Why digital rights are reproductive rights

Women's Link Worldwide

How are digital rights and reproductive rights connected? / ¿Cómo están conectados los derechos digitales y los derechos reproductivos?

[En español debajo] All around the world, women and people who are able to get pregnant need access to information about their sexual and reproductive rights. The availability of this information is crucial to their full enjoyment of healthy sexuality, prevention of unwanted pregnancy, access to prenatal healthcare, and access to safe abortion. The Internet has become one of the main sources of information on sexual and reproductive health, especially when governments fail to fulfill their obligations to provide this information or in countries where abortion is prohibited or severely restricted.How are digital rights and sexual and reproductive rights connected? What happens when governments block access to websites with sexual and reproductive health information? What is the role of telemedicine and self-managed abortion during crises such as the war in Ukraine or the Covid pandemic?With the participation of:<ul><li>Aintzane Márquez, Senior Attorney at Women's Link Worldwide.</li><li>Venny Ala-Siurua, Executive Director of Women on Web.</li><li>Yaman Akdeniz, Co-founder of Freedom of Expression Association (İFÖD, Turkey).</li><li>Paulina Gutiérrez, Legal Officer at Article 19.</li></ul>Moderator: Keina Yoshida, Barrister at Doughty Street Chambers and Research Officer at the Centre for Women, Peace and Security, LSE.Simultaneous translation in Spanish/English available.We will send the access link before the event.--En todo el mundo, las mujeres y personas con capacidad de gestar necesitan tener acceso a información sobre sus derechos sexuales y reproductivos. La disponibilidad de esta información es crucial para disfrutar plenamente de una sexualidad sana, prevenir embarazos no deseados, acceder a la atención sanitaria prenatal y acceder a un aborto seguro. Internet se ha convertido en una de las principales fuentes de información sobre salud sexual y reproductiva, especialmente cuando los gobiernos no cumplen con la obligación de proveer esta información o en países donde el aborto está prohibido o muy restringido.¿Cómo están conectados los derechos digitales y los derechos sexuales y reproductivos? ¿Qué ocurre cuando los gobiernos bloquean el acceso a sitios web con información sobre salud sexual y reproductiva? ¿Cuál es el papel de la telemedicina y el aborto autogestionado durante crisis como la guerra en Ucrania o la pandemia de COVID-19?Con la participación de:<ul><li>Aintzane Márquez, abogada senior de Women's Link Worldwide.</li><li>Venny Ala-Siurua, directora ejecutiva de Women on Web.</li><li>Yaman Akdeniz, co-fundador de Freedom of Expression Association (İFÖD, Turkey).</li><li>Paulina Gutiérrez, Legal Officer de Article 19.</li></ul>Modera: Keina Yoshida, abogada en Doughty Street Chambers e investigadora en el Centre for Women, Peace and Security, LSE.Traducción simultánea en español/inglés disponible.Enviaremos el enlace de acceso antes del evento.

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