Last month, a United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) report shared a shocking estimate: there will be 7 million more unwanted pregnancies in middle- and low-income countries during the COVID-19 pandemic. This spike is caused by 47 million women in such countries losing access to modern methods of contraception due to closure of many family planning (FP) services. This disruption of FP services could lead to the death of many women and children around the globe. In Pakistan, many health care professionals are ringing alarm bells about an increased risk to women’s reproductive health due to inaccessibility to FP services here. Primarily, the policy of lockdown is said to be the only solution for avoiding death and destruction during this pandemic. However, this lockdown led to the closure of many essential services like Outpatient Departments (OPDs) in the government hospitals and routine immunization activities. This closure has not only reduced the access of many women to reproductive ...