MSFC in the News
Standing strong: youth health workers from Benin share lessons from sexual and reproductive health and rights workshop
Apr 28, 2022 | By FIGO in FIGO News
From 9–11 March 2022, in Cotonou, Benin, FIGO’s Advocating for Safe Abortion Project worked with the National College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Benin (CNGOB) to organise a capacity building workshop for their counterparts visiting from Mali alongside the Youth Health Workers for Safe Abortion (YHW4SA) – a Beninese network of young pro-choice health professionals set-up in 2021 by CNGOB.
[…]
Cynthia Kpalete, a sixth-year medical student, General Treasurer of Medical Students for Choice and member of the YHM4S4 network who joined the workshop, explained that the aim of the CSE was to “contribute to a tolerant, open and respectful social climate, to foster respect for sexual diversity and to ensure that one’s choices do not harm others. It is composed of various themes such as gender, sexual and reproductive health and rights, HIV, sexual pleasure and fulfilment, sexual diversity, interpersonal relationships, and violence”.
Other News
The Grim Reality Of Maternal Health For Young Women In Nigeria
Nigeria continues to carry a heavy burden of maternal mortality, estimated at over 800 per 100,000 live births, with stark regional disparities worsening outcomes for very young mothers. Our country …
Wisconsin law does not ban abortion, but advocates warn reproductive care is still at risk
In July, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled invalid an 1849 criminal statute that had been interpreted as an abortion ban. The law had outlawed the procedure for a year after …
From Our Blog
Lives at Stake: 4 Consequences of Ambiguous Laws that Criminalize Healthcare
Unintended pregnancies don’t care whether you do or don’t support abortions. Reproductive healthcare providers face this hard truth when treating their patients. We conducted interviews with reproductive healthcare providers in …