3.11.09

Reproductive/Abortion Rights Info

Sources used in today’s Education section at the General Meeting:

Amnesty’s policy on sexual and reproductive rights: http://www.amnesty.org/en/campaigns/stop-violence-against-women/issues/implementation-existing-laws/srr

Amnesty’s policy on abortion: http://www.amnesty.org.uk/news_details.asp?NewsID=17378

Amnesty’s report on the situation in Nicaragua: http://www.amnesty.org/en/for-media/press-releases/nicaragua-complete-ban-abortion-violates-torture-convention-20090515

Research paper on the reasons why U.S women have abortions: http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/psrh/full/3711005.pdf

Research paper on the reasons why women from 27 different countries have abortions: http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/journals/2411798.html

Abortion laws map: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:AbortionLawsMap-NoLegend.png

WHO report on reproductive health: http://www.who.int/reproductivehealth/publications/en/

The Proclamation of Tehran (see number 16): http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/instree/l2ptichr.htm