The Meaning of Michelle Obama (White House)
http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1900067,00.html
Taking the Hill (legislation)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/07/magazine/07congress-t.html?ref=todayspaper&pagewanted=all
The Self-Employed Depression (unemployment)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/07/magazine/07unemployed-t.html?ref=todayspaper&pagewanted=all
Anti-Abortion Efforts Move to the State Level (abortion, legislation)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/07/AR2009060702500.html
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Showing posts with label abortion. Show all posts
Jun 7, 2009
Global Problems Briefs #3
Putting the Breaks on India's Young Consumers (credit system, economic crisis)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/06/AR2009060601975.html
After Tienanmen, China Wedded Force with Freedom (governance)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/05/AR2009060501970.html
My Choice (abortion)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/05/AR2009060502006.html
We Had Our Perestroika. It's High Time for Yours (governance)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/05/AR2009060501966.html
China's New Deal: Modernizing the Middle Kingdom (economic crisis, infrastructure)
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1900245,00.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/06/AR2009060601975.html
After Tienanmen, China Wedded Force with Freedom (governance)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/05/AR2009060501970.html
My Choice (abortion)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/05/AR2009060502006.html
We Had Our Perestroika. It's High Time for Yours (governance)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/05/AR2009060501966.html
China's New Deal: Modernizing the Middle Kingdom (economic crisis, infrastructure)
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1900245,00.html
Jun 5, 2009
American Studies Briefs #1
Can Obama Tame the Democrats? (news analysis)
http://www.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,1898166,00.html
The WayWe'll Work (series of short essays)
http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1898024_1898023,00.html
A Race to Keep Up with the Tightwads (news feature)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/04/AR2009060404577.html
Sotomayor Speeches Woven with Ethnicity (news)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/04/AR2009060403265.html
Obama Mid-East Speech Supports Rights, Democracy (critical analysis)
http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2009/06/04/obama-mid-east-speech-supports-rights-democracy
Barack Obama Speech at Cairo University, 2009 (Wikipedia entry, includes reaction citations)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama_speech_at_Cairo_University,_2009
New Attention on Late-Term Abortions (news)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/04/AR2009060404267.html
Almanac of American Politics 2010 (ad for upcoming July edition of annual classic)
http://www.nationaljournal.com/almanac/2010/?APE06049C
http://www.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,1898166,00.html
The WayWe'll Work (series of short essays)
http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1898024_1898023,00.html
A Race to Keep Up with the Tightwads (news feature)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/04/AR2009060404577.html
Sotomayor Speeches Woven with Ethnicity (news)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/04/AR2009060403265.html
Obama Mid-East Speech Supports Rights, Democracy (critical analysis)
http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2009/06/04/obama-mid-east-speech-supports-rights-democracy
Barack Obama Speech at Cairo University, 2009 (Wikipedia entry, includes reaction citations)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama_speech_at_Cairo_University,_2009
New Attention on Late-Term Abortions (news)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/04/AR2009060404267.html
Almanac of American Politics 2010 (ad for upcoming July edition of annual classic)
http://www.nationaljournal.com/almanac/2010/?APE06049C
May 27, 2009
East Timor Resisting Legalized Abortion, UN Committee Calls Current Policies "Discriminatory"
NEW YORK, MAY 25, 2009 Zenit.org - The predominantly Catholic nation of East Timor is under pressure from the United Nations for its laws that penalize abortion, even in the case of rape and incest.
The Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute reported last week that East Timor's policies are being scrutinized by the U.N. committee responsible for overseeing compliance with the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, which will meet for its 44th session in July.
The country's new penal code, which will take effect at the beginning of June, continues to penalize the practice of abortion, though it adds an exception for cases where the mother's health is in jeopardy.
A report from East Timor to the committee states that abortion is a "sensitive issue" in the country, "especially given the traumatic events of recent years" when a 24-year Indonesian occupation enforced family planning programs that were "widely resented" by the people.
The report notes that in the Timorese culture, contraception is generally unpopular, as both men and women see it as "fueling promiscuity and sexually-transmitted diseases while decreasing the number of children."
The Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute stated that despite general support in East Timor for the continued criminalization of abortion, several non-governmental organizations such as the Alola Foundation and Rede Feto, with the support of the United Nations Population Fund and the United Nations Children's Fund, have been lobbying for more liberalized abortion laws.
It also reports that under the guise of promoting "gender equality," the U.N. committee is pushing for the "modification of customs and practices" regarded by them as "discriminatory."
Additionally, the U.N. body responds with opposition or indifference to Timor's reference to their long-standing customs, distrust of foreign influence, and the "reproductive rights" abuses suffered by Timorese women under Indonesia's rule.
The Timorese report states that the nation values gender distinctions as they help to protect the integrity of the family, as well as the well-being of women.
http://easttimorlegal.blogspot.com/2009/05/east-timor-resisting-legalized-abortion.html
The Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute reported last week that East Timor's policies are being scrutinized by the U.N. committee responsible for overseeing compliance with the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, which will meet for its 44th session in July.
The country's new penal code, which will take effect at the beginning of June, continues to penalize the practice of abortion, though it adds an exception for cases where the mother's health is in jeopardy.
A report from East Timor to the committee states that abortion is a "sensitive issue" in the country, "especially given the traumatic events of recent years" when a 24-year Indonesian occupation enforced family planning programs that were "widely resented" by the people.
The report notes that in the Timorese culture, contraception is generally unpopular, as both men and women see it as "fueling promiscuity and sexually-transmitted diseases while decreasing the number of children."
The Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute stated that despite general support in East Timor for the continued criminalization of abortion, several non-governmental organizations such as the Alola Foundation and Rede Feto, with the support of the United Nations Population Fund and the United Nations Children's Fund, have been lobbying for more liberalized abortion laws.
It also reports that under the guise of promoting "gender equality," the U.N. committee is pushing for the "modification of customs and practices" regarded by them as "discriminatory."
Additionally, the U.N. body responds with opposition or indifference to Timor's reference to their long-standing customs, distrust of foreign influence, and the "reproductive rights" abuses suffered by Timorese women under Indonesia's rule.
The Timorese report states that the nation values gender distinctions as they help to protect the integrity of the family, as well as the well-being of women.
http://easttimorlegal.blogspot.com/2009/05/east-timor-resisting-legalized-abortion.html
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