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In: Fatwa, female genital mutilation, FGM, Health, Iraq, Kurdistan Regional Goverment, Middle East/N. Africa, Press release, Reproductive Choices and Sexual Autonomy, Sexual and Reproductive Health, Sexual Violence, Women’s Status in the Family and Legal Status, Women's Rights

A Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) law that bans female genital mutilation (FGM) is a crucial step in eradicating the practice. The Family Violence Bill, approved by the Kurdistan parliament on June 21, 2011, i…Continue Reading

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In: Abortion, contraception, global gag rule, Health, maternal health care, Press release, Reproductive Choices and Sexual Autonomy, Sexual and Reproductive Health, The Failure to Protect, United States, US Foreign Policy, Women's Rights

The House Foreign Affairs Committee should remove language that would reinstate the so-called “Global Gag Rule” from the draft Foreign Affairs Authorization Act for fiscal year 2012. The “Gag Rule” would …Continue Reading