News stories by Sabin Shrestha

  1. Nepal: Where Abortion is Treated as Homicide

    - Inter Press Service

    KATHMANDU, Nepal, Jun 06 (IPS) - Sabin Shrestha is Executive Director of the Forum for Women, Law and Development (FWLD), the Kathmandu-based partner of international women's group Donor Direct Action.Less than thirty years ago the likelihood of a mother dying due to pregnancy or childbirth in Nepal was one of the highest in the world. In 1990 UNICEF estimated that the rate was 901 women or girls out of 100,000 - significantly higher than any of its neighbours.

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