Wisconsin’s Catholic Hospitals Limit Reproductive Procedures
In reproductive care, critics argue, Catholic ethics can trump medical best practice and patients can be denied the care they desire or need.
Trafficked Nepali, Indian Women Repatriated
Five women from Nepal and India who had been trafficked into the country were repatriated to their home countries this week.
When Catholic Hospitals Merge, Reproductive Services Can Change
In some cases, changes in hospital ownership broadened access to reproductive services in Wisconsin, in others, it restricted it
Catholic Hospitals Often Only Choice For Women of Color in Milwaukee
Expectant mothers in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, have a wealth of hospitals to choose from, unlike some of their counterparts in rural areas. For the county’s black and Hispanic women, however, the choice is often a…
Catholics Run One-Third of Wisconsin Hospitals, Putting Many Reproductive Procedures Off-Limits
When Ascension’s St. Joseph Hospital in Milwaukee announced it would cut back services in 2018, residents of the surrounding Sherman Park area balked. The predominantly black, low-income neighborhood already faced its share of challenges. Nearly…
One-Fifth of Women Don’t Know if Abortion Is Illegal in Kenya, New Study Shows
A new study by Marie Stopes Kenya showed that 20.7 per cent of women seeking abortion services in Nairobi “do not know” whether the process is illegal.
African Men Try Leading the Fight to Stop Sexual Violence
When SP le Roux began to think about the sexual violence epidemic in his home country of South Africa, he put his background as an electrical engineer and inventor to work.
Meet University Student ‘Counting Dead Women’ Around Kenya
When she is not at university, Audrey Mugeni is updating her spreadsheet. Every month, she adds more names. In one column, a grim question needs answering: ‘What killed this woman?’
In Philippine Red-Light District, an Uphill Struggle to Battle Trafficking and Abuses
The Philippines sex industry and potential for continued exploitation is indirectly aided by legislative loopholes and indifference from authorities.
‘Dumped Babies Are Just the Tip of the Iceberg’: The Deadly Consequences of Curbing Reproductive Rights
Abortions are illegal in Kenya. Every day, 320 women are hospitalised – and seven die – as a result of dangerous ‘quack’ abortions in Kenya.
Bangladesh’s Child Marriage Problem Is the World’s Human Trafficking Crisis
Approximately 52 percent of girls in Bangladesh are coerced into marriage as children and left without the support they need to protect themselves.
How to Make Abortion Great Again
Poland has one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the EU. But four women, nicknamed the "abortion dream team," are pushing back.
A Test With No Answer: Why Are American Doctors Performing Virginity Tests?
Across the United States, physicians, gynecologists, and family doctors report being asked to perform, or performing, “virginity tests.”
Ramona: A Story of Perseverance in Kensington
Ramona shares her story of recovery and escape from a past of violence and drug addiction in south Kensington, Philadelphia.
Doubts Still Linger on Kenyans’ Safety in Middle East
Stories of Kenyan women migrant workers pleading for help led the Kenya government to shut down thousands of unregulated recruiting agencies.
How domestic abusers weaponize the courts
After a breakup, litigation is often a way for harassers to force their victims to keep seeing them.
The Living Hell of Young Girls Enslaved in Bangladesh’s Brothels
Sold by traffickers, trapped for years and raped many times a day … this is the life of tens of thousands of underage girls in Bangladesh.
Trump’s Human Trafficking Record Is Fake News
The U.S. government has just released a highly anticipated human rights report that whitewashes the effects of its own policies.
