Latest items for DACH-PRACTICE-1
March 18, 2023, 10:20 p.m.
Countries: Ethiopia
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"99 per cent of health centres and 79 per cent of health posts across the country provide family planning services five days a week. The Government has strengthened the implementation of the Heath Extension Program (HEP), which deploys 38,000 (98 per cent female) health extension workers in rural and urban areas. The Extension Workers provide door-to-door services in order to facilitate access to quality and affordable health care. The Program gives special attention to mothers and children in rural areas" (18). "Over 38,000 Health Extension Workers HEWs drawn from the communities they serve are promoting the 16 health packages that incorporate disease prevention and control, family health, hygiene and environmental...more
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"99 per cent of health centres and 79 per cent of health posts across the country provide family planning services five days a week. The Government has strengthened the implementation of the Heath Extension Program (HEP), which deploys 38,000 (98 per cent female) health extension workers in rural and urban areas. The Extension Workers provide door-to-door services in order to facilitate access to quality and affordable health care. The Program gives special attention to mothers and children in rural areas" (18). "Over 38,000 Health Extension Workers HEWs drawn from the communities they serve are promoting the 16 health packages that incorporate disease prevention and control, family health, hygiene and environmental...more
March 8, 2023, 1:43 p.m.
Countries: Montenegro
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"Despite the fact that the Positive List of Medications includes hormone therapy, which is used in the process of gender transition, the transgender community is facing a shortage of not only oestradiol-based hormone therapy which has been prescribed to trans women in transition since 2018, but also Depo-testosterone from April 2021. Despite numerous efforts of the Association Spektra and Queer Montenegro to solve this problem, the problem has not been resolved, due to inadequate communication. This situation forces many trans people to reach for hormone therapy in other countries in the region or on the black market, exposing them to risks, both health and legal ones. The situation was further...more
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"Despite the fact that the Positive List of Medications includes hormone therapy, which is used in the process of gender transition, the transgender community is facing a shortage of not only oestradiol-based hormone therapy which has been prescribed to trans women in transition since 2018, but also Depo-testosterone from April 2021. Despite numerous efforts of the Association Spektra and Queer Montenegro to solve this problem, the problem has not been resolved, due to inadequate communication. This situation forces many trans people to reach for hormone therapy in other countries in the region or on the black market, exposing them to risks, both health and legal ones. The situation was further...more
March 4, 2023, 12:26 a.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) president, Dr Edward Morris, told the Guardian that waiting lists for conditions such as endometriosis, prolapse and heavy bleeding had increased by a bigger proportion than any other area of medicine in the past two years" (Para. 2). "Many such conditions are defined as medically benign despite being life-limiting and progressive in some cases. In medicine, “benign” is traditionally used to indicate non-cancerous conditions, but Morris said institutionalised gender bias meant the term was used more widely in gynaecology, resulting in conditions being “normalised” by non-specialists and deprioritised within the NHS" (Para. 3). "'We have to change the language. We have to...more
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) president, Dr Edward Morris, told the Guardian that waiting lists for conditions such as endometriosis, prolapse and heavy bleeding had increased by a bigger proportion than any other area of medicine in the past two years" (Para. 2). "Many such conditions are defined as medically benign despite being life-limiting and progressive in some cases. In medicine, “benign” is traditionally used to indicate non-cancerous conditions, but Morris said institutionalised gender bias meant the term was used more widely in gynaecology, resulting in conditions being “normalised” by non-specialists and deprioritised within the NHS" (Para. 3). "'We have to change the language. We have to...more
March 1, 2023, 7:57 p.m.
Countries: Montenegro
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"The Interdisciplinary Area curriculum, in its part related to Health Education, mandates that the topic of sex education should be covered whenever the teaching process allows it. Elective course title Healthy Lifestyles is one of the three most demanded elective courses in primary and secondary schools. This course is studied in the 8th and 9th grades of primary school and in the 1st or 2nd grades of secondary school, with two classes every week. The learning outcomes related to understanding the forms of sexual violence and the ways in which they can be prevented and suppressed are covered by the course topic titled Reproductive Health with Sex Education and Prevention...more
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"The Interdisciplinary Area curriculum, in its part related to Health Education, mandates that the topic of sex education should be covered whenever the teaching process allows it. Elective course title Healthy Lifestyles is one of the three most demanded elective courses in primary and secondary schools. This course is studied in the 8th and 9th grades of primary school and in the 1st or 2nd grades of secondary school, with two classes every week. The learning outcomes related to understanding the forms of sexual violence and the ways in which they can be prevented and suppressed are covered by the course topic titled Reproductive Health with Sex Education and Prevention...more
Feb. 27, 2023, 8:27 a.m.
Countries: Bulgaria
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
“Due to a number of factors, Romani women are at a higher risk of complications during pregnancy than the majority population. According to the situation analysis of the Bulgarian National Roma Integration Strategy, 12.6% of the Romani population, including children, have at least one form of disability or suffer from a serious chronic disease. A significant proportion of Romani people aged 45–60 years, one-third of Romani men and two-fifths of Romani women in this age group, suffer from poor health affecting working ability, either fully or partially” (5). “The situation of Romani women, who may be affected by intersectional forms of disadvantage, and may be more vulnerable to violence, is...more
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
“Due to a number of factors, Romani women are at a higher risk of complications during pregnancy than the majority population. According to the situation analysis of the Bulgarian National Roma Integration Strategy, 12.6% of the Romani population, including children, have at least one form of disability or suffer from a serious chronic disease. A significant proportion of Romani people aged 45–60 years, one-third of Romani men and two-fifths of Romani women in this age group, suffer from poor health affecting working ability, either fully or partially” (5). “The situation of Romani women, who may be affected by intersectional forms of disadvantage, and may be more vulnerable to violence, is...more
Feb. 27, 2023, 8:17 a.m.
Countries: Bulgaria
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1, NGOFW-DATA-1
“Lack of health insurance sometimes limited skilled attendance at childbirth. In April the NGO LARGO Association issued a report which estimated that 60 to 70 percent of all uninsured women, or between 8 and 9 percent of all women in the country, did not receive prenatal care and had no access to relevant medical tests. According to the report, 57 percent of uninsured women were Roma. Home births were illegal, and medical personnel could be prosecuted if they assisted them.” (23). “Romani NGOs stated that municipalities set discriminatory requirements to restrict Romani women’s access to reproductive health services. For example the assisted reproduction program in Veliko Turnovo, Vratsa, and Kyustendil...more
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1, NGOFW-DATA-1
“Lack of health insurance sometimes limited skilled attendance at childbirth. In April the NGO LARGO Association issued a report which estimated that 60 to 70 percent of all uninsured women, or between 8 and 9 percent of all women in the country, did not receive prenatal care and had no access to relevant medical tests. According to the report, 57 percent of uninsured women were Roma. Home births were illegal, and medical personnel could be prosecuted if they assisted them.” (23). “Romani NGOs stated that municipalities set discriminatory requirements to restrict Romani women’s access to reproductive health services. For example the assisted reproduction program in Veliko Turnovo, Vratsa, and Kyustendil...more
Feb. 27, 2023, 8:13 a.m.
Countries: Bulgaria
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1, NGOFW-DATA-1
“Lack of health insurance sometimes limited skilled attendance at childbirth. In April the NGO LARGO Association issued a report which estimated that 60 to 70 percent of all uninsured women, or between 8 and 9 percent of all women in the country, did not receive prenatal care and had no access to relevant medical tests. According to the report, 57 percent of uninsured women were Roma. Home births were illegal, and medical personnel could be prosecuted if they assisted them.” (23). “Victims of sexual violence, who NGOs stated were mainly uninsured, often did not have access to sexual and reproductive health services. Emergency contraception was available as part of clinical...more
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1, NGOFW-DATA-1
“Lack of health insurance sometimes limited skilled attendance at childbirth. In April the NGO LARGO Association issued a report which estimated that 60 to 70 percent of all uninsured women, or between 8 and 9 percent of all women in the country, did not receive prenatal care and had no access to relevant medical tests. According to the report, 57 percent of uninsured women were Roma. Home births were illegal, and medical personnel could be prosecuted if they assisted them.” (23). “Victims of sexual violence, who NGOs stated were mainly uninsured, often did not have access to sexual and reproductive health services. Emergency contraception was available as part of clinical...more
Feb. 27, 2023, 8:05 a.m.
Countries: Bulgaria
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"While Bulgaria has a universal healthcare system, the poor quality of health facilities and the lack of medical personnel such as nurses is cause for many residents to seek medical treatment in other countries" (Para. 10).
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"While Bulgaria has a universal healthcare system, the poor quality of health facilities and the lack of medical personnel such as nurses is cause for many residents to seek medical treatment in other countries" (Para. 10).
Feb. 27, 2023, 7:47 a.m.
Countries: Bulgaria
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
Healthcare for women in Bulgaria decreased in quality from 2020 to 2021 (Figure. 1). From 2020 to 2021, women gained more access to preventative care for high blood pressure, diabetes, STDs/STIs, and slightly lost access to preventative care for cancer (Figure. 2). From 2020 to 2021, women claimed their emotional health increased, experiencing less worry, sadness, and anger. Experience in stress increased by 5% from 2020 to 2021. (Figure. 3). From 2020 to 2021, women experienced a 5% decrease in satisfaction with healthcare for pregnant women... (Figure. 4). Women claimed they felt 8% less physical pain and experienced 1% fewer health problems from 2020 to 2021. (Figure. 6).more
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
Healthcare for women in Bulgaria decreased in quality from 2020 to 2021 (Figure. 1). From 2020 to 2021, women gained more access to preventative care for high blood pressure, diabetes, STDs/STIs, and slightly lost access to preventative care for cancer (Figure. 2). From 2020 to 2021, women claimed their emotional health increased, experiencing less worry, sadness, and anger. Experience in stress increased by 5% from 2020 to 2021. (Figure. 3). From 2020 to 2021, women experienced a 5% decrease in satisfaction with healthcare for pregnant women... (Figure. 4). Women claimed they felt 8% less physical pain and experienced 1% fewer health problems from 2020 to 2021. (Figure. 6).more
Feb. 27, 2023, 7:16 a.m.
Countries: Bulgaria
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
“60% of the respondents do not have a health insurance. Although the emergency care in Bulgaria is free of charge regardless of health insurance status, 70% of the respondents state that they have been asked whether they have a health insurance when they called for an ambulance. 35% of respondents confirm that the medical staff of the emergency units has been aggressive towards the Roma people when visiting them in the field. 95% believe that their access to healthcare will improve if Roma people work in the health system as paramedics.” (Para. 3). “The results show that the overall access to healthcare of Romani women is impeded due to some...more
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
“60% of the respondents do not have a health insurance. Although the emergency care in Bulgaria is free of charge regardless of health insurance status, 70% of the respondents state that they have been asked whether they have a health insurance when they called for an ambulance. 35% of respondents confirm that the medical staff of the emergency units has been aggressive towards the Roma people when visiting them in the field. 95% believe that their access to healthcare will improve if Roma people work in the health system as paramedics.” (Para. 3). “The results show that the overall access to healthcare of Romani women is impeded due to some...more
Feb. 27, 2023, 7:03 a.m.
Countries: Bulgaria
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
“The Women’s Health Initiative at the Health Psychology Research Center in Bulgaria published an adaptation of Our Bodies, Ourselves in 2001. Supported by the Women at Risk program at the Open Society Institute and the Global Fund for Women, the text is cast within a framework of gender justice, emphasizing the rights of women as consumers, patients and citizens.” (Para. 1-2). ““Нашемо мядо, Нце самцме” includes chapters on nutrition, emotional health (with examples of psychotherapy in Bulgaria), environmental and occupational health, violence, birth control, infertility, sexually transmitted diseases, HIV/AIDS and abortion. The chapter on organizing for change in the United States was replaced by one that provides historical insight into...more
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
“The Women’s Health Initiative at the Health Psychology Research Center in Bulgaria published an adaptation of Our Bodies, Ourselves in 2001. Supported by the Women at Risk program at the Open Society Institute and the Global Fund for Women, the text is cast within a framework of gender justice, emphasizing the rights of women as consumers, patients and citizens.” (Para. 1-2). ““Нашемо мядо, Нце самцме” includes chapters on nutrition, emotional health (with examples of psychotherapy in Bulgaria), environmental and occupational health, violence, birth control, infertility, sexually transmitted diseases, HIV/AIDS and abortion. The chapter on organizing for change in the United States was replaced by one that provides historical insight into...more
Feb. 24, 2023, 12:54 p.m.
Countries: Nepal
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"The Constitution provides separate provision on rights of women and guarantees the following:… (b) Every woman shall have the right to safe motherhood and reproductive health;" (5)(NF - CODER COMMENT - The very notion that this had to have been included in their consitution shows there was a point in time that women and girls were not given access to health care due to their gender). "The Constitution ensures the proportional representation of women in all State bodies, and the right to acquire special opportunity in education, health, employment and social security" (6)."The GoN has adopted the following measures to eradicate all harmful practices:... (d) Strengthening the access of women...more
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"The Constitution provides separate provision on rights of women and guarantees the following:… (b) Every woman shall have the right to safe motherhood and reproductive health;" (5)(NF - CODER COMMENT - The very notion that this had to have been included in their consitution shows there was a point in time that women and girls were not given access to health care due to their gender). "The Constitution ensures the proportional representation of women in all State bodies, and the right to acquire special opportunity in education, health, employment and social security" (6)."The GoN has adopted the following measures to eradicate all harmful practices:... (d) Strengthening the access of women...more
Feb. 18, 2023, 10:52 a.m.
Countries: Poland
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"Poland — It was shortly before 11 p.m. when Izabela Sajbor realized the doctors were prepared to let her die.Her doctor had already told her that her fetus had severe abnormalities and would almost certainly die in the womb. If it made it to term, life expectancy was a year, at most. At 22 weeks pregnant, Ms. Sajbor had been admitted to a hospital after her water broke prematurely. She knew that there was a short window to induce birth or surgically remove the fetus to avert infection and potentially fatal sepsis. But even as she developed a fever, vomited and convulsed on the floor, it seemed to be the...more
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"Poland — It was shortly before 11 p.m. when Izabela Sajbor realized the doctors were prepared to let her die.Her doctor had already told her that her fetus had severe abnormalities and would almost certainly die in the womb. If it made it to term, life expectancy was a year, at most. At 22 weeks pregnant, Ms. Sajbor had been admitted to a hospital after her water broke prematurely. She knew that there was a short window to induce birth or surgically remove the fetus to avert infection and potentially fatal sepsis. But even as she developed a fever, vomited and convulsed on the floor, it seemed to be the...more
Feb. 18, 2023, 10:31 a.m.
Countries: Philippines
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"Shortly before a courier arrived, Anna*, a scared, pregnant young woman from the Philippines, had received instructions on Facebook from the seller about how to proceed when she received her packet of medication containing cytotec, cortal and tablets to prevent bleeding.She should fast for the day. She must not eat rice but just snack on crackers and drink cola. Anna paid 1,000 pesos (£15) upfront, with a second 1,000 peso due if the abortion was successful." (Para.1-2). CC(due to strict abortion laws women are not able to receive proper health care if they decide to have an abortion hence resorting to unsafe methods of accessing abortion pills such as internet-Facebook)...more
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"Shortly before a courier arrived, Anna*, a scared, pregnant young woman from the Philippines, had received instructions on Facebook from the seller about how to proceed when she received her packet of medication containing cytotec, cortal and tablets to prevent bleeding.She should fast for the day. She must not eat rice but just snack on crackers and drink cola. Anna paid 1,000 pesos (£15) upfront, with a second 1,000 peso due if the abortion was successful." (Para.1-2). CC(due to strict abortion laws women are not able to receive proper health care if they decide to have an abortion hence resorting to unsafe methods of accessing abortion pills such as internet-Facebook)...more
Feb. 18, 2023, 9:55 a.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"KUMAMOTO, Japan — The discreet path to a safe space for women with unwanted pregnancies is marked with an unassuming sign: two smiling storks, carrying a clover leaf and a smiling baby in a basket" (Para.2). "Japan is one of 11 countries — and the only one of the Group of Seven largest economies — that mandate women to get their spouse’s consent to obtain an abortion, with very few exceptions, according to the Center for Reproductive Rights, an international organization. In practice, advocates say, the requirement often applies to unmarried women, too, and has led to rare and tragic instances of women leaving their babies in public places to...more
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"KUMAMOTO, Japan — The discreet path to a safe space for women with unwanted pregnancies is marked with an unassuming sign: two smiling storks, carrying a clover leaf and a smiling baby in a basket" (Para.2). "Japan is one of 11 countries — and the only one of the Group of Seven largest economies — that mandate women to get their spouse’s consent to obtain an abortion, with very few exceptions, according to the Center for Reproductive Rights, an international organization. In practice, advocates say, the requirement often applies to unmarried women, too, and has led to rare and tragic instances of women leaving their babies in public places to...more
Feb. 18, 2023, 9:46 a.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"A doctor in southeastern Afghanistan said Taliban officials had told her not to treat female patients who did not have a male chaperone and were not fully covered" (Para.14).
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"A doctor in southeastern Afghanistan said Taliban officials had told her not to treat female patients who did not have a male chaperone and were not fully covered" (Para.14).
Feb. 18, 2023, 9:36 a.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
" 'We actually had a few men working here before the Taliban took over, but since this is mostly a maternity hospital, they kicked them out. Today it’s women working for women,' Jagona Faizli, a gynaecologist, tells the Guardian" (Para.4).
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
" 'We actually had a few men working here before the Taliban took over, but since this is mostly a maternity hospital, they kicked them out. Today it’s women working for women,' Jagona Faizli, a gynaecologist, tells the Guardian" (Para.4).
Feb. 6, 2023, 12:07 p.m.
Countries: Kyrgyzstan
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"The Committee [on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women] recommends that the State party...[d]evelop and integrate into school curricula...age-appropriate sexuality education at all levels of education, paying particular attention to responsible sexual behavior and preventing adolescent pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases" (10). The government does not sponsor education programs specifically for women about their reproductive health (AMC - CODER COMMENT). "[T]he Committee notes with concern…[t]he threefold increase in the number of women living with HIV/AIDS over the past 10 years due to the low rate of condom use, the high abortion rates among adolescent women and the limited access to sexual and reproductive health and rights" (12)....more
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"The Committee [on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women] recommends that the State party...[d]evelop and integrate into school curricula...age-appropriate sexuality education at all levels of education, paying particular attention to responsible sexual behavior and preventing adolescent pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases" (10). The government does not sponsor education programs specifically for women about their reproductive health (AMC - CODER COMMENT). "[T]he Committee notes with concern…[t]he threefold increase in the number of women living with HIV/AIDS over the past 10 years due to the low rate of condom use, the high abortion rates among adolescent women and the limited access to sexual and reproductive health and rights" (12)....more
Feb. 5, 2023, 9:19 p.m.
Countries: Turkey
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"In recent years, weddings of prosperous citizens in Turkey have sometimes featured a surprise guest: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. He likes to give advice to newlyweds about how many children to have. 'One is awkward; two is competitive; with three, there is balance; four means prosperity,' he told one couple. (Erdoğan himself has four children.) 'Birth control is treason,' he said to another, accusing birth control advocates of attempting to 'dry out our breed.'" (para 1)."The Turkish government has worked to make access more difficult, too. In 2010, the government introduced the Family Surgeon system, which forces women to go to local clinics before specialized clinics for female care....more
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"In recent years, weddings of prosperous citizens in Turkey have sometimes featured a surprise guest: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. He likes to give advice to newlyweds about how many children to have. 'One is awkward; two is competitive; with three, there is balance; four means prosperity,' he told one couple. (Erdoğan himself has four children.) 'Birth control is treason,' he said to another, accusing birth control advocates of attempting to 'dry out our breed.'" (para 1)."The Turkish government has worked to make access more difficult, too. In 2010, the government introduced the Family Surgeon system, which forces women to go to local clinics before specialized clinics for female care....more
Feb. 4, 2023, 6:14 p.m.
Countries: Namibia
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"In regard to the intensification of the provision of life skills education and ensuring that age appropriate education in sexual and reproductive health and rights is systematically integrated into the school curriculum, including comprehensive sex education for adolescent girls and boys covering responsible sexual behavior, the state party has taken the following interventions. The Life Skills curriculum for all phases (Grade 4–12) has been reviewed and Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) has been fully integrated into all the curriculum. The Ministry has developed a face to face and online training on CSE. 400 LifeSkills teachers have been trained on CSE on-line-course. Over 1400 Education Final Year teaching students have been reached...more
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"In regard to the intensification of the provision of life skills education and ensuring that age appropriate education in sexual and reproductive health and rights is systematically integrated into the school curriculum, including comprehensive sex education for adolescent girls and boys covering responsible sexual behavior, the state party has taken the following interventions. The Life Skills curriculum for all phases (Grade 4–12) has been reviewed and Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) has been fully integrated into all the curriculum. The Ministry has developed a face to face and online training on CSE. 400 LifeSkills teachers have been trained on CSE on-line-course. Over 1400 Education Final Year teaching students have been reached...more
Feb. 4, 2023, 8:40 a.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"[R]ural women, women with disabilities, internally displaced women and refugee women in camps in the State party continue to lack adequate access to basic health-care facilities, clean water, sanitation, high-quality medical care and psychological support" (11). "[There is] increased insecurity affecting woman and girls restricting, their capacity to obtain access to water, sanitation, education, health services and employment" (13).
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"[R]ural women, women with disabilities, internally displaced women and refugee women in camps in the State party continue to lack adequate access to basic health-care facilities, clean water, sanitation, high-quality medical care and psychological support" (11). "[There is] increased insecurity affecting woman and girls restricting, their capacity to obtain access to water, sanitation, education, health services and employment" (13).
Feb. 2, 2023, 1:11 p.m.
Countries: Austria
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"The Committee commends the State party for the adoption of the action plan for women’s health, in 2017, and welcomes the measures adopted to integrate a gender perspective into all health sector programmes. Nevertheless, the Committee remains concerned about the following: ...(b) The fact that abortion services and contraceptives are not paid for by health insurance;(c) The use of conscientious objection among medical practitioners, thereby limiting access to safe abortion services, which are guaranteed by law; (d) The lack of comprehensive sexual and reproductive health education for adolescents;... (f) The fact that language barriers and lack of awareness often prevent migrant women from acquiring access to health-care facilities, including those...more
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"The Committee commends the State party for the adoption of the action plan for women’s health, in 2017, and welcomes the measures adopted to integrate a gender perspective into all health sector programmes. Nevertheless, the Committee remains concerned about the following: ...(b) The fact that abortion services and contraceptives are not paid for by health insurance;(c) The use of conscientious objection among medical practitioners, thereby limiting access to safe abortion services, which are guaranteed by law; (d) The lack of comprehensive sexual and reproductive health education for adolescents;... (f) The fact that language barriers and lack of awareness often prevent migrant women from acquiring access to health-care facilities, including those...more
Jan. 16, 2023, 10:15 a.m.
Countries: Italy
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"Dr. Silvana Agatone, president of the Free Italian Association of Gynecologists (LAIGA), agrees, explaining that Italian healthcare is heavily influenced by both politics and the Catholic Church and this, in turn, impacts the attitudes of doctors and other healthcare workers. If a hospital’s head of staff is known to object to abortion, Agatone says, other doctors working there may fear that going against the grain – by being open to carrying out terminations – could hinder their career prospects" (para 25-26). "But the Council of Europe, the body that upholds the European Convention on Human Rights, found in 2016 that 'women seeking access to abortion services continue to face substantial...more
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"Dr. Silvana Agatone, president of the Free Italian Association of Gynecologists (LAIGA), agrees, explaining that Italian healthcare is heavily influenced by both politics and the Catholic Church and this, in turn, impacts the attitudes of doctors and other healthcare workers. If a hospital’s head of staff is known to object to abortion, Agatone says, other doctors working there may fear that going against the grain – by being open to carrying out terminations – could hinder their career prospects" (para 25-26). "But the Council of Europe, the body that upholds the European Convention on Human Rights, found in 2016 that 'women seeking access to abortion services continue to face substantial...more
Jan. 15, 2023, 11:31 p.m.
Countries: France
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1, DACH-PRACTICE-2, RISW-PRACTICE-1
"French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday [December 8, 2022] that condoms would be made available for free in pharmacies for 18- to 25-year-olds in a bid to reduce unwanted pregnancies among young people. 'It's a small revolution for contraception,' Macron said during a health debate with young people in Fontaine-le-Comte, a suburb of Poitiers in western France. The move comes after the government began offering this year free birth control for all women under 25, expanding a scheme targeting under-18s to ensure young women do not stop taking contraception because they cannot afford it. Condoms are already reimbursed by the national healthcare system if prescribed by a doctor or midwife,...more
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1, DACH-PRACTICE-2, RISW-PRACTICE-1
"French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday [December 8, 2022] that condoms would be made available for free in pharmacies for 18- to 25-year-olds in a bid to reduce unwanted pregnancies among young people. 'It's a small revolution for contraception,' Macron said during a health debate with young people in Fontaine-le-Comte, a suburb of Poitiers in western France. The move comes after the government began offering this year free birth control for all women under 25, expanding a scheme targeting under-18s to ensure young women do not stop taking contraception because they cannot afford it. Condoms are already reimbursed by the national healthcare system if prescribed by a doctor or midwife,...more
Jan. 12, 2023, 8:01 p.m.
Countries: Nicaragua
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"Reproductive rights and information on sexual health were non-existent…[']There was no healthcare[']…"(para 4-5). "Popular Sandinista newspaper Barricada ran dozens of articles on the matter, as well as on questions of reproductive rights and sexual liberation" (para 14)(NF - CODER COMMENT - The question of reproductive rights and sexual libertion still implies that access to health care is spotty and their right to such health care is still not fully enforced). "Through Nicaragua’s extensive public healthcare system, women receive access to free, high-quality, and culturally-appropriate healthcare from the Pacific to the Caribbean Coast. This includes a whole fleet of mobile clinics that tour the country to perform regular cervical and breast...more
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"Reproductive rights and information on sexual health were non-existent…[']There was no healthcare[']…"(para 4-5). "Popular Sandinista newspaper Barricada ran dozens of articles on the matter, as well as on questions of reproductive rights and sexual liberation" (para 14)(NF - CODER COMMENT - The question of reproductive rights and sexual libertion still implies that access to health care is spotty and their right to such health care is still not fully enforced). "Through Nicaragua’s extensive public healthcare system, women receive access to free, high-quality, and culturally-appropriate healthcare from the Pacific to the Caribbean Coast. This includes a whole fleet of mobile clinics that tour the country to perform regular cervical and breast...more
Jan. 7, 2023, 10:02 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"Wazhma* lies awake worrying what she will do if her sick, elderly mother needs emergency medical help at night. Her father is dead, she is unmarried and her teenage sister is disabled. She is terrified that as women out alone at night, even on their way to a hospital, they would be stopped and harassed by the Taliban" (para 3-4). Men are a form of protection from the taliban for women to receive healthcare (MV-coder comment). "Health workers said they had personal experience of women being barred from accessing medical help without a mahram in at least two districts, one in central Afghanistan’s Bamiyan province and one in southern Helmand"...more
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"Wazhma* lies awake worrying what she will do if her sick, elderly mother needs emergency medical help at night. Her father is dead, she is unmarried and her teenage sister is disabled. She is terrified that as women out alone at night, even on their way to a hospital, they would be stopped and harassed by the Taliban" (para 3-4). Men are a form of protection from the taliban for women to receive healthcare (MV-coder comment). "Health workers said they had personal experience of women being barred from accessing medical help without a mahram in at least two districts, one in central Afghanistan’s Bamiyan province and one in southern Helmand"...more
Jan. 6, 2023, 10:37 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"Because of recurrent infections and pain, 17% of women cane-cutters in the district of Beed have had hysterectomies....Women hardly take time off during illness, menstruation, pregnancy or delivery, which affects their health. The study found that 92% of these women were of reproductive age and 17% had delivered a child in the middle of a cane field" (para 2-4). "Nearly all of the women [who work as cane-cutters in the state of Maharashtra] reported that they could not take off time to deal with pregnancy, menstruation or illness. Many of the women were using rags, often damp, as sanitary pads; this often causes infections" (para 5). "Instead of dealing with...more
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"Because of recurrent infections and pain, 17% of women cane-cutters in the district of Beed have had hysterectomies....Women hardly take time off during illness, menstruation, pregnancy or delivery, which affects their health. The study found that 92% of these women were of reproductive age and 17% had delivered a child in the middle of a cane field" (para 2-4). "Nearly all of the women [who work as cane-cutters in the state of Maharashtra] reported that they could not take off time to deal with pregnancy, menstruation or illness. Many of the women were using rags, often damp, as sanitary pads; this often causes infections" (para 5). "Instead of dealing with...more
Jan. 6, 2023, 5:05 p.m.
Countries: Ethiopia
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"In Ethiopia, all the risk factors for fistula are present. Almost 80 per cent of health facilities have been looted or damaged in Tigray during the conflict, medical supplies are in short supply and the referral system has broken down. This has significantly compromised access to maternal health care – today less than 30 per cent of births are attended by a skilled medical professional. The country also reports a high rate of teenage pregnancies, and while it does not discriminate by age, girls are particularly vulnerable because their bodies may not be ready for childbirth" (para 7). "Dr. Melaku says that progress made to eliminate fistula in the years...more
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"In Ethiopia, all the risk factors for fistula are present. Almost 80 per cent of health facilities have been looted or damaged in Tigray during the conflict, medical supplies are in short supply and the referral system has broken down. This has significantly compromised access to maternal health care – today less than 30 per cent of births are attended by a skilled medical professional. The country also reports a high rate of teenage pregnancies, and while it does not discriminate by age, girls are particularly vulnerable because their bodies may not be ready for childbirth" (para 7). "Dr. Melaku says that progress made to eliminate fistula in the years...more
Dec. 28, 2022, 11:42 a.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"Mylissa Farmer of Joplin, Missouri, faced similar delays in August. Her water broke at 17 1/2 weeks’ gestation, sending her to the emergency room. Tests showed she’d lost all her amniotic fluid. The fetus she and her boyfriend had named Maeve wasn’t expected to survive. Despite risks of infection and blood loss, she couldn’t get an abortion. The fetus still had a heartbeat. Doctors told her Missouri law superseded their judgment, medical records show. She tried for days to get an out-of-state abortion, but many hospitals said they couldn’t take her. Ultimately, an abortion helpline connected Farmer with a clinic in Granite City, Illinois. She drove 4 ½ hours from...more
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"Mylissa Farmer of Joplin, Missouri, faced similar delays in August. Her water broke at 17 1/2 weeks’ gestation, sending her to the emergency room. Tests showed she’d lost all her amniotic fluid. The fetus she and her boyfriend had named Maeve wasn’t expected to survive. Despite risks of infection and blood loss, she couldn’t get an abortion. The fetus still had a heartbeat. Doctors told her Missouri law superseded their judgment, medical records show. She tried for days to get an out-of-state abortion, but many hospitals said they couldn’t take her. Ultimately, an abortion helpline connected Farmer with a clinic in Granite City, Illinois. She drove 4 ½ hours from...more
Dec. 28, 2022, 11:37 a.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"The stories are similar when pregnancy is complicated by cancer - diagnosed in about 1 in 1,000 pregnancies each year. Dr. Karen Knudsen, CEO of the American Cancer Society, said some oncologists are confused about treating pregnant cancer patients, particularly when therapies may induce miscarriage. Dr. Kristina Tocce, medical director for Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains, said she's seen patients with life-threatening diagnoses forced to drive 10 hours or more, or fly out of state, to get abortions so they can begin chemotherapy or radiation treatment. Tocce said she recently treated a Texas woman whose cancer had gone into remission but came back aggressively after she became pregnant with...more
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"The stories are similar when pregnancy is complicated by cancer - diagnosed in about 1 in 1,000 pregnancies each year. Dr. Karen Knudsen, CEO of the American Cancer Society, said some oncologists are confused about treating pregnant cancer patients, particularly when therapies may induce miscarriage. Dr. Kristina Tocce, medical director for Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains, said she's seen patients with life-threatening diagnoses forced to drive 10 hours or more, or fly out of state, to get abortions so they can begin chemotherapy or radiation treatment. Tocce said she recently treated a Texas woman whose cancer had gone into remission but came back aggressively after she became pregnant with...more