President Higgins hits out at lack of fertility rights for women
He was speaking at the World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul yesterday during a roundtable discussion entitled Women and girls — catalysing action to achieve gender equality.
“At this moment, rape continues to be persistently used and has increased as a weapon of war; shameful rates of maternal and infant malnutrition persist in many countries; in others, women have no rights or means to control their own fertility,” said Mr Higgins.
