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US Intervenes on Ethiopian Abortion Law

Saba Kidanemariam, Ipas on March 21, 2008 - 9:37am
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Ethiopia has changed its law to expand the indications for legal abortion. While the global gag rule does not allow the U.S. to interfere in the sovereign affairs of another nation, the U.S. has nonetheless attempted to impose its own views on abortion on this government-led legal reform process.


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Devil in the Details?

Deepali Gaur Singh, RH Reality Check, Asia on March 19, 2008 - 9:33am
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PEPFAR includes a huge amount of money with a burdensome and ideological list of "do's" and "don'ts." Haven't we seen this before? Read this latest post in our International Women's Health Salon.


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Walking the Talk: Political Parity, Market Fundamentalism

Kavita Ramdas, Global Fund for Women on March 12, 2008 - 9:46am
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It is vital to show by deed as well as by word that the United States means to walk its talk on gender justice. This would go a long way in rebuilding the trust and goodwill that the past administration has squandered in the rest of the world.


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Regarding Michelle's Questions...

Frances Kissling on March 11, 2008 - 2:27pm
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Preaching from the US about sexual and reproductive rights is not productive. Our own house is not quite clean enough. So we really need to link our domestic policies and their enforcement with our moral voice abroad.


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Two Questions for the Group

Michelle Goldberg on March 11, 2008 - 11:27am
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There are two particular questions I've been mulling over quite a bit lately. First, how much should the administration pressure foreign governments to reform anti-woman laws? And, should US policymakers, and the women's movement, try to leverage concern over the environment to garner more support for reproductive health and women's empowerment programs?


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Is This A "Bold" Plan?

Frances Kissling on March 11, 2008 - 10:18am
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Is Adrienne Germain's plan really a bold one? Only in the sense that the US is so far behind the curve on modern thought about gender, sexuality and reproduction that getting there with our current mindset is unthinkable. In this sense, it is a good plan for the 20th century, but I say let's be really bold and move to the 21st.


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Letting Their Voices Be Heard

Vanessa Valenti, Feministing.com on March 11, 2008 - 10:17am
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We need to ensure that within our initiatives to assist various nations, we're working with and funding local women's organizations, talking to women and girls on the ground, and allowing them to maintain agency so that they're not just being helped, but being heard.


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New Thinking Required to Win the Fight

Masimba Biriwasha, RH Reality Check, Africa & Asia on March 11, 2008 - 10:16am
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In order to make real progress, there has to be a paradigm shift in our perception of sex and sexuality in the context of HIV. Money tied with restrictions that exclude many groups and limit access to services will only save to extend the lifeline of the epidemic.


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