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Monthly Archives: February 2004
Dishonest Comparison of Great Britain and U.S. Teen Pregnancy Rates
In January, Olga Craig wrote an op-ed for the Daily Telegraph favorably comparing the declining rate of teen pregnancies in the United States with the rate in Great Britain, which has the highest teen pregnancy rate of any country in … Continue reading
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Innocent Man Freed After Decades On Death Row for Rape/Murder He Didn’t Commit
In January, Nicholas Yarris walked out of the Pennsylvania prison where he had spent 23 years on death row for the rape and murder of a Philadelphia woman. Yarris was convicted of the killing in 1983 after police testified that … Continue reading
Man Wins Lawsuit Against Fertility Clinic Over Consent to Use Embryos
Richard Gladu, Jr. was awarded $108,000 from a Massachusetts fertility clinic whom he sued for allowing his wife to be implanted with a frozen embryo without his consent. Gladu and his wife, Meredith McLeod, had the frozen embryos created and … Continue reading
Australia Turns Down Bid by Serial Killer to Have Sex Change Information
Australian serial killer Paul Denyer recently filed a request for information about Australia’s policy on sex changes for inmates, and the misogynist killer may be looking to have a sex change in order to be reassigned to a woman’s prison. … Continue reading
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Group Wants Father Figure Requirement Removed from Fertility Treatment in UK
In Great Britain, clinics that perform in vitro fertilization are required by law to consider the “need of the child for a father” before allowing women to undergo the procedure. The Human Fertilization and Embryology Authority recently argued that this … Continue reading
Amnesty International: Violence Against Women “Most Pervasive Human Rights Challenge”
In November, Amnesty International marked International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women by arguing that violence against women is the “most pervasive human rights challenge” facing the world today. Unfortunately, Amnesty International appears to be relying on inflated … Continue reading
Imam Sentenced in Spain for Book with Wife Beating Advice
The BBC reports that Muslim cleric Mohamed Kamal Mustafa was sentenced to 15 months in jail by a Spanish court for writing a book that included advice on the proper way to beat one’s wife. Under Spanish law, however, the … Continue reading
Burkina Faso’s Campaign Against Female Genital Mutilation Appears to Be Succeeding
Preliminary results suggest that Burkina Faso’s campaign against female genital mutilation may be succeeding, at least in some parts of the country, in ending the practice. In 1992, when Burkina Faso launched its anti-FGM campaign, as many as two-thirds of … Continue reading
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A Call For Gender-Neutral Restrooms at the University of Chicago
The Chicago Maroon — the student newspaper at the University of Chicago — reported in November on a panel at which University of Chicago Law professor Mary Case presented the case for an issue near and dear to her — … Continue reading
WHO Releases Report on Maternal Mortality Around the World
In October the World Health Organization released its estimates of the continued prevalence of maternal mortality. WHO estimates that worldwide 529,000 women die during childbirth. Not surprisingly, 95 percent of those childbirth deaths occur in Africa and Asia, while only … Continue reading