High rates of teenage pregnancy, the absence of sexual and reproductive health information, punitive abortion laws, poverty, ageing, stereotypes, and the role of the Church were among the many concerns raised during the twenty- first session of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women.
Director of National Women's Service Cites Significant Legal Reforms; Committee Experts Concerned by Teenage Pregnancy, Lack of Abortion Access
Director of National Women's Service Cites Significant Legal Reforms; Committee Experts Concerned by Teenage Pregnancy, Lack of Abortion Access
Committee and Government Delegation Take Up Issues Related To Rights of Unborn Children, Health-Education Programmes, Women's Studies
CORRECTION
In Press Release WOM/1143 of 21 June, the fifth paragraph on page 5 should read:
Committee and Government Delegation Take Up Issues Related To Rights of Unborn Children, Health-Education Programmes, Women's Studies
Experts Welcome Ireland's Review of Reservations to Convention; Also Ask for Data on Wide Range of Issues, Including Women and Poverty
COMMITTEE
Committee Concludes Consideration of Belize's Compliance With Convention on Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
