New safeguard for minors in VSA
Each sterilization case involving minors now has to be reviewed by a Hospital Ethics Committee. AWARE is very heartened that our lobbying efforts have resulted this measure.
On Oct 16, the Voluntary Sterilization Act (VSA) came into force, incorporating AWARE's key recommendation that a Court Orde...
Sterilization Bill: They heard us
One of AWARE’s key recommendations has been incorporated into the Voluntary Sterilisation (Amendment) Bill, as read in Parliament on September 10: an order from the High Court will now be required before the sterilisation of persons who lack mental capacity to decide on such matters can be car...
AWARE’s concerns about the Voluntary Sterilisation Bill
AWARE Comments on the Proposed Changes to the Voluntary Sterilisation Act.
AWARE welcomes the Ministry of Health’s aim to better safeguard the sexual and reproductive autonomy of persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities, with its proposed amendments to the Voluntary Sterilisation...
The Birth of AWARE: Part One
[caption id="attachment_11913" align="alignright" width="170"] Lena Lim at the launch of AWARE[/caption]
What were the events that led to the founding of AWARE, 25 years ago? Lenore Lyons details The Birth of AWARE in the first of this two-part excerpt from Small Steps, Giant Leaps: A History of ...
The Birth of AWARE: Part Two
What were the events that led to the founding of AWARE, 25 years ago? Lenore Lyons details The Birth of AWARE in the second of this two-part excerpt from Small Steps, Giant Leaps: A History of AWARE and the Women’s Movement in Singapore.
Continued from The Birth of AWARE: Part One
It was...
President’s Message: The crisis that opened up the space for debate
AWARE faced a crisis earlier this year. But, says AWARE President DANA LAM, it was a crisis that was good for Singapore because it got Singaporeans thinking and talking about sensitive issues. And it led to Singapore women taking a stand that will let AWARE continue its work for gender equality.
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