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Do Rio Talks Ignore Women's Reproductive Rights?

In response to the virtual removal of the right to family planning services from the agenda of Rio+20 negotiators, leaders have encouraged negotiators at the conference to stand up to the Vatican's efforts to block reproductive health services as a strategy for achieving sustainable development.
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A mid wife attending to a expectant mother in a health centre in Gulu, northern Uganda

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