The Washington Post

Extreme weather events that climate change is making more frequent and more intense are also pushing up violence against women around the world.

Doctors, parents and studies are reporting a rise in such cases, with some children getting their periods as young as 8.

The pandemic has exacerbated an already dire childcare gap in the farmworker community, forcing parents into taking their children to work in fields.

In reproductive care, critics argue, Catholic ethics can trump medical best practice and patients can be denied the care they desire or need.

The Philippines sex industry and potential for continued exploitation is indirectly aided by legislative loopholes and indifference from authorities.