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Jamaica's Flawed Abortion Laws

Danielle Toppin, RH Reality Check, Caribbean on March 28, 2008 - 9:44am
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Illegal abortions are one of the top ten causes of maternal death in Jamaica. Safe, legal abortions are only accessible to those who can afford one. Existing abortion "common law" in Jamaica is ambiguous and differs than legislation on the books. Jamaica is in the midst of a heated abortion debate.


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Global Commitment to Safe Motherhood

Rupert Walder, RH Reality Check, Europe on October 22, 2007 - 10:30am
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Rupert reports from Women Deliver on the needs of a Sudanese midwife, the UK's multi-million dollar investment and what the future holds for improving maternal mortality. Also, don't miss the voices of youth from Women Deliver in our special series!


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Partnership Fails on RH Issues

Rupert Walder, RH Reality Check, Europe on September 20, 2007 - 8:14am
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Ministers from the developed and developing world launched a new International Health Partnership, but the partnership only referenced, rather than committed to, reproductive health.


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For Healthy Mothers, Value Women

Andrea Lynch, RH Reality Check on August 23, 2007 - 2:11pm
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Why is improving maternal health the "most elusive" of the UN Millennium Development Goals? Perhaps because it requires us to talk about how much societies value women.


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