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Department of Justice Reports Increase of Rape, Sexual Assault, and Domestic Violence in US
According to a new Department of Justice (DOJ) report, the rates of rape, sexual assault, and domestic violence in the United States have soared over the past two years. The National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), a b...
Proposition 8 Legal Battles Intensify with Briefings Filed with CA Supreme Court
California Attorney General Jerry Brown made public his opposition to Proposition 8 Friday in a brief to the California Supreme Court while "Yes on 8" forces filed a brief extending their opposition to include invalidation of the same-sex marriages already performed in there. California's Supreme Co...
Strong Feminist Chosen for Labor Secretary
Hilda Solis, a leader and fighter for civil rights for women and people of color, has been chosen by President-elect Barack Obama to be his Secretary of Labor.
"I am thrilled by the nomination of Hilda Solis, who has been a long-time stron...
Final Regulation Issued by Health and Human Services Threatens Womens Healthcare Access
Regulations from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that threaten women's access to contraception and comprehensive health care were released in their final version yesterday. The regulation establishes new protections for health care providers who refuse to provide certain services b...
Afghan Editor Receives Courage in Journalism Award
Afghan journalist Farida Nekzad was honored by the International Women's Media Foundation with a Courage in Journalism Award for her support of women's rights and freedom of the press in Afghanistan. As the managing editor and deputy director of Pajhwok Afghan News, the leading independent news agen...
Anti-Affirmative Action Ballot Measure Petition Circulating in Missouri
A petition to amend the Missouri consitution to ban affirmative action was approved for circulation by Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan last week. The ban, proposed by the
Sioux City Council Tables Same-Sex Marriage Vote
A resolution that would have defined marriage as between one man and one woman was tabled at a Sioux City, Iowa city council meeting last night. According to the Des Moines Register the city ...
Morocco Accepts CEDAW Without Reservations
In a speech celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, King Mohammed VI of Morocco announced last week his nation's full acceptance of the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), the 1979 treaty that bans ...
In Vitro Fertilization Laws Expanded in Australian State
In Australia, the state Parliament of Victoria voted earlier this month to expand in vitro fertilization (IVF) laws so that single and lesbian women will have legal access to IVF. Previously, single and lesbian women were required to be clinically infertile in order to receive IVF treatment.
The le...
New Female Condom Approved by FDA Panel
A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) panel voted unanimously to approve a second generation female condom last week. The device is cheaper than female condoms that are currently available, is easier to produce, and uses a soft new material.
The panel advised that instructions for the new device r...
New Jersey Panel Finds Civil Unions are Separate, but not Equal
The New Jersey State Civil Union Review Commission has found that the state's civil union law does not provide the same protections to gay couples as marriage does to heterosexual couples. The commission found that "the separate cat...
Congress Passes Strong Anti Trafficking Law
Late Wednesday night, the Senate passed by unanimous consent the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Act that was passed earlier in the day by the House. The Act, H.R. 7311, authorizes appropriations for fiscal years 2008 through 2011 and enhances measures to combat trafficking in pe...
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