Women’s Rights
Religious fundamentalists' fear isn't that feminism will lead all women to reject motherhood, but rather that in the capacity for choice, women challenge the notions that rationalize male domination embedded in traditional meanings of motherhood.
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African women giving birth are often affected by low incomes and and high stress levels, increasing the likelihood of onset of postpartum depression.
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The majority of women in prison are mothers of minor children, and women are the fastest-growing prison population in the country. We need to recognize and treat with compassion the humanity of these mothers.
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We need a world that supports and respects safe and voluntary motherhood, not just with cards, fancy dinners, and sentiment on one Sunday a year, but by respecting our rights every single day.
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Should popular majorities make decisions on fundamental rights like privacy?
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Is contraception under attack? McCain's secret language, a new anti-choice campaign and a terrifying ballot initiative all point towards yes.
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If we changed society's attitudes and policies around mothering and child care, we could give a gift not just to our own moms but to all mothers this Mother's Day.
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Karim Velasco, RH Reality Check, Latin America on May 8, 2008 - 8:20am
After more than a hundred years of legally allowing women access to a therapeutic abortion, in October 2006 the Nicaraguan National Assembly banned this procedure in all circumstances. Now women's health groups are working to mitigate the damage.
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Black children are twice as likely to enter U.S. foster care than white children. The culprit: Our inattention to poverty.
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The Kansas Supreme Court ruled yesterday that a grand jury cannot immediately access patients' private medical records as part of an investigation.
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