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Maries Stopes International: Adults under 35 years old may be at increased risk of unplanned pregnancies and STIs over Christmas
optimum population trust news watch —
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More than one in four 18-34 year olds (27 per cent) admit to having unprotected sex due to being too drunk to remember contraception Adults under 35 years old may be at increased risk of unplanned pregnancies and STIs over Christmas Adults aged under 35 may be putting themselves at increased risk of unplanned ...16 hours ago -
Bolivia’s “Profoundly socialist” government merrily in bed with Islam…
Vlad Tepes —
Authority: 151
…much to the anger of actual rights groups. Once again, the left shows its corrupt authoritarian leanings while its veneer of sanctimony splits at all seams. This should be embarrasing to the worlds leftists. But it will not. Like ‘climategate’ the mere facts of climatology will make no difference just as this ...16 hours ago -
Dr. Wafa Sultan speaks at Temple Ahavath Torah in Sudbury Ma.
Vlad Tepes —
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Wafa Sultan is arguably the most courageous woman in the world. Born in Syria, trained as a physician and psychiatrist, she has lived through the horrors of Shariah Law, Islamic intolerance, machismo and Muslim subjugation of women. She has suffered personal tragedy at the hands of “The Religion of Peace.” Her ...19 hours ago -
You go Queen!
ProWomanProLife —
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People who say the monarchy is useless haven’t heard about this lady . Queen Rania, who regularly appears without head-scarf, let alone hijab, has given her quiet support to women’s rights groups who want to change laws amounting to legal impunity for men involved in honour killings. Standing against her ...1 day ago -
For the sake of fairness
Jesurgislac's Journal —
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Abortion is legal in mainland UK with the consent of two doctors. Abortion is not legal in Northern Ireland – the 1967 Act which made abortion legal did not cover Northern Ireland, and changes in the law (and changes in the political independence of the constituent countries of the United Kingdom) mean that ...1 day ago -
The Villains Of The Piece
cab drollery —
Authority: 500
On Sunday, I lauded the efforts of Rep. Lois Capps to keep the pressure on to remove the Stupak Amendment from the health care reform act. I noted that women in the Senate were working on the same issue. Todays Los Angeles Times has some follow up information on the funding for abortion and on the public option ...1 day ago -
Richard Dawkins: Atheist, Evolutionist, Sexist?
Prometheus Unbound —
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In Richard Dawkins’s recent editing of an anthology of modern science writing, a female scientist notices something: Got myself an early yule present today; “ The Oxford book of modern science writing ” . . . Of 83 texts Professor D has selected 3 written by women. That’s about 3.6 %. How hard could it be ...1 day ago -
Honour murders: surge of 60% across Britain
Vlad Tepes —
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From The Telegraph U.K. Police tackle more ‘honour’ cases Police are tackling more suspicious incidents motivated by so-called ”honour” than ever before, according to new figures released today. Published: 12:11PM GMT 07 Dec 2009 The Metropolitan Police recorded 256 incidents, of which 132 were ...1 day ago -
Gay May Not Be the “New” Black, but…
amy king's alias —
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Like it or not, parallels exist between the two separate-but-similar battles for civil rights. I received some flack the other day for posting the title statement on my Facebook page (“Gay is the new black.”), and in turn, learned there is some resistance against aligning the two movements for civil rights ...1 day ago -
Boxer’s message to men who support abortion riders: How would you like it if we singled out Viagara?
Think Progress —
Authority: 833
Today, the Senate began debate on Sen. Ben Nelson’s (D-NE) amendment to prohibit federal funds from being used for abortions or for plans that include abortion services. Igor Volsky notes that Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) stepped up and drew a parallel to help the amendment’s male co-sponsors better understand its ...1 day ago -
Blog sprinkles
Rants From The Rookery —
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Twenty years ago the slaughter of female engineering students in Canada: For me, that’s been the experience of living a normal life. Too many women in different times and places have been prevented from living anything I’d consider resembling a normal life, and 14 women engineering students in 1989 were ...1 day ago -
Hatch: Extremely Offensive For Reid To Compare Health Care To Civil Rights, Slavery
TPM LiveWire —
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This morning, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid took to the Senate floor to make a plea for passing health care reform, comparing it to the fight for civil rights, womens suffrage and an end to slavery. Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) took offense. Heres what Reid said: Instead of joining us on the right side of history, ...1 day ago -
Self-immolation bid ‘to teach in-laws a lesson’ backfires
Fight for justice —
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View This Poll online surveys Written By:- Manjunath L Hanji Cops book woman for attempting suicide after they find no harassment A woman who set herself ablaze after a quarrel with her in-laws has been booked for attempting suicide, as the police believe she did it only to get her way by dangling the ...1 day ago -
Expert: Climate Change Conventions “Gender Blind”
Vital Voices Blog —
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On December 7, representatives from 192 nations gather in Copenhagen for the first day of the United Nations Climate Change Conference. As these representatives discuss a global response to the climate crisis, we consider the role of women and gender in climate change agreements.IPS News recently interviewed Lorena ...1 day ago -
Report: Situation for Afghan women may ‘deterioriate’ as war is escalated.
Think Progress —
Authority: 833
Yesterday, the international human rights organization Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a new 96-page report titled “ We Have the Promises of the World: Women’s Rights in Afghanistan ,” which documents the poor state of women’s rights in Afghanistan. As The Guardian notes, the report concludes that the ...1 day ago -
Getting Health Priorities Right: Towards a Sustainable Global AIDS Response
RHRealityCheck.org —
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This article is part of a series on global AIDS issues to be published by RH Reality Check throughout December. To find other articles in this series, search "global AIDS 2009." “ We cannot simplyconfront individual preventable illnesses in isolation. The world isinterconnected, and that demands an ...2 days ago -
Diane Savino is Great Here
Prometheus Unbound —
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The vote for marriage equality in the New York legislature lost last week, but Diane Savino’s speech was a moving moment prior to the vote:2 days ago -
Women voices from Afghanistan
Readings From A Political Duo-ble —
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Al Jazeera has reported on the Afghan Women’s Writing Project (AWWP) , an English language blog which is written by women in the war-torn country. Given that women rights are seriously curtailed in Afghanistan, these writers have to write under conditions of anonymity and fear of personal safety. According to the ...2 days ago -
Montreal Massacre: 20 Years Later
What Sorts of People —
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Today marks the 20th anniversary of the killing rampage at Ecole Polytechnique in Montreal that left 14 women dead, as many again physically injured, and a province and country stunned and scarred. I find it a bit emotional to write about still, all these years later, so will just link to a few [...]2 days ago -
More Like This, Please
cab drollery —
Authority: 500
Congress continues the glacial pace on its idea of health care reform, but there are some signals that progressive Democrats are mobilizing on at least one aspect, the Stupak Amendment, which bars any federal money being used for abortions, including federal subsidies for insurance. One of those leading what may be a ...2 days ago
