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Anti-Abortion Measures on November Ballots in CA, CO, and SD

11.07.2008 23:58    feminist.org
Anti-abortion measures will be on the state-wide November ballots in California, Colorado, and South Dakota. In California, a constitutional amendment will appear on the November ballot that, if...


McCain Dodges Questions about Women's Health

11.07.2008 23:58    feminist.org
Presumptive Republican presidential candidate John McCain resisted commenting on insurance companies that cover Viagra but not birth control Wednesday. McCain said "I certainly do not want to discuss that issue" when a reporter asked him about this coverage discrepancy on

Obama Reaches Out to Women with Economic Plan

11.07.2008 23:58    feminist.org
Sen Barack Obama focused on women yesterday and unleashed his economic plan for women. In New York, he attended a breakfast for women with Sen. Hillary Clinton before speaking at a town hall meeting in Fairfax County, VA.

Ghana: EP Church Women Donate to Next Generation Home

11.07.2008 18:07    allafrica.com
AS PART of their annual week celebration, women of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church Ghana (EP Ghana) have donated assorted beverages, soaps, used clothing, and food items like rice, to the Next Generation Home in Bolgatanga.

Liberia: Govt. Response to HIV Unacceptable - ActionAid

11.07.2008 18:07    allafrica.com
The Liberian Government has been challenged to seek more acceptable means of responding to the HIV/AIDS pandemic in the country.

Ghana: New Aid Agenda Reinforces Gender Inequality

11.07.2008 18:07    allafrica.com
A gender advocate has described the Paris Declaration (PD) on aid effectiveness as an old aid architecture with nothing new to offer.

Somalia: Women Have a Role to Play in Nation, Say Activists

11.07.2008 12:28    allafrica.com
Long lasting peace and unity cannot be achieved unless women are involved fully in the political and democratization process in that country.

Uganda: Increase Resources for Family Planning

11.07.2008 12:28    allafrica.com
Today, Uganda joins the rest of the world to mark World Population Day. As we celebrate this day, our attention is drawn to the fact that people have the right to access family planning information and services to help them

Africa: UN Boss Draws Attention To Women's Health

11.07.2008 12:28    allafrica.com
The Secretary General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-Moon has been commenting on the health situation women around the globe are faced with, saying that the rate of death for women remains "the starkest indicator" of the disparity between rich

Sierra Leone: Salone Traditional Chiefs to Discuss Maternal Mortality in Nigeria

11.07.2008 12:28    allafrica.com
Traditional rulers in Sierra Leone and some other African countries have been enlisted by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in the fight against maternal mortality in Africa.

Nigeria: NPC Commissioner Laments High Maternal Mortality Rate

11.07.2008 12:28    allafrica.com
FEDERAL Commissioner of National Population Commission (NPC), Dr. Bode Iwaloye has described the present mortality ratio as too frightening, noting that about 800 maternal deaths are recorded per 100,000 live births in the country.

Angola: Family Minister Appeals to Women to Preserve Environment

11.07.2008 06:45    allafrica.com
Angolan minister of Family and Women Promotion, Cândida Celeste, Thursday in Luanda appealed to women to play a relevant part in the preservation of the environment.

Somalia: Women Have a Role to Play, Say Activists

11.07.2008 06:45    allafrica.com
Long lasting peace and unity cannot be achieved unless women are involved fully in the political and democratization process in that country.

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