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Lemon, baking soda, onions: Ending a pregnancy at home

For generations, Georgian women have depended on folk medicine and superstitions to end unwanted pregnancies when abortions were illegal or simply inaccessible. &nbs...

My Body, My Choice

20 August, 2019

Serving her homeland and her family

Anna Seinyan, 28, is from Karabakh. She has been serving in the Armenian Armed Forces for seven years.

My Body, My Choice

16 August, 2019

Male infertility challenges Azerbaijani families

Doctors say that women often consult the gynecologist when couples have trouble conceiving, but men rarely seek medical treatment.

My Body, My Choice

15 August, 2019

“Do you have any news yet?”

In most ways, Satin Aleksanyan, 27, is a typical young woman: she loves soccer, practices yoga and dreams of moving to France.

My Body, My Choice

13 August, 2019

Abortion in Georgia: Legal but restricted

Women in Georgia have the legal right to an abortion. But the increased influence of the Georgian Orthodox Church and the government’s anti-abortion stance are forc...

My Body, My Choice

12 August, 2019

"I do not belong in this body…"

Devran, a 23-year-old transman, has left his home in western Azerbaijan to seek hormonal treatment for gender transitioning.

My Body, My Choice

9 August, 2019

Who controls my body?

Armenia's long standing taboos on open discussions about sexual harassment and violence cracked in July after a journalist, Lucy Kocharyan, turned her Facebook page...

My Body, My Choice

7 August, 2019

What we think about when we dream about home

Reproductive health is always a political question: it’s significant for women’s empowerment, their social status, health, and their right to decide the cours...

My Body, My Choice

5 August, 2019

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