Randal Hanson of Fargo was sentenced yesterday to five years in prison for attempting to set fire to a Fargo abortion clinic in April of 1998. During a three-day trial in October, Hanson was found guilty of breaking out a window at the Fargo Women’s Health Organization and spreading kerosene around inside of the clinic.
Women of Israel Television (WIT) is investing $15 million for a new women’s channel for Israel. The new channel will operate by cable and satellite broadcasting. Printed press elements for the channel are currently being developed. Negotiations are also in progress with women’s channels worldwide on possible cooperation, representation and the creation of original content.
Conservative Republican presidential hopeful Gary Bauer yesterday called Vermont’s recent Supreme Court decision that grants homosexual couples the same legal protections given to married couples “worse than terrorism.” Speaking to reporters at his New Hampshire campaign headquarters, Bauer told reporters, “I think what the Vermont Supreme Court did last week was in some ways worse […]
Under new state Department of Health regulations, announced yesterday, RI will become the fifth state to allow mid-level professionals as well as doctors to prescribe drugs to induce an abortion. The changes which are the first changes to Rhode Island’s abortion regulations in more than 15 years also allow nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives […]
Bahrain recently announced the appointment of the country’s first female ambassador. Sheika Hayya bin Rashid Al Khalifa, a prominent feminist and lawyer, will take her place as BahrainÕs ambassador to France in January, 2000. Al Khalifa, who is a member of BahrainÕs ruling family, said she is looking forward to her starting her new job […]
Human Rights Watch’s World Report 2000 concludes that there has been no improvement in the situation of women in areas of Afghanistan under Taliban control. “Taliban officials continued to beat women on the streets of Kabul for dress code violations and for venturing outside the home without the company of a close male relative,” cites […]
The Inter-Parliamentary Union reports today that Sweden tops legislative gender-equity standing at the turn of the century with over 40 percent of its parliamentary seats held by women. The United States ranked 43d on the list, with women holding only 13.3 percent of seats in the House of Representatives. Nordic countries took the top spots […]
Attorney General Mark Pryor said that he will not appeal the federal appeals court ruling in September that struck down Arkansas’ ban on late-term abortion. Pryor explained in a letter to Arkansas Right to Life Executive Director Rose Mimms that the appeal would be costly and would likely fail. In September, the 8th U.S. Circuit […]
CBS news reported on Monday that “the power of women voters can make or break presidential bid.” “In the battle for the White House, currying women’s vote has become a campaign necessity in recent years,” said the report. Feminist Majority Foundation President Eleanor Smeal pointed out that women’s votes were key in electing President Clinton […]
The Planned Parenthood Association of Bucks County, PA announced it will offer abortions at its Warminster Township Clinic early next year. The clinic will be only health care facility in the county to offer abortions, and the move will increase women’s access to health care by eliminating area-women’s need to cross county lines for services. […]
The Russell Athletic 1999 “In the Long Run” survey revealed that over sixty-percent of women over thirty regularly excise and take better care of their bodies than they did when they were younger. The women surveyed said they exercise “for the health of it” rather than for their appearance. Seventy-one percent of the women surveyed […]
U.S. District Judge Solomon Oliver Jr. ruled on Monday that Ohio’s taxpayer-funded school voucher program was unconstitutional as a violation of the constitutional separation of church and state. Oliver said that not only was there no attempt to guaranteed that taxpayer dollars support only secular educational aspects of the participating school but also that parents […]
Governor Knock Yokoyama submitted a letter of resignation to the vice governor of Osaka from his hospital bed on Tuesday in response to charges he sexually harassed a university student. Prosecutors raided Yokoyama’s office and questioned him about the harassment allegations on Monday. The Osaka District Court last week ordered Yokoyama to pay $107,000 in […]
Customs Service inspector Diana M. Dean, a 19-year Customs veteran, was credited for relying on her instincts and training in the capture of a suspected terrorist in Port Angeles. Dean started a conversation with the driver and determined that something was awry, so she asked the man to get out of the car. The suspect […]
The Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA) reported the burning of an Afghan woman by her husband in Kabul recently. The report stated that during an argument with his wife, Salehah, the man beat her, then tied her hands and legs, poured gasoline over her body, and set fire to her. The woman, […]
Students at Kutztown University in Pennsylvania recently confronted a fake abortion clinic in their area. The Leadership Alliance at Kutztown exposed the clinic through a “Did You Know?” campaign. After the campaign, the clinic spoke with the Leadership Alliance and agreed to change their advertisement to a more accurate description of their services. Great work! […]
Leadership Alliances across the country are gearing up to celebrate the 27th anniversary of Roe v. Wade! Your local Leadership Alliance should expect a mailing with materials and ideas any day!
The Vermont Supreme Court ruled today that lesbian and gay couples must receive benefits and protections equal to those given to married couples of the opposite sex. The Court is leaving it up to the state Legislature to determine whether the benefits will be given through formal marriages laws or a parallel domestic partnership system. […]
Planned Parenthood and several other abortion providers won a victory in February when a Portland jury ordered militant anti-abortion protestors to pay $109 million for threatening abortion providers with “Wanted Posters” and The Nuremberg Files Web site. The plaintiffs, however, have collected virtually no payments. Last Spring U.S. District Judge Robert E. Jones ruled that […]
A thirteen-year old girl, “Laura,” who is three months pregnant, has been denied an abortion by an Italian court, overturning the decision of her guardian to go ahead with the procedure. Laura is three months pregnant by her fourteen-year old boyfriend, who is also mentally disabled. Her guardian described Laura as a “a 7-year-old who […]
