A few days ago, Pakistan hosted its fifth annual Aurat March—an event that aims to draw attention to a wide range of issues that disproportionately impact women— to mark International Women’s Day. The theme for women’s day this year was #BreakTheBias, underscoring the notion that it is no longer enough to acknowledge systematic biases. The Report further added that 59 per cent of women with three sons wanted to stop bearing children. According to Dr Azra, who campaigns for women’s health issues, despite five years of Aurat March, there still remains a lot to be planned and achieved in terms of women’s access to adequate healthcare. The health practitioner claimed that every year 2.2 million abortions are induced in Pakistan, in addition to over 1.4 million unwanted births in the country.

Source: The Express Tribune March 17, 2022 06:53 UTC