The term fetal rights came into wide usage after Roe v. Wade, the 1973 landmark case that legalized abortion in the United States. Fetal rights are the moral rights or legal rights of the human fetus under natural and civil law. Natural law → inherent rights we have as humans Civil law → the constitutional […]
Hello world, allow me to introduce myself, and the story behind Safeguardwomen.org. My name’s Tiyana, and I’m the founder of the Humanitarian Changemakers Network (HCN). I’m passionate about catalysing positive social change, and helping those working across the social change space to build their changemaking toolkit. I’ve always considered myself a bit of a feminist, […]
Syria’s crushing economic downfall has impacted just about every aspect of life, including things many would rather not talk about. The cost of menstrual products has soared so high that the often-taboo topic of period poverty is starting to creep out into the open, as women resort to dangerous methods to get by while others […]
This article was originally published in the Humanitarian Changemakers Network’s Changing Times news, written by Jess. Jess works for Oxfam Australia as a campaigner and community organiser, and also works on the digital team. She first got involved as a volunteer activist in 2010 and has been with Oxfam ever since! While she loves all of […]
