A new report, "Economic Impact of Unsafe Abortion-Related Morbidity and Mortality: Evidence and Estimation Challenges," reveals that unsafe abortion-related morbidity and mortality (UARMM) exacts a huge price annually in terms of the lives and health of women in developing countries each year.
Updates
An End to Female Genital Mutilation
February 6th, 2009
Today, February 6, is the International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Cutting. The United Nations estimates that two million girls undergo FGM/C each year. The possible repercussions of FGM/C are numerous, including psychological trauma, difficulties during childbirth, gynecological problems, and death.
Dining at Davos
February 2nd, 2009
Ann Pettifor wrote a piece on the dinner, called "An Important Dinner for Women," that she attended at Davos.