The right to a safe and legal abortion is far from obvious today, and in some parts of the world the trend is going backwards. About 95 percent of all unsafe abortions are carried out in Latin America, Africa and South and West Asia, according to Doctors Without Borders.
On December 12 at At 17.30:24 p.m., FUF's local group Stockholm Södra invites you to a panel discussion where we give an overview of the legislation around abortion in Asia and how it has developed. For example, the Supreme Court in India decided this year that all women, regardless of marital status and caste, have the right to an abortion up to and including week XNUMX. At the same time, we see that countries such as the Philippines have a total ban on abortions. There, both the woman who has an abortion and the person who performs the abortion can be punished with up to six years in prison.
How do faith-based actors work with sexual health and reproductive rights in the region? How does civil society work with restrictive abortion legislation? And why do abortion laws look the way they do in Asia? These are some of the questions that will be answered during the panel discussion.
Panelists
Christina Castell, sexual policy expert at RFSU's international unit.
Emilie Weiderud, policy advisor at Act Swedish Church and recently returned from the region.
Amanda Cleeve, postdoctoral fellow in global sexual and reproductive health, former consultant for the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva with a focus on abortion research and WHO guidelines for abortion care.
Program for the evening
17:30 - 17:35 Welcome by FUF Stockholm Södra
17:35 - 17:55 Global overview of abortion rights: Opportunities and threats in a polarized world (Kristina Castell, RFSU)
17:55 - 18:15 How do faith-based actors work in SRHR in Asia? (Emilie Weiderud, Act Swedish Church)
18:15 - 18:20 Coffee break
18:20 - 18:45 Panel discussion with Kristina Castell, Emilie Weiderud and Amanda Cleeve (Karolinska Institutet)
18:45 - 18:55 Audience questions
18:55 - 19:00 Finish
The panel discussion is held at FUF's office at Ehrensvärdsgatan 4, 112 35 Stockholm. Coffee is offered with vegan options. The conversation will be held in Swedish. To attend, you need to register here no later than December 11 at 23.59.
About the organizer
FUF Stockholm South is one of FUF's local groups that work on a non-profit basis to spread knowledge about global development issues. The panel discussion is arranged in collaboration with the student association Sensus.
