2 January 2019
Dr Sahar Qawasmi, Member of Palestinian Legislative Council I have been involved with PFPPA for a number of years; I was instrumental in getting implants approved in Palestine as a…
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2 January 2019
PFPPA has had a great impact on me – Interview with Fatima, a midwife at PFPPA
My name is Fatima, I am a midwife and have worked with PFPPA for 18 years in the Halhul clinic in Palestine. PFPPA has had a great impact on me…
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2 January 2019
“I have been pregnant many times” – Interview with Aysha, PFPPA service user
Aysha My name is Aysha* I am 40 years old and live in Halhul with my husband and family. I have been married since I was 17 and have six…
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1 January 2019
“We have changed many women’s lives through our work” – Interviews with PFPPA’s dedicated staff members
Iman Jado, Programme Director My name is Iman and I have worked as a programme director with PFPPA for four years and am based in Bethlehem. Because of the restrictions…
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1 January 2019
Educating peers about unsafe abortion – Interview with PFPPA’s young volunteers
Amani My name is Amani and I am 24 years old. I live with my parents in Bethlehem in the West Bank and I work as a midwife in a…
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1 January 2019
PFPPA supported me when I needed help – Interview with Khawla, a midwife and PFPPA service user
My name is Khawla*, I am 42 years old and I am a midwife and university lecturer. I have been married for 10 years and have three children, two boys…
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1 January 2019
Unsafe abortion in Palestine – Interview with former Director of PFPPA, Amina Stavridis
Abortion in Palestine is a highly contentious issue and rates of unsafe abortion are high. The Palestinian Family Planning and Protection Association (PFPPA), a member association of the International Planned…
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28 August 2018
CALLS TO EXPAND TERMINATION OF PREGNANCY ACT IN ZIMBABWE
SAAF grantee partner, Women’s Action Group (WAG) have been instrumental in instigating a renewed campaign to expand access to legal safe abortion in Zimbabwe, a country. Here highlighting how the…
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3 August 2018
BRAZIL’S SUPREME COURT CONSIDERS DECRIMINALIZING ABORTION
SAAF Grantee partner Anis involved in petitioning courts to consider whether Brazil’s abortion laws — which forbid terminating pregnancies with few exceptions, including cases of rape and instances in which…
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