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Column: This huge insurer got caught breaking a law protecting contraceptive access, but its fine is a joke
6 months ago

Column: This huge insurer got caught breaking a law protecting contraceptive access, but its fine is a joke

LA Times  

There’s good news and bad news about a legal settlement that New York state just reached with the giant health insurer UnitedHealth over its denial of contraception coverage for a member, which violated state law. A couple more bits of bad news: Not only is UnitedHealth a “repeat offender” in breaching contraception access laws, but it’s also not the only …

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Taliban ban sale of contraceptives, call it conspiracy by West to control Muslim population
1 year, 10 months ago

Taliban ban sale of contraceptives, call it conspiracy by West to control Muslim population

India Today  

The sale of contraceptives has been stopped by the Taliban in Afghanistan’s two main cities, claiming that the use of contraceptives is a "western conspiracy to control the Muslim population", the Guardian reported. “You are not allowed to go outside and promote the western concept of controlling the population and this is unnecessary work,” a midwife claimed she was told …

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Alcohol, Contraceptives Found in Schoolbags in Bengaluru: Parents Need to Lead By Example, Says Sadhguru
2 years ago

Alcohol, Contraceptives Found in Schoolbags in Bengaluru: Parents Need to Lead By Example, Says Sadhguru

News 18  

The surprise checks on schoolbags of children in which substances such as alcohol and contraceptives were found is a wake-up call, according to Isha founder Sadhguru. “While teachers and parents need to be alert about such developments, there is also a need to understand the core problem — that is setting the right example,” he said. Citing how children live …

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State Must Create Awareness Among Public About Safe Sexual Practises, Ensure Access To Affordable Contraceptives : Supreme Court
2 years, 2 months ago

State Must Create Awareness Among Public About Safe Sexual Practises, Ensure Access To Affordable Contraceptives : Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court bench comprising Justices D.Y. The judgement also held that the meaning of rape must be held to include "marital rape" for the purpose of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act and Rules and doctors need not disclose the identity of any minor girl seeking abortion in the the information given to police. While discussing the rights concerning …

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With more girls pregnant, Zimbabwe pushes a return to school
2 years, 11 months ago

With more girls pregnant, Zimbabwe pushes a return to school

Associated Press  

MUREHWA, Zimbabwe — Inside a sparsely furnished two-room home in rural Zimbabwe, a 3-month-old baby cries. Across Africa, Zimbabwe isn’t alone: During the pandemic, Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho, Malawi, Madagascar, South Africa and Zambia “all recorded a steep rise in cases of sexual and gender-based violence, which has contributed to a reported increase in pregnancies among young and adolescent girls,” according …

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Zimbabwe pushes for return to school as teenage pregnancies rise in Covid times
2 years, 11 months ago

Zimbabwe pushes for return to school as teenage pregnancies rise in Covid times

India Today  

Inside a sparsely furnished two-room home in rural Zimbabwe, a 3-month-old baby cries. Teenage mother take part in a training session conducted by Medecins Sans Frontieres association to impart "Life skills" such as giving manicures and making liquid soap in Harare's poverty stricken Mbare township, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021. MSF said it started the programme under its Zimbabwe teen mums …

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