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High Court 2016 Lookout: 2 Cases on Reproductive Rights

By Kimberly Jane Tan & Por Alison Bowen ● Crime & Law ● January 18, 2016

One case concerns contraceptive coverage under the Affordable Care Act. The other tests the reach of Roe v. Wade, the groundbreaking 1973 ruling on women’s right to abortion that turns 43 on Jan. 22.

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GOP Congress Threatens Overseas Family Planning

By Sharon Johnson ● Health & Science ● January 12, 2015

Rep. Chris Smith, a New Jersey Republican, is expected to propose legislation that would permanently impose the Mexico City Policy, which has been a political flashpoint for three decades. United Nations health programs are a target too.

Pregnancy Requests Put Women in the Firing Line

By Crystal Lewis ● Crime & Law ● August 12, 2014

Women of color and those earning low wages are least likely to be accommodated during their pregnancies. It’s also acute for women in traditionally male-dominated industries. “I wanted to work,” says a music conductor who asked for a stool while she worked under hot lights.

On Sexual Assault, Harvard Takes Big Step Forward

By Wendy Murphy ● Crime & Law ● July 9, 2014

Let’s hope this policy flashes a red light at any schools that might be considering enforcement of the backward Campus SaVE Act passed last year.

Sexist Taunts in Japan Hit a Fertility Nerve

By Catherine Makino ● Crime & Law ● July 8, 2014

The heckling of an unmarried female assemblywoman in Tokyo highlights a work-life imbalance problem that is tied to delayed motherhood.

Canada’s Prostitution Bill Opposed by Both Sides

By Sadiya Ansari ● Uncategorized ● June 21, 2014

The bill addresses issues with the old laws that abolitionists and those seeking decriminalization found problematic. But taken in its entirety, both sides of this reform effort are worried it will worsen dangers and force some women into a “darker market.”

Syrian Women Exit Jordan in Search of Missing Men

By Dominique Soguel ● Arts & Culture ● November 11, 2013

Every day dozens of Syrian female refugees living in Jordan sign up to return home. Some say they can’t make ends meet living abroad. Others want to find male relatives who didn’t make it through the border or were left behind.

Indian Tribal Women Rush to a Champion’s Defense

By Swapna Majumdar ● Uncategorized ● May 30, 2013

Tribal women in India are mobilizing behind a leading maternal-health advocate. Supporters say the case against Madhuri Krishnaswamy was concocted to stop her from flagging rights violations that led to 25 maternal deaths in nine months in one impoverished district.

1 Murder, Plus 2 Mum Suspects Equals a Walk

By Wendy Murphy ● Uncategorized ● May 24, 2013

Criminals often use a trick called cross-finger pointing resulting in many long-term unsolved cases of missing women and girls, including the disappearance of 6-year-old JonBenet Ramsey in Colorado, says Wendy Murphy in this excerpt from the new edition of “And Justice For Some.”

Dear Women of Means, Support Abortion Funds Today

By Atima Omara-Alwala ● Commentary ● May 11, 2013

As anti-choice legislators in the U.S. launch massive attacks against women’s right to abortion access, political strategist Atima Omara-Alwala says if there is ever a time to give, it is now.