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In Vitro Twins Ruled as Deceased Father’s Legitimate Children
The Center for Reproductive Rights hails today’s ruling by the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit as a victory for equality. This afternoon, the court ruled that a set of seven-year-old twins conceived posthumously were the legitimate children of a Tucson man under Arizona state law and therefore, were entitled to Social Security survivor benefits.
Nepalese Legal Experts Seek to Remedy Reproductive Health Violations
On August 7 and 8, some of the best legal minds in Nepal met for the first time to look for remedies to human rights violations in women’s reproductive health. Speakers, including Nepal’s Minister of Health, the chair of the Nepal Human Rights Commission, and a former Justice of the Supreme Court, tackled issues ranging from gender inequality to child marriage and sexual violence.
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