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Ukrainian serviceman kisses his wife who was visiting him during a short break from his frontline duty, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, at the train station in Kramatorsk, Ukraine February 14, 2024.
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Frozen legacy: The battle for posthumous parenthood in Ukraine

Yehor and Anna are among the thousands of couples in Ukraine who have frozen reproductive material since the war broke out in 2022.

Texas Supreme Court stands firm on limiting abortion access
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Texas Supreme Court stands firm on limiting abortion access

The Texas Supreme Court on Monday overturned a lower court's decision to grant Kate Cox, who is carrying a fetus with a fatal condition, a “medical emergency” exception for an abortion. Doctors have told Cox that not having the procedure could risk her future fertility.

The "global obsession" with controlling women’s bodies
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The "global obsession" with controlling women’s bodies

Women's reproductive rights are fundamental to their ability to prosper, says UN Women's executive director, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka.

Women’s movements to watch right now
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Women’s movements to watch right now

This Monday, March 8, is International Women's Day, a holiday with roots in a protest led by the Russian feminist Alexandra Kollontai that helped topple the Tsar of Russia in 1917. More than a hundred years later, amid a global pandemic that has affected women with particular fury, there are dozens of women-led protests and social movements reshaping politics around the globe. Here we take a look at a few key ones to watch this year.