Health
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International Safe Abortion Day: The Colonial Laws Behind Africa’s Abortion Restrictions
On September 28, International Safe Abortion Day, everything is worth confronting: abortion existed in African societies before colonial rule, but so did systems of patriarchal authority. In simple terms, abortion was not introduced to Africa…
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NFM Weekly Digest: Women in the news this week, from reproductive health, politics
This week, women’s lives were once again caught between the things they are expected to endure and spaces they are determined to take up. Aunty Esther’s death has resurfaced after the Jehovah’s Witnesses changed part…
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WHO Expands Contraceptive Options for Women, Girls
The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued new guidance expanding contraceptive options for women and girls, including recommending mifepristone as an additional emergency contraception option and supporting longer use of some existing contraceptive methods. The…
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NFM Set to Host X Space to Commemorate International Safe Abortion Day
In commemoration of the International Safe Abortion Day, Naija Feminists Media (NFM), Nigeria’s leading media organisation dedicated to feminist journalism, is set to host an X Space on the topic: “Who Pays the Price When…
