Pathways to Change

ByCristina Puig

March 2024. The Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR) and partners launched Pathways to Change, a joint publication presenting the stories and strategies that have advanced sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in a number of countries around the world.

The book includes a vivid explanation and analysis of the strategy led by the Women’s Rights Foundation, which successfully resulted in the registration of emergency contraception pills in Malta in 2016.  

Download the book from CRR’s website here.

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