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Women Deliver

Two Steps Forward, Three Steps Back

Beth Fredrick, International Women's Health Coalition (IWHC) on October 30, 2007 - 8:17am
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Women Deliver and the Global Safe Abortion Conference proved that at least a few thousand people from among the world's 6.6 billion are ready to shake up priorities for women's health and end the unnecessary suffering that in much of the world endures.


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Anti-Choice Groups Deride Women Deliver

Lesley Barned, Advocates for Youth on October 24, 2007 - 10:44am
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Concerned Women for America and other anti-choice groups claimed that Women Deliver focused too much on abortion -- but safe and available abortion is a key part of improving maternal health.


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Shaping The Future

Brian Ackerman, Advocates for Youth on October 22, 2007 - 11:00am
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Where do we go from here? Young people at Women Deliver may have offered the most revolutionary road map for reducing maternal mortality rates and effecting global change.


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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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The Power of Youth at Women Deliver

Brian Ackerman, Advocates for Youth on October 22, 2007 - 9:00am
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On the second day of Women Deliver, Brian discovers the power of young people working together globally to challenge the status quo and contribute to real change.


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Support for Youth Lacking at Women Deliver

Lesley Barned, Advocates for Youth on October 22, 2007 - 8:30am
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One young woman's thoughts on how youth voices did not get the attention they deserved at Women Deliver.


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Youth Panel at Women Deliver Presents

Brian Ackerman, Advocates for Youth on October 19, 2007 - 3:43pm
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The Women Deliver conference featured a youth panel full of intelligent and empowered young leaders, but adult global leaders didn't stick around for their insights.


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Cracking Maternal Mortality

Anika Rahman, Americans for UNFPA on October 19, 2007 - 8:00am
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By focusing exclusively on egregious and tragic examples of the most extreme cases of society failing women, we lose sight of the fact that, in many parts of the world, it's bad for your health just to be a woman.


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Deliver for Youth

Andrew Francis, Advocates for Youth on October 19, 2007 - 8:00am
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It's time to deliver youth-friendly family planning and reproductive health policies, programs, and services to young women and young men.


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Women at Risk: A Measure of Survival

Amy Coen, Population Action International on October 18, 2007 - 8:04am
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PAI's report released today at the inaugural Women Deliver conference ranks reproductive health risks for women country by country and provides clear solutions for improving women's lives.


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