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Maternity Leave Integral Part Of Women's Reproductive Rights: Supreme Court
The top court made the judgment while hearing a petition filed by a Tamil Nadu woman, a government teacher, who was denied maternity leave after the birth of her child from her second marriage.
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How Donald Trump's Abortion Policy May Impact Women's Reproductive Rights Globally
In the aftermath of the US election, much focus has been on the consequences for abortion rights across the US, and whether this will affect state-led initiatives to roll back restrictive legislation.
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Trump "Wants To Take America Back To 1800s" On Abortion: Kamala Harris
Donald Trump is looking to turn back the clock on reproductive rights for women if he is reelected to the White House this November, US Vice President Kamala Harris said Friday.
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1st Over-The-Counter Birth Control Pill Approved In US
The US drug regulator approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill in the country, it announced Thursday, dramatically widening access to contraception for women as the United States grapples with reproductive rights.
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Focus On Reproductive Rights Rather Than Soaring Population: UN
Rather than fixating on the impact of the world's soaring population, the world should look at women's reproductive rights to shore up "demographic resilience," the UN said Wednesday.
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Video: Woman Calls US Politician To Talk About Her Menstrual Cycle, Internet Calls Her "Genius"
Ahead of the 2022 midterm elections in the United States, a woman who called her local congressman about her menstrual cycle is being praised online for her unique way of raising awareness about women's reproductive health.
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Notice To Centre On Plea Against Age Restriction On Women's Reproductive Rights
The Supreme Court has sought response from the Centre on a plea against the age restriction of 35 years on women's reproductive rights for conducting pre-conception and pre-natal diagnostic tests.
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US President Joe Biden to Sign Executive Order to Protect Privacy After Abortion Ruling
US President Joe Biden is set to sign an executive order on Friday, which is designed to protect the privacy of women in the wake of the US Supreme Court ruling that overturned the federal right to abortion. The executive order seeks to "protect patient privacy, including by addressing the transfer and sales of sensitive health-related data (and) c...
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Only Clinic Performing Abortions In US State At Heart Of Court Case Closes
The only clinic performing abortions in Mississippi, the state at the heart of the US Supreme Court's historic about-face on women's reproductive rights, closed its doors Wednesday for the final time.
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Key Reactions After US Supreme Court Ends Right To Abortion
The US Supreme Court's decision to end constitutional protections for abortion fulfills a long-cherished goal of conservatives and the religious right, while devastating defenders of women's reproductive freedoms.
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World Population Day 2020: Focus On "Health, Rights Of Women And Girls"
World Population Day: "How to safeguard the health and rights of women and girls now" amid the pandemic is the theme of this year's World Population Day. Dr Natalie Kanem, Executive Director, UNFPA, wrote on Twitter, "In times of crisis, protecting sexual and reproductive health and rights is imperative...".
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Top Court To Examine Abortion Laws After Plea Alleges Violation Of Rights
The Supreme Court Monday agreed to examine the constitutional validity of certain legal provisions that allow abortion only to save the woman's life or in case of abnormal foetus and allegedly violate women's right to health, "free reproductive choice" and "privacy".
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World Population Day 2019: What Is The Importance Of Population Day?
World Population Day: The primary aim of this initiative is to increase awareness about reproductive health problems among the people. This is due to the fact that a large number of pregnant women succumb to poor reproductive health.
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On Hyderabad Outskirts, New Fight Against High Rate Of Child Marriages
Priests, card printers, flower decorators and tent suppliers are all being recruited in Telangana to help crack down on child marriages. The legal age of marriage in India is 18 for women and 21 for men. The drive to stop child marriage, timed for the peak wedding season in the summer months, is focused on rural parts of Telangana, where more than ...
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Maternity Leave Integral Part Of Women's Reproductive Rights: Supreme Court
The top court made the judgment while hearing a petition filed by a Tamil Nadu woman, a government teacher, who was denied maternity leave after the birth of her child from her second marriage.
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How Donald Trump's Abortion Policy May Impact Women's Reproductive Rights Globally
In the aftermath of the US election, much focus has been on the consequences for abortion rights across the US, and whether this will affect state-led initiatives to roll back restrictive legislation.
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Trump "Wants To Take America Back To 1800s" On Abortion: Kamala Harris
Donald Trump is looking to turn back the clock on reproductive rights for women if he is reelected to the White House this November, US Vice President Kamala Harris said Friday.
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1st Over-The-Counter Birth Control Pill Approved In US
The US drug regulator approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill in the country, it announced Thursday, dramatically widening access to contraception for women as the United States grapples with reproductive rights.
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Focus On Reproductive Rights Rather Than Soaring Population: UN
Rather than fixating on the impact of the world's soaring population, the world should look at women's reproductive rights to shore up "demographic resilience," the UN said Wednesday.
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Video: Woman Calls US Politician To Talk About Her Menstrual Cycle, Internet Calls Her "Genius"
Ahead of the 2022 midterm elections in the United States, a woman who called her local congressman about her menstrual cycle is being praised online for her unique way of raising awareness about women's reproductive health.
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Notice To Centre On Plea Against Age Restriction On Women's Reproductive Rights
The Supreme Court has sought response from the Centre on a plea against the age restriction of 35 years on women's reproductive rights for conducting pre-conception and pre-natal diagnostic tests.
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US President Joe Biden to Sign Executive Order to Protect Privacy After Abortion Ruling
US President Joe Biden is set to sign an executive order on Friday, which is designed to protect the privacy of women in the wake of the US Supreme Court ruling that overturned the federal right to abortion. The executive order seeks to "protect patient privacy, including by addressing the transfer and sales of sensitive health-related data (and) c...
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Only Clinic Performing Abortions In US State At Heart Of Court Case Closes
The only clinic performing abortions in Mississippi, the state at the heart of the US Supreme Court's historic about-face on women's reproductive rights, closed its doors Wednesday for the final time.
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Key Reactions After US Supreme Court Ends Right To Abortion
The US Supreme Court's decision to end constitutional protections for abortion fulfills a long-cherished goal of conservatives and the religious right, while devastating defenders of women's reproductive freedoms.
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World Population Day 2020: Focus On "Health, Rights Of Women And Girls"
World Population Day: "How to safeguard the health and rights of women and girls now" amid the pandemic is the theme of this year's World Population Day. Dr Natalie Kanem, Executive Director, UNFPA, wrote on Twitter, "In times of crisis, protecting sexual and reproductive health and rights is imperative...".
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Top Court To Examine Abortion Laws After Plea Alleges Violation Of Rights
The Supreme Court Monday agreed to examine the constitutional validity of certain legal provisions that allow abortion only to save the woman's life or in case of abnormal foetus and allegedly violate women's right to health, "free reproductive choice" and "privacy".
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World Population Day 2019: What Is The Importance Of Population Day?
World Population Day: The primary aim of this initiative is to increase awareness about reproductive health problems among the people. This is due to the fact that a large number of pregnant women succumb to poor reproductive health.
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On Hyderabad Outskirts, New Fight Against High Rate Of Child Marriages
Priests, card printers, flower decorators and tent suppliers are all being recruited in Telangana to help crack down on child marriages. The legal age of marriage in India is 18 for women and 21 for men. The drive to stop child marriage, timed for the peak wedding season in the summer months, is focused on rural parts of Telangana, where more than ...
