カテゴリー: Contraception and family planning
George Papachristou and Gigih Yudhistira offer some hope in response to a report on how the Taliban’s ban on birth control is affecting Afghan women The suffering described in your article (Taliban birth control ban: women ‘broken’ by lethal pregnancie…
Dr Carol Mann says the world is silent while women in Afghanistan face a bleak future, in response to an article on the Taliban’s birth control banYour article on contraception in Afghanistan (Taliban birth control ban: women ‘broken’ by lethal pregnan…
Women across Afghanistan describe the traumatic impact of disappearing clinics and contraceptionParwana* no longer recognises her own children. Once known for her beauty in her village in Kandahar province, the 36-year-old sits on the floor of her moth…
From 1 January, contraceptives will be subject to a 13% VAT rate – part of a carrot-and-stick approach by the government to increase birthsChina is set to impose a value-added tax (VAT) on condoms and other contraceptives for the first time in three de…
Reports that fighters have threatened those issuing birth control medicines come as Afghan midwives and activists warn of impact on women’s health and rightsTaliban fighters have stopped the sale of contraceptives in two of Afghanistan’s main cities, c…
Thailand’s population growth has slowed dramatically since the 60s, with a little help from Mechai Viravaidya’s vasectomy festivals and condom-blowing competitions“Out of these animals, which has more sex: the elephant, gorilla, cat, rabbit or honey po…
Grown adults behave like horny kids in this ill-judged comedy, meant to start discussion about contraception in IndiaThe eyebrow-raising title is intentional: Satramm Ramani’s comedy has been fashioned after 2017’s Toilet: A Love Story and 2018’s Pad M…
Figures from the US and Japan reveal sharp declines in birthrates, and even China may have peaked, but there are upsidesRead more: Italy’s birthrate is falling. Can the storks help?Census data from the US released last week showed the number of babies …