Access to birth control is in keeping with the rights of women and helps keep population growth in check, making development policies more feasible and improving food security, says family planning... READ MORE
A Better Health Agenda for the Americas Latin America needs comprehensive health care solutions, not minor uncontroversial changes. In June 2007 the Ministers of Health of all Latin American nations... READ MORE
Chile's highest court recently ruled to prohibit the distribution of emergency contraception (EC) in public health clinics in all circumstances, including to women who have been victims of rape. This... READ MORE
The debate over abortion is resurgent in largely Roman Catholic Latin America. Some of the most religious jurisdictions in the region are loosening restrictions on the procedure while other countries... READ MORE
In the first week of September, the U.S. Senate, following the lead of the U.S. House of Representatives, passed a bill which would repeal the Global Gag Rule. This was the first time in the sordid... READ MORE
