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Abuse, Control and Misogyny: Learn About Stealthing and What to Do if It Happens to You
The Supreme Court of Spain ratified in May that removing a condom in the middle of sexual intercourse without the consent of the partner is
Fabiana Chumaceiro / Gabriela Caldera
Jul 4, 20243 min read
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Lesbian Sex: How Do I Prevent STIs if I Have Sex with Women?
In Venezuela, sex education is moralistic and is configured to perpetuate a "patriarchal and macho structure, where there are no equal...
Fabiana Chumaceiro / Gabriela Caldera
Jun 27, 20242 min read
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Activists Decry Government Homophobia and Attacks on Venezuela's LGBTIQ Community
While policies protecting the rights of the LGBTIQ community are advancing in Latin America, where equal marriage is legal in eight...
Gabriela Caldera
Jun 18, 20243 min read
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Should You Use Contraception if You Are Breastfeeding? Learn About Lactational Amenorrhea
Lactational amenorrhea is an accessible method of contraception for people, especially in settings where other forms of family planning...
Jhoana Gabriela
Jun 4, 20243 min read
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Pills by Mail Democratize Access to Abortion in the U.S.
A law went into effect in Florida in early May that restricts abortion to a maximum of six weeks after the last menstrual period, deepening
Gabriela Caldera
May 27, 20244 min read
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Can a Physician Identify if I Have an Induced Abortion?
Those who seek to self-manage their abortion at home and decide to go to the hospital fear that doctors may realize that it is an induced...
Gabriela Caldera
Mar 18, 20242 min read
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Two Years of Impact: Aya Contigo Empowers the Right to Choose in Venezuela
In 2022, Venezuela was still going through the economic and social crisis that produced the forced migration of more than 7.7 million...
Roxana Vivas y Gabriela Caldera
Mar 12, 20242 min read
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Unseen Risks: 5 Sexually Transmitted Infections You Could Have Without Symptoms
Every day more than one million people worldwide contract sexually transmitted infections (STIs), most of which are asymptomatic,...
Gabriela Caldera
Mar 5, 20244 min read
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Orange Day: Uniting to End the Epidemic of Violence Against Women and Girls
Globally, more than five women or girls are killed by a member of their own family every hour. In Latin America and the Caribbean, a...
Gabriela Caldera
Feb 23, 20242 min read
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Can I Get Pregnant on My Period?
Sexual intercourse during the period is a common practice. According to a survey by a hygiene products company, 82% of the 500 women...
Gabriela Caldera
Feb 20, 20243 min read
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Rights For All: The Struggle for Inclusion of People with Disabilities in Venezuela
In 2021, Maria attempted to report her episode of sexual abuse. She is hearing impaired and, at the time, there was no Venezuelan sign...
Jhoana Gabriela
Feb 2, 20243 min read
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How to Regulate Menstruation: Key Habits to Find Balance in Your Menstrual Cycle
Between 14 and 25% of people have irregular menstrual cycles. The average menstrual cycle is between 24 and 38 days and bleeding can last...
Gabriela Caldera
Jan 17, 20243 min read
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Take Back Your Power with These Reproductive and Sexual Health New Year's Resolutions
Among New Year's resolutions, one goal is common: to be healthier. But not as many understand sexual and reproductive health as part of...
Gabriela Caldera
Jan 9, 20243 min read
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Safe Abortion: A Human Right Demanded by HIV-Positive Women in Latin America
53% of all people living with HIV in the world are women and girls, who also see their options for care limited if they decide to have an...
Gabriela Calderar
Dec 5, 20233 min read
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Aya Contigo Came to the U.S. to Expand Access to Safe Abortion
Millions of women around "the land of the free and the home of the brave" are denied access to abortion care. Aware of this situation,...
Gabriela Calderar
Nov 29, 20232 min read
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Sexual and Reproductive Rights in Venezuela: The Laws You Should Know
Defending and fighting for the recognition of our freedoms is vital. But to defend ourselves, we must first know the law. What are the...
Roxana Vivas
Nov 29, 20234 min read
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Sex Education in Crisis: The Difficult Path of Young People Towards an Informed Choice
It is a reality that young people have pregnancies at an early age and it is also a reality that they have abortions. Unfortunately,...
Jhoana Gabriela
Nov 29, 20232 min read
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Are Home Remedies for Abortion Effective?
Home remedies for abortion come from a long tradition of women trying to make decisions about their bodies for as long as there have been...
Gabriela Calderar
Nov 29, 20232 min read
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Voices in Support of Abortion I: "Seeing so many injustices made me stop and think"
In Aya Contigo we are collecting stories and opinions of women in support of abortion. In this series of testimonies we will learn about...
A.R.
Nov 29, 20232 min read
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Voices in Support of Abortion II: "Abortion Support is a Right that No One Should Take Away From Us"
In Aya Contigo we are collecting stories and opinions of women in support of abortion. In this series of testimonies we will learn about...
Arquimedes Reyes
Nov 29, 20232 min read
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Support Networks for Abortion Rights Get Stronger in Latin America and the Caribbean
September is like Christmas for those of us who seek to make visible and promote the guarantee of access to abortion as a human right to...
EstefanÃa Nava
Nov 29, 20233 min read
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Voices in Support of Abortion III: "Motherhood is a right, not an obligation"
In Aya Contigo we are collecting stories and opinions of women in support of abortion. In this series of testimonies we will learn about...
Arquimedes Reyes
Nov 29, 20236 min read
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Working for the Rights of Young People: Meet Our Youth Advisory Board
With 1.2 billion people between the ages of 15 and 24 in the world, the rights of young people and their inclusion in decision-making are...
Jhoana Gabriela
Nov 29, 20232 min read
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Aya Contigo Tracker: Learn How to Monitor Your Abortion Symptoms
Aya Contigo desarrolló un tracker para ayudar a sus usuarias a monitorear sus sÃntomas de aborto.
Gabriela Caldera
Nov 29, 20233 min read
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