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Doctor advertising 'female circumcision' faces investigation

Doctor advertising 'female circumcision' faces investigation

“Female genital mutilation is a severe form of violence that violates the bodily integrity, health and fundamental human rights of women and girls. It has no medical necessity or scientific basis,” said the women's health branch of the Turkish Medical Association.

HDP demands legal amendment to offer HPV vaccine free of charge in Turkey

HDP demands legal amendment to offer HPV vaccine free of charge in Turkey

In her legislative proposal, HDP İstanbul MP Oya Ersoy underlines that healthcare is a public right and implementing preventive health measures is of considerable importance to protect public health.

What To Do Instead Of Banning Abortion

UN POPULATION FUND ON ABORTION

What To Do Instead Of Banning Abortion

Officials from the United Nations Population Fund stress that the causes lying behind abortion cannot be resolved through legal prohibition or moral denunciation and call instead for greater access to birth control methods, introducing courses on sexual health in schools and strengthening the status of women.

8 June 2012 Çiçek Tahaoğlu