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How will U.S. abortion ruling impact other countries?

How will U.S. abortion ruling impact other countries?

EMMA BATHA and DIANA BAPTISTA THE U.S. Supreme Court's decision to revoke a woman's right to abortion could threaten efforts to liberalize laws in other countries and fuel calls to roll back progressive legislation, reproductive rights experts say. They warned that the court's bombshell ruling on June 24 would embolden anti-abortion groups and lawmakers in Africa, Latin America and beyond. It could also hurt funding for sexual and reproductive health services in developing nations, rights experts said. "When America sneezes, the world catches cold," said former New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark, chairwoman of the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and…
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Church, anti-abortion groups seen threatening women’s health bill in Kenya

Church, anti-abortion groups seen threatening women’s health bill in Kenya

NITA BHALLA ANTI-ABORTION and church groups in Kenya are spreading false information about a bill to tackle teenage pregnancy and maternal death, women's rights campaigners said on Friday, warning that lawmakers could be influenced and vote against it. The Reproductive Healthcare Bill, which is set to be sent to the Senate for debate in the coming days, includes provisions for sex education in schools, assisted reproduction such as surrogacy, and access to safe abortion services when necessary. "If this legislation is not approved, teenage pregnancies, school dropouts, maternal mortality will all get worse," said Stephanie Musho, a human rights lawyer,…
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