In Florida, Republican legislators have halted a controversial bill that aims to grant new protections to "unborn children," amid fears it could negatively affect women's reproductive rights.

Florida halts 'foetal personhood' bill amid concerns over reproduction rights

The United Nations stated on February 23 that despite maternal death rates declining by a third in 20 years, a woman still dies every two minutes due to complications during pregnancy or childbirth.

Data Lab | A wake-up call: One woman dies every 2 minutes in pregnancy, childbirth: UN

With a busy job that left little time to think about starting a family, Erica decided to sidestep Singapore's ban on egg freezing for a chance to have children later in life.

Singapore egg-freezing ban forces women to head overseas