12 to three months since the last sexual contact.

Call for submissions: COVID-19 and the increase of domestic violence against women

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, Ms. Dubravka Šimonović, is following closely the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on women's right to a life free from violence.

US: State Action to Limit Abortion Access During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The response to the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted several states to place restrictions that have effectively banned or blocked the availability of abortion services.

Poland: Children raping children through sex education

During the parliamentary debate it was evident that PiS wholeheartedly supports the ban on sex education in schools. Przemysław Czarnek called him "admirable". And Marcin Warchoł, speaking on behalf of the Ministry of Justice, argued that sex education leads to rape.