{"id":2124,"date":"2022-06-01T13:26:17","date_gmt":"2022-06-01T17:26:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/human-rights-institute\/?page_id=2124"},"modified":"2025-05-12T11:08:00","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T15:08:00","slug":"maternal-health-and-human-rights-national-and-global-perspectives","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/human-rights-institute\/events\/samuel-dash-conference-on-human-rights\/maternal-health-and-human-rights-national-and-global-perspectives\/","title":{"rendered":"Maternal Health and Human Rights: National and Global Perspectives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In an attempt to build awareness of these issues, foster collaboration among experts from different fields, and explore possible solutions, Georgetown Law\u2019s Human Rights Institute and O\u2019Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law, in partnership with Amnesty International USA and the Center for Reproductive Rights, convened a conference in April 2012 to explore the subject of maternal health and human rights. 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