October 25, 2011
Cloth diapers may soon be given to low-income families in the USA. Legislation is currently being debated that would provide subsidized diapers, including washable diapers, to low-income families. As long as those receiving reusable diapers are shown how to use them properly I really hope this legislation is passed. Disposable diapers are unbelievably expensive and ...
Tags: babies,
cloth diapers,
environment,
legislation,
low-income,
money,
parenting,
poverty,
reusable diapers,
The Diaper Act,
USA
May 24, 2011
The current tactic for pro-life legislators to stop abortions when they can’t outlaw them altogether is to make them unaffordable. Kansas approved a ban on insurance companies offering abortion coverage as part of their general health plans (except when a woman’s life is at risk). The state’s newly approved budget also strips funding from a ...
Tags: anti-abortion,
Gov. Sam Brownback,
insurance,
Kansas,
law,
legislation,
Missouri,
obstetrics-gynecology,
Planned Parenthood,
pro life,
pro-choice,
state Rep. Annie Kuether,
The Guttmacher Institute,
unplanned pregnancies
May 24, 2011
They’re fighting for their rights… to go potty. Connecticut could become the 14th state to pass a legislation against discrimination against the transgender community. The state’s House of Representatives voted 77 to 62 Thursday night for the bill, with all the Republican members in opposition. The main sticking point was the issue of which washroom ...
May 4, 2011
I cannot figure out whether the members of American state legislatures are hypocrites or completely oblivious when it comes to reproductive rights issues. A bill that would mandate women getting abortions to have ultra sounds performed so they can view the image and hear the fetal heart beat tentatively passed the state Senate floor today. ...
Tags: abortion,
legislation,
maine,
pregnancy,
pro-choice,
rape,
reproductive rights,
Sen. Dan Patrick,
sex education,
Texas,
women's rights
July 31, 2010
For the many families who have difficulty having their own children, surrogate mothers are the best option. India is the capital of “surrogacy tourism” but where is the line between bribery and free choice for these women?
Tags: babies,
human rights,
India,
legislation,
parents,
pregnancy,
surrogacy,
surrogacy regulations,
surrogacy tourism,
surrogate mother,
women's rights
July 26, 2010
For most children summer is a time of fun and relaxation. But for girls from families where female genital mutilation (FGM) is the norm, school holidays are the time when they are most likely to get cut. Between 500 and 2,000 girls will undergo FGM this summer in the UK. This happens either by taking ...
June 3, 2010
In America, anti-abortion advocates must be celebrating in the streets. Eleven states have passed laws this year restricting abortion and 370 state bills are under consideration. I think it’s time we finally accept that women will never be completely free to choose and there will always be an ongoing battle over rights to abortion. Also, for ...
Tags: abortion,
abortion laws,
abortion rights,
America,
anti-abortion,
babies,
Barack Obama,
conservatives,
feminism,
human rights,
legislation,
parents,
pregnancy,
pro life,
pro-choice,
reproduction,
reproductive choice,
Roe vs. Wade,
sexual health education,
women's rights
May 29, 2010
This morning, Jordan Romero must be the happiest 13-year-old boy on the face of the earth. Having become the youngest person ever to summit Mount Everest, by two whole years, he can certainly tell all of his middle-school friends how he cheated death while climbing the world’s tallest mountain. But why does he need to ...
Tags: child abuse,
child protection,
children's rights,
end of innocence,
forced maturity,
Guiness Book of World Records,
human rights,
Jessica Dubroff,
Jordan Romero,
legislation,
media,
parenting,
parents
May 11, 2010
In many countries in the world homosexual people face discrimination. I’m not talking about simple name calling and hate bashing, but time in jail and sometimes the death penalty. What can we do to help these people in countries like the UK? And should we help them? The UK’s highest court is currently being challenged by ...
Tags: asylum seekers,
death penalty,
discrimination,
equality,
gay,
gay rights,
homophobia,
homosexual asylum,
homosexuality,
human rights,
legislation,
UK
May 4, 2010
In Novara in Italy they have banned the burka in public places. The first woman in Italy has been fined 500 Euros for wearing her burka in the post office. For any family this is a hefty fine and for this Tunisian immigrant family they have said it will be a struggle. The laws are ...
Tags: banning the veil,
burka,
burqa,
conservatives,
equality,
feminism,
fined for wearing burka,
human rights,
Islam,
Italy,
legislation,
Muslim women,
religion,
sexism,
women's rights