Manifesto for Motherhood: How the UK Government Can Ensure That Every Pregnancy is Wanted, Every Birth Safe and Every Child Healthy
Each year millions of women face death, serious illness and permanent disability because of complications relating to pregnancy and birth, while many more must cope with unplanned pregnancy because family planning is not available. For some women the only recourse is unsafe abortion. In addition to risking their own health each time they have a baby, mothers in many parts of the world also face the possibility of seeing their children die before they reach their fifth birthday. Last year, almost 9 million children under five died, 40 per cent of them in the first month of their lives. This illustrates a clear failure of governments in their obligations to respect, protect and fulfil the human rights of women and children.
A coalition of UK-based NGOs, professional associations and civil society networks who believe that the world’s women – and its children – deserve better have developed a Manifesto for Motherhood which includes a series of statements to which political parties and individual prospective parliamentary candidates can and should commit. These are endorsed by all the organisations listed below, representing a strong platform of support for our joint priorities and demands.
Click here to download the Manifesto for Motherhood: How the Next UK Government Can Ensure That Every Pregnancy is Wanted, Every Birth Safe and Every Child Healthy.
Three easy steps on how you can advocate for women and children.
1.Click this link to download the Manifesto for Motherhood Coalition: Your First Hundred Days in Parliament.
2. Find out who your local MP is by following this link: http://www.parliament.uk/mpslordsandoffices/.
Find out their email address by contacting their office or visiting their website.
3. Send your local MP a copy of the The Manifesto for Motherhood Coalition: Your First Hundred Days in Parliament, either by post or as a pdf email attachment, with a covering letter. Download a template letter here.
Finally, don't forget to let us know if you receieve a response!
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In support of the Manifesto for Motherhood, watch Amnesty International UK's film.
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