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Dear Women of Means, Support Abortion Funds Today
Women's eNews - Sat, 05/11/2013 - 10:31am
As anti-choice legislators in the U.S. launch massive attacks against women's right to abortion access, political strategist Atima Omara-Alwala says if there is ever a time to give, it is now.
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Mexican Indigenous Moms Pushed, Pulled by Fertility
Women's eNews - Sat, 05/11/2013 - 9:39am
Rural Mexican women feel the push from the government to limit births and the pull of requests for sex from spouses who reject condoms and vasectomies, writes Vania Smith-Oka in this excerpt from "Shaping the Motherhood of Indigenous Mexico."
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Missing Ohio Women Found; U.S. Moms Fare Badly
Women's eNews - Fri, 05/10/2013 - 9:29am
Three women in Cleveland were found alive after being missing for over 10 years. This year, the U.S. dropped further in global ranking for maternal health by Save the Children.
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'Stories We Tell' Is Stunning Autobiography
Women's eNews - Fri, 05/10/2013 - 2:16am
Watch how this director documents her own efforts to find her biological father. Other films opening this upcoming week include the wickedly funny "Sightseers" and "Becoming Traviata," a must-see documentary about diva Natalie Dessay.
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Female Teens Ready for Rocket Launch Competition
Women's eNews - Thu, 05/09/2013 - 4:34am
Only five of the 100 national teen teams competing at Saturday's Team America Rocketry Challenge are all-female. One contestant said that doesn't faze her--male competitors stopped intimidating her in grade school.
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Celebrating Three Mothers in the Developing World
Women's eNews - Thu, 05/09/2013 - 4:27am
As president of American Jewish World Service, Ruth Messinger has found mothers in the developing world who represent the ideals of motherhood she holds dear: tenacity, strength and dignity.
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Veteran Pro Bono Lawyers Fight Health Care Law
Women's eNews - Wed, 05/08/2013 - 10:00am
With millions of dollars at stake for Hobby Lobby, The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, which brought the first challenge to the contraceptive mandate, will represent the Oklahoma City concern before the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver on May 23.
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On Mother's Day Let's Talk More About Her Health
Women's eNews - Wed, 05/08/2013 - 1:20am
Call it a holiday makeover. Mother's Day is starting to shine a spotlight on some lesser-known women's health issues and I'd like to flag CDIs, a seldom discussed intestinal condition.
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Until Motherhood Gets Easier, I'm Leaning Back
Women's eNews - Tue, 05/07/2013 - 2:23am
Gender equality isn't an item for a working mom's long to-do list. It is the responsibility of society, and we as a populace must organize to demand it. Until then, tired mothers and caregivers shouldn't be pushed to work any harder.
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