Tricia Taormina is a journalist who focuses on gender issues. She has a master’s in human rights studies from Columbia University. https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/contributor/tricia-taormina/rss en Health Reproductive Rights Mon, 04 Sep 2017 08:35:22 +0000 Tricia Taormina https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/09/04/women-in-nepal-are-turning-to-pharmacies-for-clandestine-abortions https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/09/04/women-in-nepal-are-turning-to-pharmacies-for-clandestine-abortions In Nepal, many women still turn to clandestine abortions – via pills sold at pharmacies – rather than visiting doctors for legal procedures. The government and NGOs are now educating pharmacists on how to offer women safer abortions.