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From Inside Prisons, Mothers Long for Their Children

Christy Hall, Birth Attendants on May 9, 2008 - 8:00am
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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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Courts Rein in Wild West Sheriff

Rachel Roth, RH Reality Check on April 1, 2008 - 9:44am
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An Arizona state court ruled that a county sheriff's unwritten policy refusing to provide transportation to female prisoners seeking an abortion violated women's rights. Last week the U.S. Supreme Court let the decision stand.


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Women's Rights Vindicated on Roe Anniversary

Rachel Roth, RH Reality Check on January 23, 2008 - 12:45pm
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In a bit of poetic timing, a federal court of appeals issued a new decision upholding women's rights on the 35th anniversary of Roe v. Wade. The case, Roe v. Crawford, concerns the near total ban on abortion access implemented by the Missouri prison system in 2005.


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