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For many of Africa's women, getting access to family planning services is difficult at the best of times. When war intervenes they can find themselves without any services at all, even as they become more vulnerable to sexual violence -- the situation in northern Uganda being a case in point.
7 states are suing the federal government to stop a last minute rule by former President Bush that pre-empts state laws guaranteeing women's access to reproductive services, including abortion and emergency contraception.
CAIRO — Conservative Egyptian lawmakers have called for a ban on imports of a Chinese-made kit meant to help women fake their virginity and one scholar has even called for the "exile" of anyone who imports or uses it.
By Liam Stack | Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor
from the July 24, 2008 edition
Reporter Liam Stack discusses the controversy surrounding a new law that addresses children's rights violations in Egypt.
Cairo, Egypt - Since June, Egypt's government and Islamist opposition parties have been trading barbs over a new law designed to protect the rights of children. Reforms instituted by the law touch on issues ranging from children's legal status to personal health issues.
The law was passed by parliament, which is dominated by President Hosni Mubarak's ruling party. But the measure has spurred a debate over the competing roles of religion, tradition, and the state in the upbringing of children. The controversy is making waves in a country where 32 percent of the population is under the age of 15, according to a 2006 government census.
India's Anti-Gay Law Set for Biggest Court Challenge
by Raymond Thibodeaux Bangalore, India
11 August 2008
Efforts by activists to force India's government to strike down a Victorian-era law banning homosexuality are gaining momentum. It is another sign that India's deeply conservative society is changing.
Saturday, July 26, 2008
The dramatic case of a 14-year-old girl who sought a termination to her pregnancy became a high-profile battle between the two sides of the bitter Polish abortion debate, writes Derek Scally .
8/ 8/2008
EXPERTS are divided about the impact of a proposed new Muslim marriage contract being launched today in London with the backing of Ann Cryer MP, that would, claims one, give recognition to shariah law.
This article summarizes a 4-weeks e-based discussion to establish what young women are currently thinking about the connections between reproductive technologies and the effects on women’s human rights. By Kristy Evans.
A project summary of one of the AWID Innovation Seed Grant Winners 2005
Placing a premium on virginity as HIV/AIDS prevention. Look out the implications of that tendency. By Kathambi Kinoti, August 2005
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