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Grrrly News 01/01/05

January 1, 2005 02:32 PM posted by lisa : track it (0)

Mississippi tries everything to curb abortions
Outside are protesters, praying or proffering pamphlets with grisly photos. Inside, young women sit quietly in a room furnished with a television and a gumball machine, waiting for their appointments at Mississippi's only abortion clinic.

Women and girls most at risk from waterborne diseases
Women and girls may bear the brunt of a "second wave" of the disaster in south Asia if the devastation wreaked by the tsunami is followed by the outbreak of disease, aid agencies warned

A DIFFICULT PREGNANCY
Shawnna Hughes divorced her abusive husband. But four days later a judge revoked her divorce because Shawnna Hughes was pregnant-- and pregnant women in Washington, according to this judge, can't get divorced.
(thanks to Carmelia for the link)

Witnesses to Abuse Suffer as Well
People who witness repeated physical or mental abuse suffered by others can experience levels of psychological and physiological stress comparable to that of the abuse victims.

That's the finding of a Penn State study in the current issue of Violence and Victim

Mom gets kids back
Lawyers in Atlanta and Augusta are working to reunite a lesbian mother with her two children before Christmas, after the Georgia Court of Appeals ruled Dec. 16 that a juvenile court judge improperly removed the children earlier this year because of the mother’s sexual orientation.

Democratic Leadership Rethinking Abortion
fter long defining itself as an undisputed defender of abortion rights, the Democratic Party is suddenly locked in an internal struggle over whether to redefine its position to appeal to a broader array of voters.

Police want law to protect fetuses
Local law enforcement officials are pushing for legislation that will allow for felony prosecution of women who give birth to babies addicted to illegal drugs

U.N. 'peacekeepers' rape women, children
With the United Nations already under fire for the Oil-for-Food mega-scandal and other corruption, sensational allegations of rampant sexual exploitation and rape of young girls and women by the U.N.'s so-called "peacekeepers" and civilian staffers in the Congo is dragging the global body's reputation to an all-time low

Lesbians and Transgenders Struggle for Shelter
Life is never easy in a homeless shelter. But advocates say it's particularly harsh for lesbians and transgender women because the shelter system fails to provide gender-appropriate treatment. City officials say they're doing what they can.

Chileans Facing Up to Domestic Violence
In Latin America--as elsewhere in the world--domestic violence peaks during the holidays. The Chilean government has begun to face up to the problem, but advocates say stiffer laws are needed to prevent what new data reveal is an epidemic rate of abuse

Spotlight Turns on Celiac Disease
Celiac disease affects millions of women, but often goes undiagnosed for years because doctors are unable to detect it. Now, with more studies and women speaking out, the disease is falling under the national spotlight.

Birth Mothers, Adoptees Have Right to Records
Many women who surrendered their children for adoption hope to be "found." As one of them--now thankfully reunited--I'm celebrating Jan. 1 as the day when New Hampshire joins those states with open birth records.

California Rebuked on Female Inmate
California Corrections, the nation's largest state prison system, fails to provide adequate rehabilitation programs to female inmates, a state watchdog group charges. A commissioner says the state will pay the cost of this neglect "for generations."

Costa Rican IVF Ban Faces Human-Rights Test
A Costa Rican couple was in the middle of undergoing in vitro fertilization when the procedure was banned by the country's highest court. Now they are at the center of an international effort to defend assisted reproductive technologies.

Gay pink-triangle school sticker stirs debate
At the Dec. 14 School Committee meeting, 30 parents voiced their opposition to the committee about a pink triangle sticker that appears on windows of some classrooms. The upside-down pink triangle marks a "safe zone" for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender youth (GLBT) and their adult allies. A place where GLBT students can seek support and advice from someone willing to offer assistance.

How thin is too thin? Photographer launches campaign against anorexia
He is merely a photographer, but to thousands of Israeli teenagers Adi Barkan is an idol, the gatekeeper to fame and money. They’ll do anything to get his attention, to have his camera capture their image. They’ll certainly lose a few pounds to do so — sometimes too many pounds.

Dutch doctor defiant
over killing newborns
Officials from the Dutch Ministry of Justice say the legislature of the Netherlands is preparing a new protocol designed to protect doctors who euthanize newborns with severe disabilities, according to Dr. Eduard Verhagen, the head of pediatrics at Groningen Hospital.

Gay-wedding issue could sway election, poll suggests
Twenty per cent of Canadians say their next federal vote could be swayed by their MP's stance on gay marriage.

A new poll by Decima research highlights how strongly people feel about one of the most explosive political grenades to hit Parliament in decades

Egg donation 'surges' in Romania
Women in Romania are increasingly deciding to donate their eggs to infertile couples.

France outlaws sexist and anti-gay insults
Legislation is aimed at curbing rising homophobia, but civil liberty groups say threats of imprisonment and heavy fines go too far

Author Susan Sontag dies at 71
A strong-featured beauty with a trademark streak of white shot through her unruly black hair, Sontag became an intellectual celebrity in 1964 after publishing the essay "Notes on Camp," in which she argued that style trumps substance and introduced the concept of "so bad, it's good."

Court: It's OK to fire woman who wouldn't wear makeup
A female bartender who refused to wear makeup at a Reno casino was not unfairly dismissed from her job, a U.S. federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.
(Thanks to Toby for the link)

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