Youth Champion Advocacy Nepal (YouthCAN) is a Youth led initiative that works for advancing SRHR of women and girls in Nepal with focus on Safe abortion.
Our members in 5th National Safe Abortion Day Celebration 2019 with theme "Our Next Destination: End Unsafe Abortion" organized by #FWD and #RHRWG. Members of government agencies, RHRWG, safe abortion advocates, other civil socities members participated in the event
Youth champions with CEDAW vice chair @bandanarana2014 during #Beijing25 national consultation. We are so grateful for her committment on young feminist leadership in the process ❤️
''FIGO regards reproductive choice, including access to safe abortion services, as a basic and non-negotiable tool for ensuring the human rights of every woman.''
Our statement for #InternationalSafeAbortionDay#28Sept#MyAbortionMyHealth
https://t.co/24EKlEDWHS
Nepal's Safe Motherhood & Reproductive Health Rights Act 2018 ensures rights of women to perform #safeabortion up to #28weeks of gestation with her #consent in case of danger upon the life of women or her physical and mental health.
#MyAbortionMyHealth@Safe_Abortion
Climate justice and reproductive justice are deeply connected. A person’s health—including sexual and reproductive health—is inextricably linked to the health of the environment. Ipas supports global climate action. #strikewithus#climatestrike#reprorights ⚫️
There must be greater national ownership of family planning programmes by govts through adequate budget allocations & availability of trained staff: @UNFPA Regional Director for Asia & the Pacific @bjornunfpa
https://t.co/YKm5V5w9gZ
#ICPD25#WorldContraceptionDay#FridayThoughts
Our states should be accountable to international commitment and
✅uphold and advance human rights & #genderEquality
✅promote #Abortion as integral to #HealthCare
✅are intersectional
✅includes people of all gender identities & expressions
#MyAbortionMyHealth@Safe_Abortion
According to Abortion Incidence Study in Nepal by Guttamacher and CREPHA, 2014
In 2014, women in Nepal had 323,100 abortions, of which 137,000 were legal and 63,200 women were treated for abortion complications.