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From the Huffington Post: Christina Turner feared that she might have been sexually assaulted after two men slipped her a knockout drug. She thought she was taking proper precautions when her doctor prescribed a month’s worth of anti-AIDS medicine. Only later did she learn that she had made herself all but uninsurable. I found this story very disturbing. I was aware of crisis pregnancy centers and how they try to pressure women not to have abortions, but I had no idea just how terrible these places are. While there is growing awareness of how CPCs hinder abortion access, the centers have a broader agenda that is less well [...] The Testimony Project seeks to amplify the voices of women telling their stories about the asylum system in the UK and life as asylum seekers and refugees. Read the article here Women’s boxing will become an Olympic sport again in 2012, when female boxers will have a chance to compete in the London games. It will be the first time since 1904… Read the article here This article has some really interesting insights into the situation in Pakistan from Fatima Bhutto, niece of the late Benazir Bhutto. I understand that not everybody cares about international affairs, and it might be a stretch to link the situation there with women’s studies (though there are certainly women’s rights issues in play), but I [...] Snopes.com: Urgent Warning About Gardasil. The verdict? Mixture of Accurate and Inaccurate Information. This one is worth reading. Saporta Reporter: The National Abortion Federation’s Blog. Saporta Reporter: The National Abortion Federation’s Blog. I was surprised, though not shocked, to learn that one-third of women of child-bearing age have had an abortion by the age of 45. For too long this debate has been abstract, with the women who have actually lived these choices marginalized and shamed into silence. I think more [...] A new survey relased recently shows some interesting dicotomies about how American women view themselves. Read the story here: http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSTRE52N5O920090324?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews As someone who struggles with my own body image issues, I find it interesting to see how many women seem to want desperately to be thin. This study brings up some interesting issues about the strange and [...] In yet another in a series of recent small victories for women, US courts recently ruled that Plan B should be available to 17-year-olds without a prescription and ordered the FDA to reconsider making it available over the counter. Read the full story here: http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSTRE52M65V20090323?feedType=RSS&feedName=healthNews |
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