Women’s health clinics around the U.S. and Canada are being urged to increase security and awareness today, because of a history of violence during this time. Since 1994 there have been five sniper attacks on U.S. and Canadian physicians who perform abortions. All of these attacks have occurred on or close to Canada’s Remembrance Day, […]
Anti-abortion forces are holding up the payment of nearly $1 billion the United States owes the United Nations. House conservatives such as Chris Smith (R-NJ) are demanding that the US stop financing international family planning organizations that promote abortion rights globally in return for the US payment of UN dues. President Clinton has rejected the […]
The Supreme Court heard South Carolina’s challenge to the Drivers’ Privacy Protection Act today in Reno vs. Condon, Attorney General of South Carolina. The state of South Carolina challenged the 1993 law because it prohibits the state Department of Motor Vehicles from using vehicle license plate numbers to sell or disclose, without authorization, personal information […]
Secretary of State Madeleine Albright spoke out in response to an ominous letter from the Taliban in Afghanistan, stating “I think the American people understand that this is a considerable threat.” In the letter, Taliban army leader Mullah Mohammed Omar threatened “surprises” against the American people if economic sanctions are imposed on Sunday for its […]
The House International Relations Committee on Tuesday approved a bill that would provide new penalties for international traffickers in women and children. Nearly 50,000 women and girls are brought into the United States each year for sexual exploitation. Under this measure, traffickers could face life imprisonment in cases involving kidnapping, aggravated sexual abuse or attempted […]
In a vote of 17 – 1 on Monday, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee overwhelmingly approved the nomination of former Senator Carol Moseley-Braun as the U.S. ambassador to New Zealand. The committee’s endorsement clears the way for a confirmation by the full Senate this week, possibly as early as Tuesday. Committee Chairman Jesse Helms (R-NC), […]
Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban army issued Tuesday unspecified threats against the United States if economic sanctions are imposed for its refusal to hand over suspected terrorist Osama bin Laden. Osama bin Laden is on the FBI’s 10 Most Wanted List for allegedly masterminding attacks on two U.S. embassies in East Africa. Mullah Mohammed Omar, the Taliban’s […]
A delegate at The Baptist General Convention of Texas introduced a motion rejecting the Southern Baptist Convention’s pronouncement that women should submit to their husbands. Pastor Robert Newell of Houston proposed the measure which the 2,200 representatives attending the annual meeting in El Paso will vote on Tuesday morning. If the motion passes with a […]
Moving a step closer to confirmation as the new U.S. ambassador to New Zealand, former Senator Carol Moseley-Braun appeared before a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing held Friday and defended herself against allegations of ethical misconduct. Under questioning from Senator Paul Coverdell (R-GA), Moseley-Braun refuted charges that she had misused campaign funds citing a Federal […]
News that Canada’s health department had approved the morning after pill, Preven, in early March has prompted a boycott from anti-choice groups, who previously were unaware of the approval. Roberts Pharmaceutical Canada Inc. is advertising the pill as a contraceptive that prevents pregnancy and will market Preven in Canada. Preven prevents pregnancy if taken up […]
The United States Supreme Court will hear arguments on Tuesday over whether public universities can use mandatory student activity fees to subsidize groups on campus that pursue political goals. The case stems from a lawsuit filed by a law student at the University of Wisconsin, Scott Southworth, who claimed along with other conservative law students […]
Special Agent in Charge (SAIC) Margie Moore, Assistant Director of the Feminist Majority Foundation’s National Center for Women & Policing as well as women’s and student advocacy groups met yesterday with Vice President Al Gore and Congressional Democrats on Capitol Hill on the issue of gun control. The National Network to End Domestic Violence, National […]
A hearing has been scheduled for Carol Moseley-Braun before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to consider her nomination to be ambassador to New Zealand. Jesse Helms (R-NC), Foreign Relations Committee Chair, who has stood in opposition to Moseley-Braun’s nomination, has declined to preside over the hearing and has not committed to attend. Sen. Craig Thomas […]
Kamal Hossain, special rapporteur of the UN High Commission on Human Rights, has urged US policy makers to approach the Afghanistan issue with a “comprehensive” approach rather than focusing simply on bin Laden. He suggested a peace process framework that focuses on human rights and allows the general population to participate in the rebuilding of […]
Beverley McLachlin, who has served on Canada’s Supreme Court for the last decade, has been named the Chief Justice of Canada’s highest court. Canada’s Prime Minister Jean Chretien announced the appointment yesterday, and received immediate positive responses from the legal and feminist communities. Andree Cote, director of legislation for the National Association of Women and […]
The United Nations relief coordinator for Afghanistan predicts disaster this winter unless the Taliban agrees to provide a safe route to deliver food, fuel, and shelter supplies to the northern Panjshir Valley. Military operations are being carried out in this region of Afghanistan, as a coalition of forces resists the Taliban’s control of the war-torn […]
A University of Chicago survey released Tuesday finds that women and minorities are earning Ph.D.s in growing numbers. The survey of 382 universities nationwide found that 41 percent of all Ph.D recipients in 1997 were women—up from just 12 percent in 1967. The survey found that the number of minorities earning Ph.D.s almost doubled between […]
Today in Maine, votes will be cast on the controversial statewide referendum, “Question 1.” Known to many Maine residents as the “Partial Birth Abortion” initiative, “Question 1” vaguely defines “Partial Birth Abortion” and would classify physicians who performed the procedure as Class D criminals. One of the biggest concerns about this initiative is that because […]
Although they spend less than men online, women make up nearly half of Internet users, and their participation in Internet shopping is on the rise, according to Jupiter Communications. Analysts expect that Internet sales will more than double this holiday shopping season. Online retailers, seeking to capitalize on the increase in women’s Internet purchasing, are […]
Following complaints from the manager of Wal-Mart in Cartersville, GA and from Sabrena Parton, a professor at Kennesaw State University, Wal-Mart pulled a World Wrestling Federation doll depicting a wrestler carrying a woman’s head. The doll, Summer Slam ’99: Road Rage Al Snow, is modeled after WWF wrestler Al Snow, who carries a female mannequin’s […]
