grrrly news 1/22/05
Roe v. Wade anniversary raises questions
Coming just two days after George W. Bush's inauguration, Saturday's anniversary of the 1973 Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion is dominated by the hopes of one side - and fears of the other - that the president will try to overturn Roe v. Wade through appointments to fill expected high court vacancies
Update on NOW's Wal-Mart Campaign
We are finally getting their attention! This morning, the public was greeted with full page ads in major newspapers from Lee Scott, President and CEO of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. The ad blames "special interest groups" and "critics" for spreading "misinformation about Wal-Mart." He says that the public "deserves to hear the truth."
On the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, those who remember the days of illegal abortion fight to keep that time a distant memory
A new quartet of superheroes steps up to fight evil. Their turf? The Middle East.
In communities across the country, 'social host' laws passed in an effort to stop teenage drinking are making criminals out of otherwise responsible, law-abiding parents
Urge Labor Department to Keep Collecting Data on Women Workers
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), a division of the Department of Labor, has announced that it will stop collecting employment data on women. Please tell the BLS and your Members of Congress that this information is absolutely essential, and its elimination will ultimately lead to an increase in workplace inequality.
The Bush administration's ten most outrageous scandals – an orgy of fraud, mismanagement and corruption
More obese kids are turning to stomach-stapling surgeries and diet drugs. Are these trendy adult treatments the healthiest choice?
Feds Made Interracial Sex America's Taboo
Black heavyweight champion, Jack Johnson, paid a heavy price for defying interracial sex and marriage laws.
Oppressive military regimes and prior environmental degradation add unnatural death and destruction to a supposedly natural disaster.
As opportunities to avoid advertising develop – such as skipping ads, blocking pop-up windows – advertisers are working hard to make sure their message is heard, everywhere you go.
Despite pressure, Bush vows 'no women in combat'
President Bush's policy on women in ground combat takes just four words to articulate: "No women in combat."
Despite extended tours of duties in Iraq for soldiers and an Army examination of women's roles, the president told editors and reporters of The Washington Times yesterday in an interview in the Oval Office that he has no intention of sending women into ground combat, a mission for which they are banned under Pentagon policy.
Let's Inaugurate Saner, Safer World for Women
As Jane Roberts contemplates President Bush's $40 million inauguration party tomorrow, she thinks about how much family-planning efforts around the world have lost in the last four years
Teens Opt for Unsafe Sex, Not Parents' Consent
A study suggests that teens would forgo birth control if they needed parental consent to receive it from family planning clinics. The study arrives as lawmakers consider whether to mandate parental notification for clinics that receive federal funds
In Alzheimer's, Women Bear Double Burden
Alzheimer's disease, a form of dementia that typically strikes after age 65, is on the rise in the United States. Not only are women particularly at risk for this progressive, irreversible disease, but they also often act as primary caregivers for others.
Taking the Temperature of Choice on Road
I didn't set out to measure the health of Roe v. Wade when I toured my play "Words of Choice" from New York to 10 states in the past year. But traveling to Missouri and Florida, Virginia and Minnesota, I keep feeling the temperature: signs of liveliness and weaknesses in ways I didn't imagine.
United Nations'
cartoon condoms
The United Nations has launched a series of 20 animated TV ads to stop the spread of AIDS, featuring cartoon condoms named Shaft, Stretch and Dick
Covenant Marriage Movement Continues to Grow
So far only three states—Arizona, Arkansas and Louisiana—are part of the covenant marriage movement, passing legislation that encourages couples to seek counseling before opting for a divorce
Soap opera fighting to save baby girls
In some parts of India there are so few women that men are having to look away from home to secure a bride.
Anti-bullying union boss 'made woman cry in poll dispute'
The man elected general secretary of one of the largest unions on an "anti-bullying" ticket allegedly reduced the organisation's president to tears over her attempts to set up an inquiry into claims of ballot-rigging during his election
Four women were among the first students to graduate from Birmingham University in 1901 - and the presentation ceremony was recorded on recently discovered archive film.
Many Australian in the country's famous outback are finding their lives increasingly lonely as more and more women head to the cities in search of a career.
Cab revamp to protect lone women
About 500 private hire vehicles are to be given a makeover to improve safety for women travelling on their own.
Harvard row over sex and science
The president of Harvard University has caused a stir among academics by suggesting women have less "innate ability" at science and maths than men.
Cuttlefish wimps 'dress as girls'
Diminutive Giant Australian Cuttlefish males have taken to pretending to be female to elbow out larger love rivals, science magazine Nature has revealed.
Sex offenders face lie detector tests
The government today pushed ahead with plans to introduce compulsory lie detector tests for convicted sex offenders released from prison.
Under the management of offenders and sentencing bill, published today, sex offenders could be forced to undergo polygraph tests to check they are fulfilling the conditions of their release.
GOP = Grumpy Old Pornographers
The last presidential election, we were told ad nauseum, was decided on "moral values." But what about the GOP's porn connection
Parent sues district
on Darwin-only rule
After battling a California school district for more than a year over its teaching of evolution, a parent has filed a civil-rights lawsuit in federal court alleging his constitutional rights to free speech, equal protection and religious freedom were violated.
Bump, grind your way to riches, students told
Students at a Palo Alto middle school learned more than school officials ever expected when a recent "career day" speaker extolled the merits of stripping and expounded on the financial benefits of a larger bust.
Iraqi women divided about whether to vote conservative and lose rights
Women make up about 55 percent of Iraq's population and they're guaranteed a quarter of the 275-member national assembly after elections. Yet, as the posters reflect, they don't speak with a single voice, and they face many obstacles to transforming their impressive numbers into political power.
ND Legislature will consider abortion ban
Anyone who performs an abortion may face a murder charge under legislation introduced by a Minot lawmaker, who concedes the bill's prospects are dim but says it will help keep the issue in the public eye.
A Burkha-wearing babe baring her breasts on the cover of a Polish magazine has ignited a culture mini-war in Brooklyn.
Outraged by what they call an insult to Islam, Yemeni newspaper vendors in Greenpoint are refusing to sell the latest edition of Forum magazine.
Romanian woman, 67, gives birth to daughter
A 67-year-old Romanian woman became the world's oldest mother yesterday, provoking an ethical, medical and religious debate about fertility treatment for older women.
Bills Would Extend Waiting Time for Divorce, Add Adultery Penalty
Lawmakers are pushing bills that would make spouses seeking a divorce wait longer and punish those who commit adultery by causing them to lose their rights to marital property.
OTC Morning-After Pill Decision Delayed
The government has delayed a decision about whether to allow women to buy the morning-after birth control pill over the counter but hopes to act soon, the manufacturer said Friday.
Abortion fight expands to other issues
It's not just about abortion anymore.
As supporters and opponents gear up for Saturday's anniversary of the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision legalizing most abortions, both sides also plan to spotlight other issues.
I can’t believe I’m losing to this idiot. So said John Kerry during the presidential campaign. Judging from the news stories following the election, many of his supporters appear to have had the same reaction—with no sense that the condescension inherent in their candidate’s statement helps illuminate the reasons for the election results.
AFTER LAST November's election results, kicking the feminist left when it's down just doesn't seem very sporting -- particularly at a time when people who openly advocate female subordination as part of their creed have a disturbing amount of influence on the right. But that's all the more reason to be exasperated when feminism devolves into irrelevancy and silliness just when a sane pro-equality message is needed most.
Mike Leigh film 'could trigger abortions'
Doctors have criticised Vera Drake, the award winning film that portrays an abortionist in a positive light, for demonstrating an abortion technique that could result in copy-cat deaths among expectant mothers.
For the second time this month, California's junior senator has thrown a wrench into the works of the second-term White House machine. She did it two weeks ago, when she was the only senator to object to the certification of electoral votes from Ohio. And she did it this week, on the eve of George W. Bush's second inauguration, when she put hard questions to Rice and then cast a committee vote against her confirmation. Ohio's electoral votes were eventually counted, and Rice will eventually be confirmed. But largely because of Boxer, the road has been rockier than the White House had expected; the vote on Rice's confirmation will be delayed until next week so Senate Democrats can have time to debate it.
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