Afghan government rebel over women's rights, Egg freezing, Indian Sportswoman of the Year

Woman's Hour

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🗓️ 18 February 2025

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Why are members of the Afghan Cabinet speaking out against the de facto leader over his ban on girls' education and restrictions on women working? Nuala McGovern speaks to the BBC’s Chief International Correspondent, Lyse Doucet, and Fawzia Koofi, member of the Afghan Parliament and the first woman to be elected as Second Deputy Speaker.

Harvest, a new documentary, shows the realities of the egg freezing process. Director and writer Sophia Seymour decided to film her journey of elective egg freezing. With the number of women choosing this form of fertility planning rising, Sophia joins Nuala to discuss why she decided to do it, and film it. They are joined by Dr Ippokratis Sarris, Consultant in Reproductive Medicine and Director of King’s Fertility.

According to NHS figures more than 44,000 children in England and Wales were admitted to hospital with constipation last year - with a 60% rise overall in hospital diagnoses of constipation in primary schoolchildren in the past decade. Dr Ellie Cannon GP and author, and Sarah Timms from Education and Resources for Improving Childhood Continence (ERIC) a children’s bowel and bladder charity join Nuala.

22-year-old pistol shooter Manu Bhaker is this year’s BBC Indian Sportswoman of the year. Our correspondent Divya Arya was at the event, and joins Nuala McGovern to tell us more.

Presenter: Nuala McGovern Producer: Laura Northedge

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0:00.0	Eleven climbers appeared to have died on the world's second highest mountain K2.
0:06.0	It was one of the deadliest days in mountaineering history.
0:10.0	Rock falls, avalanches.
0:11.0	Huge pieces of ice. All are big enough to kill you.
0:14.0	He just flew out into Devoid and he was gone.
0:17.0	How did it all go so wrong?
0:19.0	And is it really worth risking death to feel alive?
0:22.3	Why would somebody pay to go to a place called the death cell on a vacation?
0:27.4	Extreme. Peak Danger. With me, Natalia Melman Petrazella. Listen to the full series now. First,
0:33.7	on BBC Sounds. BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts.
0:40.6	Hello, this is Neula McGovern, and you're listening to The Woman's Hour podcast.
0:45.4	Hello, and welcome to the programme.
0:47.9	Could reports of infighting among Taliban leadership over-educating girls be Be a glimmer of hope for Afghan women.
0:55.5	We're going to discuss with our chief international correspondent Leicester set in just a moment.
1:00.2	Also today, we'll hear why one woman conflicted about motherhood decided to freeze her eggs
1:04.8	and also film herself every step off the way.
1:08.9	We'll be in Delhi.
1:10.4	As pistol shooter, that's Manu Barker,
1:12.4	becomes BBC Indian sportswoman off the year,
1:16.2	and also this hour.
1:18.9	Data for England and Wales reveals a 60% rise
1:22.2	in hospital diagnosis of constipation
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