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New Laws in India Target Mothers' Workplace Equality, Leave Out Fathers

By Deepali Gaur Singh, RH Reality Check, Asia

December 11, 2008 - 8:00am

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While being sensitive towards the demands on women with regard to parenting, the new law does little to promote the notion of child-rearing as a shared responsibility.

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No "Safe Haven" in New Nebraska Law

By Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check

November 25, 2008 - 8:00am

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"Safe haven" laws don't do much to reduce the rates of infanticide, but they do give anti-choicers cover for their argument that forcing women to give birth against their will is no big deal.

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Home Economics: Planning for Parenting

By Anna Clark, RH Reality Check

September 23, 2008 - 7:00am

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Ready to raise a family? Parents and parents-to-be are facing a brutal economic moment and longstanding workplace and government policies that don't support them in building their families. What solutions do our presidential candidates offer?

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Adoption Institute Proposes New Parameters for Transracial Adoption

By Emily Douglas

May 28, 2008 - 4:35pm

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Current federal law mandates a "color blind" approach to white families seeking to adopt African-American children -- but new recommendations released Tuesday by the Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute suggest a different approach.

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When India's Resources Mobilize to Save a Girl Child

By Deepali Gaur Singh, RH Reality Check, Asia

May 7, 2008 - 7:40am

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In India, there are laws to prevent dowry, domestic violence, sexual harassment and child marriage. But in the country's social context, these laws aren't very effective.

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Iowa Law Won't Protect Kids from Sex Offenders

By Lynda Waddington, New Journalist Fellow

April 17, 2008 - 8:43am

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Was the opinion issued Friday by the Iowa Supreme Court an expansion or a clarification of the state's existing residency requirements for sex offenders? At the end of the day, according to some members of law enforcement, it doesn't matter one way or another.


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