Govt has not done enough to ensure women's health and reproductive rights Stakeholders have said that the government has not made enough progress on health and reproductive rights issues and therefore, the government cannot successfully defend its positions with regard to six list of questions posed by the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women regarding Nepal's seventh periodic report. Health 15 May, 2024
Decrminalise abortion: Rights activists Article 38(2) of the constitution ensures the right of every woman to safe motherhood and reproductive health thereby acknowledging the right to safe abortion as part of reproductive health right, but in practice, women have not been able to enjoy this right, due to criminalisation of abortion and a number of restrictive measures. Sports 19 Mar, 2023
'Govt not serious about decriminalising abortion' Even one year after Nepal accepted the Human Rights Council’s universal periodic review recommendation that it should decriminalise abortion, the government has not taken any concrete steps to amend the prevailing laws that criminalise abortion. Nepal 03 Apr, 2022
Decriminalise abortion, say women rights activists ​​​​​​​Women’s rights activists have underlined the need to decriminalise abortion. Nepal 10 Mar, 2022
Govt urged to decriminalise abortion Women rights activists have urged the government to decriminalise abortion so as to enable women to enjoy their reproductive health rights, of which abortion is one component. Nepal 30 Dec, 2021
Nepal agrees to decriminalise abortion After years of advocacy by the Centre for Reproductive Rights and its Nepal-based partners, the Government of Nepal has agreed to decriminalise abortion and protect the sexual and reproductive health and rights of women and girls. Nepal 07 Aug, 2021
Decriminalisation of abortion in Nepal: Tabooed yet crucial debate The issue of abortion must be treated as a medical procedure, where the well-being of the women is placed at the centre. Opinion 02 Mar, 2021
NZealand�to decriminalise abortion laws, critics say bill falls short WELLINGTON: New Zealand plans to decriminalise abortion and treat it is as a health issue, the government said on Monday in the first major reform to abortion laws in more than four decades that some activists said fell short of... Women 05 Aug, 2019
Activists seek amendment to penal code, safe motherhood act Kathmandu, March 2 Although the newly enacted Safe Motherhood and Reproductive Health Rights Act contains many positive provisions, some provisions are however, not as progressive as those of the new penal code. The new act has also failed to... Horoscopes 03 Mar, 2019
