THE ANSWER
The WHO is not banning women from drinking alcohol. But it is true that the agency advised against it in a first draft of an action plan to address alcohol abuse.
WHAT WE FOUND
To get the answer, our Verify researchers went straight to the World Health Organization.
The tweets popping up online refer to part of the WHO s action plan to cut down on worldwide alcohol abuse.
Been relying on the WHO for info throughout the pandemic, but now it wants to ban women “of childbearing age” from drinking alcohol. I mean, really, if anything, it should say those looking to conceive children &, even then, advise rather than dictate? @WHO Carmina (@CarminaPoetry) June 20, 2021