Year: 2014
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Support for universal vaccination of all boys aged 12-13 against human papillomavirus
Marge Berer, RHM Editor; Lisa Hallgarten, RHM Online Editor Reproductive Health Matters, member of HPV Action This paper, sent to the UK Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) is in support of universal vaccination of all boys aged 12-13 against human papillomavirus (HPV) as a cause of genital warts and HPV-linked cancers that affect men regardless…
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Disappointing decision on HPV vaccination for boys (UK)
Marge Berer, RHM Editor The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) advises the UK Department of Health on its vaccination programme and has been considering the question of whether to vaccinate boys against the Human Papillomavirus (HPV). Today it published its interim recommendations, which do not address a universal programme of vaccination for boys as well as girls.…
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Presentation on UK, Spain and Ireland for September 28th 2014
On September 25th RHM Editor, Marge Berer, participated in an evening meeting held to mark September 28th, International Day of Action for the Decriminalisation of Abortion. Delegates at the meeting held at Amnesty International heard from the Central American Women’s Network (CAWN) and Amnesty about the work both organisations are doing in El Salvador to draw…
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The future as envisioned by WHO for the post-2015 agenda: a serious regression from its long-standing commitments on sexual and reproductive health and rights
Marge Berer Editor, Reproductive Health Matters What has gone wrong at WHO? The Lancet’s Offline report (31 May) of what they call “WHO’s definitive statement about the future it envisions for the post-2015 era of sustainable development” signals a serious regression by WHO away from championing its own policies of many years, and makes for…
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Reflections on the recent arrest in London of two people for female genital mutilation (FGM)
Marge Berer, RHM Editor Last month an obstetrician-gynaecologist and the husband of a patient at the Whittington Hospital in London were charged with the crime of female genital mutilation (FGM) because of a procedure carried out on a woman, following childbirth, who had previously experienced FGM. This is the first prosecution for FGM in the UK…
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Abortion law and policy in Europe: consequences for women
Marge Berer, RHM Editor, presentation at: Abortion Law and Policy conference, Dublin 2008 (statistics updated 2014) [slideshare id=32499119&style=border:1px solid…
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Abortion internationally: law, policy, services, and how the abortion pill changed everything
Marge Berer, RHM Editor, presentation at: Comparing our Choices: international and regional perspectives on access to abortion …
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Transformative writing: from practice to publication to advocacy and action
Marge Berer, RHM Editor, presentation to the 7th Asia Pacific Conference on Reproductive and Sexual Health and Rights, Manila, January 2014 [slideshare id=30758062&sc=no] If you click on the forward arrow after the final slide it will take you to Slideshare pages which are not part of the powerpoint presentation. Please ignore these.
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Abortion in the criminal law – presentation to #7APCRSHR
Marge Berer, RHM Editor, presentation to the 7th Asia Pacific Conference on Reproductive and Sexual Health and Rights, Manila, January 2014 [slideshare id=30262283&style=border:1px solid #CCC;border-width:1px 1px 0;margin-bottom:5px&sc=no] Abortion in the criminal law: exposing the role of health professionals, the police, the courts and imprisonment internationally Brazilians have different views on when abortion should be legal, but…