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Clinics protest Kansas gov’t demand to open abortion records of 90 women DES MOINES, Iowa—In an attack on the right to privacy and abortion rights, Kansas attorney general Phillip Kline has demanded the medical files of some 90 women and minors who received abortions in Kansas, stating he needs the records to prosecute criminal cases involving rape and child sex abuse. Lawyers for the two abortion clinics that are the subject of this probe have asked the state Supreme Court to throw out the subpoena, calling it a “fishing expedition” aimed at identifying names and...
Posted: Fri, Mar 4, 2005 6:11pm PST
The SF Chronicle The SF Chronicle, taking a page from the playbook of anti-choice activists, is doing its part to create "personhood" for unborn fetuses. In the story below, the fate of the woman who arguably suffered more profoundly, both physically and emotionally, is submerged under the story of the fetus. This is outrageous. Please consider writing a letter to the Chronicle.
letters@sfchronicle.com...
Posted: Fri, Mar 4, 2005 12:03pm PST
3/3-3/5:
Empowering Women Of Color Conference 20th Annual
Empowering Women Of Color Conference
Confronting Power: Century of Struggle & Movements
MARCH 3rd - 5th, 2005 @ UC Berkeley Campus...
Posted: Thu, Mar 3, 2005 6:53pm PST
Reproductive Rights (audio/mpeg 49.0MB) This program is about the struggle for reproductive rights. 56 mins (spanish/english)...
Posted: Wed, Mar 2, 2005 7:57am PST
Codepink: tomorrow nite vigil WED 3/2 5:30p.m. Center & Shattuck, Berkeley the u.s. body count will probably be over 1500 by the time
we vigil tomorrow evening; the iraqi count way over 100,000.
center & shattuck,
downtown berkeley BART, 5:30 p.m....
Posted: Tue, Mar 1, 2005 11:37pm PST
Girl, 2, who must marry to pay for uncle's adultery In rural Pakistan, Muslims apparently are ok with making two year old girls agree to marry guys 33 years older than them "to make up for" something wrong someone in the girl's family did....
Posted: Tue, Mar 1, 2005 8:26am PST
U.S. Wants UN to Declare That Abortion Is Not a Right The Bush administration insisted on Monday that a U.N. document on women's equality make clear that abortion is not a fundamental right and accused activists of trying to distort the issue....
Posted: Mon, Feb 28, 2005 11:42pm PST
GenderPAC Decries School Board’s Ban of Girl in Tux ~Florida high school student excluded from yearbook for refusing to wear a gown and pearls, but parents support their daughter~...
Posted: Mon, Feb 28, 2005 5:24pm PST
Ms. Foundation for Women Celebrates Beijing & Beyond: Global Week of Action for Women's Ri Over the next eight days, thousands of women's rights activists will gather at teach-ins, marches, workshops, cultural events, in-person and online all over the world to reaffirm the Beijing Platform for Action, which encourages political participation, education and the protection of human rights for women....
Posted: Mon, Feb 28, 2005 4:46pm PST
UN Reviews Implementing Beijing Declaration on Woman CAIRO, February27 , 2005 (IslamOnline.net & News Agencies) – The UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) will kick off Monday, February 28 , a controversial session to review implementations of the1995 Beijing Platform for Action, and the 2000 Beijing + 5Declaration....
Posted: Sun, Feb 27, 2005 11:23am PST
Kansas Attorney General Negotiates Secret Attack on Women's Rights "The National Organization for Women condemns the latest action by anti-abortion zealots bent on invading the privacy of women and girls," said NOW President Kim Gandy. "This is outrageous harassment of women and their doctors for base political motives."...
Posted: Sat, Feb 26, 2005 12:18am PST
Leaders to Bush Admin.: U.S. Must Reaffirm Historic Women's Human Rights Agreement Another U.S. Withdrawal at the United Nations? Leaders to Bush Admin.: U.S. Must Reaffirm Historic Women's Human Rights Agreement...
Posted: Fri, Feb 25, 2005 6:09pm PST
Kansas Attorney General Violates Patients' Privacy NARAL Pro-Choice America: Kansas Attorney General Violates Patients' Privacy; Demand for Patients' Sexual History, Birth Control Usage Part of Pattern of Intrusion Into Personal Records...
Posted: Fri, Feb 25, 2005 12:53am PST
2/27-3/5: National Eating Disorder Awareness Week in the Bay Area To be a voice of hope and healing. To encourage people to use their voice in support of individuality. To bring awareness, education and activism on eating disorders to people of all ages, so that no one else will have to die and those who are suffering, as well as their loved ones, will get the help and support they need....
Posted: Thu, Feb 24, 2005 11:44pm PST
Thursdays in March: Black Women's Video and Discussion Series Black Women's Video and Discussion Series
Each and Every Thursday in March
that's March 3rd | 10th | 17th | 24th | 31st...
Posted: Mon, Feb 21, 2005 2:54pm PST
Reproductive Rights Conference A FREE conference that addresses reprodctive freedom as it relates to a broad range of social justice initiatives including economic justice, healthcare reform, racial equality, peace, freedom from violence, youth liberation, civil liberties, and LGBTQ rights....
Posted: Mon, Feb 21, 2005 11:35am PST
Koko needed to see new nipples? the cult of Koko apparently led to sexual harrassment of women...
Posted: Sun, Feb 20, 2005 9:47pm PST
Uganda Bans 'Vagina Monologues' Staging A plan by women's rights groups to stage the graphic theater work "The Vagina Monologues" to raise money for war-affected African women failed when the government banned the performance as contrary to Ugandan values....
Posted: Sat, Feb 19, 2005 10:52pm PST
Plague Kills Scores in Congo Outbreak KINSHASA, Congo -- A rare form of plague has killed at least 61 people at a diamond mine in the remote wilds of northeast Congo, and authorities fear hundreds more who fled into the forests to escape the contagion are infected and dying, the World Health Organization said Friday....
Posted: Fri, Feb 18, 2005 8:42pm PST
Baghdad Burning: Groceries and Election Results... Yesterday, one of our neighbors stopped by the house. She was carrying a hot plate of some green beans in a tomato sauce. “Abu Ammar has some wonderful green beans,” she confided. “But you have to tell him to give you some of the ones he hides under the table- the ones on display are a little bit chewy.” I added green beans to the grocery list and headed off with E. to Abu Ammar....
Posted: Fri, Feb 18, 2005 9:41am PST
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