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"In a state where more abortions per capita are performed than any other, Governor Cuomo's proposed legislation would completely expose women and girls to the horrors and dangers of today's back-alley abortion clinics," warned AUL's Dr. Charmaine Yoest. WASHINGTON, May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The grisly evidence in Kermit Gosnell's "House of Horrors" criminal trial in Philadelphia should be a wake-up call to New Yorkers who could soon be more vulnerable to similar deadly...
"In the Gosnell case, we've seen proof positive that the abortion industry operates as the red-light district of medicine, preying on the vulnerable and repeatedly victimizing the very women it claims to protect," said AUL's Dr. Charmaine Yoest. WASHINGTON, May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- "The self-interested indifference of an unrepentant, unregulated, and unmonitored abortion industry stood front and center among the tragic events that led to the conviction of Kermit...
"The Gosnell trial highlights a travesty," said AUL's Dr. Charmaine Yoest. "Today in America, veterinary clinics are better regulated than many of?the nation's abortion clinics." WASHINGTON, April 25, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As the criminal case against notorious Philadelphia abortionist Kermit Gosnell heads toward closing arguments next week, the case for comprehensive and medically appropriate abortion clinic regulations has been made, noted Americans United for Life...
The Global Justice Center Hails Remarks by UK Government Spokesperson Citing Legal Obligations under the Geneva Conventions to Uphold Abortion Rights for Impregnated Girls and Women Raped in Armed Conflict New York, NY (PRWEB) January 12, 2013 The United Kingdom (UK) announced a historic change in their policy on abortions for women raped in armed conflict, a move that should have enormous global impact on health care given women in war zones. UK government spokesperson, Baroness...
ROME, October 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Millennium Development Goal 5 "Improve maternal health" set by the United Nations has made some progress, albeit slow. In 2010, the UN Secretary-General launched the 'Global Strategy for Women's and Children's Health' to mobilise commitments by governments and civil society to accelerate progress towards it. "In advance to Mr Ban Ki-moon's avowal, FIGO, the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics, set against this...
VICTORIA, British Columbia and MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, June 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Software easily adapts to changing requirements post-implementation, unlike competitor products UNIT4 Business Software [http://www.unit4software.com ], the North American subsidiary of UNIT4, the global business software group, has signed a significant agreement to provide Ipas, an NGO dedicated to protecting women's reproductive health, with an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)...
Increasing access to mifepristone to improve women's reproductive health choices LONDON, Feb. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- WomanCare Global announced today that mifepristone has been added to their reproductive healthcare portfolio. Through an agreement with Linepharma, WomanCare Global will provide sales, marketing, provider training and distribution of mifepristone in seven European and seven African countries. (Logo:...
According to a report published Monday, giving birth can be far more hazardous to a woman’s health than obtaining a legal abortion, noting that pregnant women were up to 14 times more likely to die due to complications associated with childbirth compared to abortions. The purpose of the study, the researchers said, was not to encourage women to get abortions but rather to emphasize that abortion is a safer procedure than many have been led to believe. “We wouldn’t tell people,...
After nearly three decades of decline, the U.S. abortion rate has leveled off in recent years, changing little between 2005 and 2008, according to new data released Tuesday by the Guttmacher Institute.Meanwhile, among total abortions, the percentage of early drug-induced terminations has increased, said Guttmacher spokesman Rachel Jones.The survey of U.S. women revealed that in 2008, the most recent year for which data was available, the abortion rate was 19.6 abortions per 1,000 women aged...
Targeted Investments Can Also Radically Reduce Unintended Pregnancies and Unsafe Abortion and Lower Poverty Levels NEW YORK, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Maternal deaths in developing countries could be slashed by 70% and newborn deaths cut nearly in half if the world doubled investment in family planning and pregnancy-related care, shows a new report by the Guttmacher Institute and UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund. Currently, more than half a million maternal deaths and 3.5...
