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Early Marriage: Here in the US, Too

Anika Rahman, Americans for UNFPA on April 28, 2008 - 9:29am

When authorities removed 413 children in danger of sexual abuse from the Yearning for Zion ranch this month, it became clear that here in the US, child marriage is a result of brainwashing and indoctrination.

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Muslim Leaders Defend Marriage by Choice

Deepali Gaur Singh, RH Reality Check, Asia on March 13, 2008 - 9:48am

In India, women -- viewed as either the husband's or father's property -- cannot make decisions about their own marriages. But a new decision made by Muslim bodies and Islamic scholars says that under Sharia law, a woman cannot be married against her will.

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Child Brides: In Jamaica, Too

Danielle Toppin, RH Reality Check, Caribbean on March 4, 2008 - 8:48am

Although ideas regarding men's right to ownership over 'their' women in intimate relationships can be found across communities, the practice of cohabitation between under-aged females and older men is predominantly found in communities marked by poverty.

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Published under: Global Perspective Maternal Health | Women’s Rights child marriage | children's rights

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Giving Our Daughters the Future They Deserve

Anika Rahman, Americans for UNFPA on February 15, 2008 - 9:53am

We don't view teen pregnancy as a travesty when the teen is not American. And why not? Consider this fact: Pregnancy is the leading cause of death for girls aged 15-19 worldwide.

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Published under: Leading Voices Sexuality Education | International Organizations maternal health | teen pregnancy | child marriage | adolescent parenting

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UNICEF Photo of Year Shows Child Marriage in Afghanistan

Jeff Fecke, New Journalist Fellow on December 27, 2007 - 10:21am

The image of an eleven-year-old girl with her forty-year-old fiancé has been named photo of the year by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).

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Published under: Women’s Rights | International Organizations Afghanistan | United Nations | child marriage | UNICEF

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Gang of Pink: Indian Women Fight Injustice

Deepali Gaur Singh, RH Reality Check, Asia on December 6, 2007 - 10:07am

The "Gulabi Gang" - women in India donning pink saris - are taking a stand against gender inequity, child marriage and social injustice, employing techniques that shame the accused.

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Published under: Global Perspective Maternal Health | Women’s Rights India | sex selection | child marriage | dowry deaths

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Support for Youth Lacking at Women Deliver

Lesley Barned, Advocates for Youth on October 22, 2007 - 8:30am

One young woman's thoughts on how youth voices did not get the attention they deserved at Women Deliver.

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Married into Traffic

Deepali Gaur Singh, RH Reality Check, Asia on October 15, 2007 - 8:17am

For the millions of child brides in the Asian continent, marriage is the vehicle that transports girls into a zone of exploitation beyond redemption - precisely because marriage enjoys protection as a societal sanction.

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Published under: Global Perspective Maternal Health | Women’s Rights | International Organizations child marriage | human trafficking

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Tolerance or Exploitation?

Pamela Pizarro, RH Reality Check, North America on October 11, 2007 - 8:48am

Think that child marriage only happens in the developing world? Think again - a fundamentalist sect of Mormonism has been marrying the young girls in their community to men two or even three times their age.

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Published under: Global Perspective Sexuality Education | Women’s Rights Religion | child marriage | religious freedom | mormon

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Child Brides, Stolen Lives

Emily Douglas, RH Reality Check on October 10, 2007 - 8:00am

RH Reality Check’s Emily Douglas speaks with Maria Hinojosa about her new documentary on child marriage for NOW on PBS, “Child Brides, Stolen Lives.” Maria Hinojosa, an award-winning journalist and author, has been a senior correspondent at NOW since 2005.

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News & Commentary

1 The Maverick Steps Back in Line

By Carole Joffe on May 16, 2008 - 8:00am | 1 comment

If John McCain insists on placating the anti-choice fanatics in his party, let him start paying a price.

Reducing Maternal Mortality Is Easy with Safe Abortion

By Alicia Meulensteen on May 16, 2008 - 8:00am | 0 comments

Reducing maternal deaths from unsafe abortion is one of the most straight-forward public health problems to remedy. But this can never be fully realized unless governments start including abortion in realistic approaches to protecting women's health.

Get Real! I Hate Being a Girl. What's Wrong?

By Heather Corinna on May 16, 2008 - 8:00am | 0 comments

Heather Corinna brings Scarleteen's popular sexual health advice column to RH Reality Check! This week, Heather talks to a young woman who doesn't like being a girl.

2 Using "States' Rights" to Restrict Abortion

By Wendy Norris on May 15, 2008 - 8:00am | 3 comments

Conservative activists are gearing up to enact state laws to restrict abortion. Colorado is once again serving as a political incubator in yet another attempt to chip away at Roe v. Wade, this time in the form of an amendment stating that life begins at conception.

Pregnant Trans People Need Care, Not Media Circus

By Erin Wilkins on May 15, 2008 - 8:00am | 5 comments

Pregnancies, both planned and unplanned, happen to trans folks, too. It is imperative for reproductive health care providers to seek appropriate education and training in order to be able to provide comprehensive care to these patients.

Retrograde "Iron Man" Hits the Big Screen

By Sarah Seltzer on May 15, 2008 - 8:00am | 7 comments

Given the alarmingly sexist and racist undercurrents rearing their heads in this presidential election, it's not illogical to look at "Iron Man" and see a reflection, and perpetuation, of prejudices that just won't die.

3 The Prison of Mandatory Pleasure Provision

By Amanda Marcotte on May 14, 2008 - 8:00am | 6 comments

What would happen if our right to abortion hinged on the right to sexual pleasure rather than on a penumbra? Ecuador might just find out.

Sexualizing Tweens for Profit: A Q&A with Gigi Durham

By T. M. Lindsey on May 14, 2008 - 8:00am | 15 comments

Journalism professor Gigi Durham talks to T.M. Lindsey about the media messages hitting teen girls, teen sexuality, and "Grand Theft Auto."

Debate Rages in Minnesota House As Stem-Cell Funding Passes

By Andy Birkey on May 14, 2008 - 8:00am | 0 comments

The Minnesota House last Wednesday passed a bill that would allow the University of Minnesota to use state funds to conduct research using embryonic stem cells. The measure prompted a flurry of amendments by anti-choice Republicans designed to derail the bill.

4 Domestic Gag Rule? Déjà Vu All Over Again

By Marilyn Keefe on May 13, 2008 - 11:55am | 1 comment

Last week, nearly 80 conservative groups led by the Family Research Council asked President Bush to strip family planning clinics of their eligibility for Title X funds if they refer patients for abortions or share facilities with abortion providers -- which would bring the global gag rule home.

When Getting Pregnant Isn't About Being a Mother

By Angela Castellanos on May 13, 2008 - 8:29am | 0 comments

In Colombia, young women may be getting pregnant intentionally -- but not necessarily because they want to become mothers. Sexuality education advocates differ on how best to tailor a pregnancy prevention and sexual health curriculum to reach Colombian teens.

Pedaling into Local Reproductive Justice Activism

By Nora Dye and Shelby Knox on May 13, 2008 - 8:26am | 0 comments

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On May 26, the Wanderlust reproductive justice bicycle caravan will set off on an 1800 mile journey from New Orleans to New York City, meeting with and learning from reproductive justice activists along the way.

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Midwives May No Longer Be Felons In Missouri?

Amie Newman, RH Reality Check
May 16 2008 - 7:02pm | 1 comment
Midwives in Missouri may go from felons to legal health care providers if the legislation that has passed the MO Senate today also passes the House.
GOP Candidate Who Paid for Abortion Asked to Quit Race

Scott Swenson, RH Reality Check
May 16 2008 - 4:37pm | 0 comments
Oregon Right to Life calls on anti-choice candidate who paid for girlfriend's abortion two years ago to quit race. But they sat on the story for two years.
Anti-Family Planning Org's Unholy Alliance

Amie Newman, RH Reality Check
May 16 2008 - 1:50pm | 1 comment
The Family Research Council is petitioning our government to severely restrict federal funds for our contraception and family planning program - a program that is headed by one of their own.

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