A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association reports that women who consume folic acid and vitamin B6 have a decreased risk of heart attack. Researchers analyzed information from about 80,000 female nurses who had been filling out surveys every two years about their lifestyle, diet and health for fourteen years. Investigators […]
BRUSSELS — Feminist Majority President Eleanor Smeal today joined Emma Bonino, European Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs, other members of the European Parliament, international non-governmental organizations and women from Afghanistan in launching an international campaign, “A Flower for the Women of Kabul,” to end gender apartheid in Afghanistan. “Today, American feminists join with the European Parliament […]
A fire was set in the early morning at the Planned Parenthood of San Antonio Southeast Center family planning clinic. The front door was smashed and pamphlets were lit on fire. The fire burned briefly, but there was little damage and the clinic opened the next morning. Vandals have shattered two windows and painted a […]
Hundreds of police officers assembled at the Homewood Church of Christ for the funeral of Birmingham Officer Robert Sanderson, the first casualty of abortion clinic bombings in the United States. Sanderson, an eight-year member of the Birmingham police department, worked off-duty as a clinic security guard. “When a police officer dies everyone suffers. We have […]
An article advocating abortion rights for women throughout their pregnancies recently appeared in a Christian journal. The article, “Abortion and Public Policy,” appeared in the December 1997 issue of Christian Ethics Today and was written by retired United Methodist Church seminary professor, John M. Swomley. In the article Swomley writes, there “should be no legislation […]
An American Bar Association policy which would have granted “possession and control,” of a frozen embryo to that parent willing to assume parental responsibilities was voted down. A majority of the 531 ABA delegates opposed the proposal, which had been supported by the ABA’s board of governors. District of Columbia lawyer Estelle Rogers voiced her […]
The Army of God claimed responsibility for the bombing of a Birmingham, Alabama abortion clinic in letters postmarked just hours after the explosion. Letters sent to Reuters news agency, WAGA-TV of Atlanta and The Atlanta Journal and Constitution were all handwritten in block-style capital letters. The messages were in some ways identical to those claiming […]
Authorities are searching for Eric Robert Rudolph, a witness whose gray Nissan truck was spotted leaving the Birmingham abortion clinic bombing scene last Thursday. The bomb, made of nails and gunpowder, killed Robert Sanderson, a clinic security officer, and seriously injured Emily Lyons, a nurse and counselor who suffered extensive injuries to her legs, abdomen […]
The American Bar Association is proposing its first-ever policy on the issue of frozen embryos. Concerns over who gets custody of previously frozen embryos after divorce has led to a discussion of policy that would automatically assert ownership to the spouse who favors gestation, and would be willing to assume parental rights and responsibilities. Pittsburgh […]
Twice-Acquitted, Man Again Arrested for Rape, Attempted Murder Scott Christopher Malsky was arrested for aggravated sexual battery and attempted murder after raping and stabbing a 14-year-old girl in Florida. Malsky, who was twice acquitted of rape in Massachusetts, was a friend of the girl’s family. The girl was found walking down a Florida road after […]
A report published in the American Journal of Epidemiology suggests that antioxidant vitamins reduce damage to the placenta caused by smoking. A study of more than 1,500 women found that smoking causes growth retardation and fetal distress in labor prompting calcification of the placenta. Researchers at the University of Tennessee and other centers found that […]
Jurors awarded Sunday Daskalea $5.3 million in damages after finding that a D.C. jail correctional officer forced her to participate in a striptease in July 1995. Daskalea claims that correctional officer Yvonne C. Walker, who has since been fired, was intoxicated when she arrived at work and sent three inmates to force Daskalea to the […]
Three Leading National Organizations Will Reveal New Trends in Anti-Choice Terrorism and Assess the Effectiveness of Current Strategies to Reduce Anti-Choice Violence Who: Gloria Feldt, President, Planned Parenthood Federation of America Vicki Saporta, Executive Director, National Abortion Federation Eleanor Smeal, Feminist Majority Foundation What: Representatives of the Feminist Majority Foundation, PPFA, and […]
Members of the Women’s Guild, a conservative Georgetown University women’s group supported by the Independent Women’s Forum, have written a manifesto condemning modern feminism. A Washington Post article deems Georgetown University feminists’ response to this manifesto “unladylike.” Elizabeth Kastor, author of the Post article, reports that Women’s Guild members only “wanted to kindle a debate…hold […]
Despite cuts in social services in France, high-quality subsidized day-care has grown. Unlike in the U.S. where parents are unsure whether day care is good for children, French parents believe day care helps children become more outgoing and better socialized. Recent studies have shown that children who attended day care and pre-school do better in […]
In response to United Nations demands that the Taliban ruling militia improve women’s and girls’ access to education in Afghanistan, Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar said that education for women “is a big infidel policy which gives such obscene freedom to women.” Currently, the Taliban controls two-thirds of Afghanistan, and has banned women and girls […]
Representatives Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) and Dana Rohrabacher (R-Calif.) are planning a trip to Afghanistan to investigate the situation of women’s human rights. Maloney and Rohrabacher made the announcement at a House Human Rights Caucus briefing on October 30. The Representatives, who sponsored a House resolution condemning the Taliban’s discrimination against women and girls in Afghanistan, […]
For his role in bombing a Planned Parenthood clinic bombing, a newspaper office and a bank, as well as a bank robbery, alleged white separatist Verne Jay Merrell was sentenced yesterday to two life terms in prison without parole. Merrell does not recognize federal authority and refused to stand for his sentencing. His defense lawyer […]
On Thursday, October 30, members of Congress and representatives of the Asian-Pacific, Hispanic, African-American, and women_s communities gathered on the Capitol lawn to voice their support for President Clinton_s nominee for the position of Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, Bill Lann Lee. Leading the way, Rep. Patsy Mink (D-Hawaii), chair of the Asian Pacific […]
In response to the plummeting minority enrollments at University of California law schools, San Francisco’s top attorneys issued an ultimatum Wednesday. Representatives from 50 leading law firms and San Francisco’s Bar Association said they would no longer hire UC graduates unless the school admits more students of color. The group criticized UC because minority enrollment […]
