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Did We Ever Doubt the Continuing Presence of Misogyny & Ethnocentricism?

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Vanya Samokovareva and roommate Ralitsa Dzhambazova, two female students from Bulgaria, discovered the hidden cameras in their apartment and reported it to a local news station and the police. This perverted invasion into women's privacy - and advantage taken of foreign women, in particular - serves as evidence of the urgency with which our government needs to address all forms of discrimination against women, and the everyday infringements upon (and acceptance of these infringements upon) their human rights and freedom.

July 29, 2011 - 11:25am

Vanya Samokovareva and roommate Ralitsa Dzhambazova, two female students from Bulgaria, discovered the hidden cameras in their apartment and reported it to a local news station and the police. This perverted invasion into women's privacy - and advantage taken of foreign women, in particular - serves as evidence of the urgency with which our government needs to address all forms of discrimination against women, and the everyday infringements upon (and acceptance of these infringements upon) their human rights and freedom.

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When Politicians' Sex Lives Stop Being Private

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reader diary by LadyBlaga

June 16, 2011 - 8:58am (Print)

Ok.  I didn’t want to address it.  First, it seemed like a stupid thing to be talking about at all, and then it just seemed stupid, and now it’s mostly sad.  But I found that thoughts on the topic were accumulating, unbidden, in my head. So, pardon my being unfashionably late to this particular pity party, but here are a few musings on Anthony Weiner.

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The Weiner Saga: Fighting Loss of Privacy With More Loss of Privacy

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by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check

June 9, 2011 - 9:15am (Print)

Was the answer to Weiner being "exposed" really that his wife had to expose herself, too?

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Will Women's Medical Records End Up In the Hands of George Tiller's Killer?

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reader diary by calluna

January 13, 2010 - 3:07pm (Print)

As jury selection in the trial of Scott Roeder for the murder of Dr. George Tiller grinds to a, Mrs Tiller faces a defense request that would put the names of her husband's Tiller's patients in the hands of his killer. 

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If you visit a "prolife" pregnancy center, BEWARE of your counselor sharing your personal information with outsiders

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reader diary by Garner

October 19, 2009 - 10:34am (Print)

Instead of keeping the information you share in private between you and your counselor, a large number of CareNet.org, HeartBeatInternational.org, and OptionLine.org pregnancy centers allow outsiders access to this information

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Do Pro-Choicers Really Honor Roe?

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by Steven Waldman, Beliefnet

June 19, 2009 - 8:00am (Print)

The most common argument I hear from pro-choice women in is, "this simply is no one's business but the woman's." That may be right, that may be fair - but it is not what Roe v. Wade says.
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On Privacy

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by Dr. Paula Hillard, Physicians for Reproductive Choice & Health

October 20, 2008 - 7:00am (Print)

The Supreme Court first established this right to privacy more than a century ago, and most Americans take it for granted every time they visit a doctor. Yet today I find myself having to defend this right on behalf of my patients.
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Fact or Fiction: The Debate and Reproductive Health

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by Emily Douglas

October 16, 2008 - 12:09am (Print)

Those of us waiting to hear the presidential candidates clarify their stances on abortion, women's health, equal pay and Supreme Court nominees had a lot to pay attention to tonight.
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I'm A 'Hockey Mom' Who Believes Life Decisions Are Private

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by Friedrike Merck, American Forum

October 2, 2008 - 7:00am (Print)

The hockey mom from Alaska and I have a lot in common, but regarding important life decisions, private family matters, I only claim to know what's best for me and my family.
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