Another battle looms over whether public hospitals will be required to offer the procedure.
Tag: Women’s Rights
At Pro-Taliban Protest, a Symbol of America’s Lost Influence: Faces Obscured by Veils
Several hundred women wore the head-to-toe garments at a pro-Taliban demonstration on Sept. 11. The march was a reminder of how after years of war, Afghanistan’s women are again at the mercy of the militants.
As Abortion Rights Expand, the U.S. Joins a Handful of Telling Exceptions
Recent shifts on access to abortion suggest democracy and women’s rights go hand in hand — and that the inverse might be true as well.
Mexico’s Supreme Court Votes to Decriminalize Abortion
The ruling sets a precedent for the legalization of abortion nationwide.
Mexico’s Supreme Court Votes to Decriminalize Abortion
The ruling, which sets a precedent for the legalization of abortion nationwide, follows years of efforts by a growing women’s movement in Mexico.
Taliban Appoint Stalwarts to Top Government Posts
The Taliban’s violent response to the latest demonstration, which included hundreds of women in Kabul, was another sign that they will not tolerate peaceful dissent in Afghanistan.
Clarissa Ward of CNN Looks Back on the Afghanistan War
The network’s chief international correspondent, one of the most visible reporters during the withdrawal of U.S. troops, decided to become a reporter after an epiphany on 9/11.
Threats and Fear Cause Afghan Women’s Protections to Vanish Overnight
As the Taliban advanced, safe houses for women closed, and the staff sheltered girls at home as relatives released from prison threatened to kill them.
Gail Omvedt, Sociologist, Dies at 81
An American-born sociologist, she moved to India in the 1970s, helped pioneer the study of castes and drew attention to the lives of the country’s most oppressed.
Will the World Formally Recognize the Taliban?
The extremist group back in charge of Afghanistan has been a pariah to much of the world for its legacy of brutality, and the prospects for greater acceptance remain unclear.