Asia-Pacific: ‘Why young people should have access to all sexual, reproductive health services’|

By Ojoma Akor
Tue, 4 Mar 2025

Experts have said that young people should have access to all sexual and reproductive health services including safe abortion rights.

With regressive reimposition of “global gag-rule”, young people too have called for decriminalization of abortion. They said there is need to make safe and legal abortion accessible globally to all, including the youth.

Six out of 10 unplanned pregnancies are estimated to end in induced abortion, and around 45% of these abortions are unsafe.

Continued: https://dailytrust.com/why-young-people-should-have-access-to-all-sexual-reproductive-health-services/

Africa – Young people call for all sexual and reproductive health services including safe abortion rights

Jan 27, 2025
By Shobha Shukla, Africa Science News

Not dismayed with regressive reimposition of “global gag rule”, young people are calling to decriminalize abortion and make safe and legal abortion accessible globally to all, including the youth. Six out of 10 unplanned pregnancies end in induced abortion, and around 45% of these abortions are unsafe.

Governments of all countries worldwide will meet at the 69^th session of UN Commission on Status of Women (CSW) in March 2025 to review progress an the Beijing Declaration.

Continued: https://africasciencenews.org/young-people-call-for-all-sexual-and-reproductive-health-services-including-safe-abortion-rights/