How will the Mexico City Policy affect women in developing countries?
U.S. President Donald Trump signed a presidential memorandum on 23 January 2017 that prohibits organizations promoting abortion through advocacy, abortion counseling, or referrals from receiving U.S. development funding. In response, many have claimed that women’s health and well-being will be harmed, as many organizations that promote abortion also provide less controversial services. Numerous large international […]
WYA attends hearing on “Child sexual abuse and exploitation online and offline: time to act”
The European Parliament is examining a directive which it and the Council adopted in 2011, Directive 2011/93/EU on combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child pornography. The directive covers the prosecution of offenders, the protection of child victims, and the prevention of the phenomenon. The European Parliament is evaluating this directive […]
Meet WYA Africa’s 2nd Batch of 2017 Interns
My name is Daniella Gathiri. Born and raised in Nairobi, Kenya. I recently completed high school in Loreto High School Limuru and I am awaiting university admission later in the year. I have an interest in WYA because I realize that a lot of people my age are not aware of their intrinsic dignity as […]
Debating Death #1: Should liberal societies legalize euthanasia?
This is a first in a series of “Debating Death” articles which thematize ethical, political, medical, legal, social and cultural aspects of legalizing euthanasia. It is commonly understood that liberal societies are based on a concept of negative liberty. The notion was first introduced by Hobbes in Leviathan where he defined it simply as “the […]
