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Backsliding on maternal mortality
By Natalia Kanem - May 29,2023
NEW YORK — In 2020, an estimated 287,000 women died in pregnancy, childbirth, or soon after delivering, according to the latest data from the United Nations Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group, which includes the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), where I am exe
Preserving women’s bodily autonomy
By Natalia Kanem - Jul 05,2021
NEW YORK — By the age of 24, Maya Bohara had borne four children, and she and her husband decided that their family was large enough.
The economic benefits of family planning
By Natalia Kanem - Jul 26,2018
NEW YORK — The decision to start a family is one of the most important choices a person can make. It is also a fundamental human right, only individual adults should have the power to decide whether, when, or how often to conceive.
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