US Supreme Court takes up major challenge to abortion rights
Washington DC, US Reuters The US Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider gutting the 1973 Roe v Wade ruling that legalised abortion nationwide, taking up Mississippi’s bid to revive a Republican-backed state law that bans the procedure after 15 weeks of pregnancy. By hearing the case in their next term, which starts in October […]
Essay: Forcibly sterilised during Fujimori dictatorship, thousands of Peruvian women demand justice
In an article first published on The Conversation, ÑUSTA CARRANZA KO, of the University of Baltimore, looks at the fight for justice for the victims of forced sterilisation in Peru…
US raps global health summit over abortion, sex education
Nairobi, KenyaThomson Reuters Foundation Ten countries – including the United States, Brazil and Egypt – criticised a global conference on sexual and reproductive health on Thursday, saying it promoted abortion and sex education. Heads of state, financial institutions and donors were among the 9,500 delegates in Nairobi this week to address maternal mortality, violence against […]
ESSAY: IT’S TIME FOR A GRAND COMPROMISE ON RELIGIOUS FREEDOM AND CONTRACEPTIVES
Writing from the US, Catholic commentor THOMAS REESE, in an article first published by Religion News Service, says its time for the proponents of religious liberty to offer to “negotiate a grand compromise with those who promote women’s rights” over the issue of contraception…