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Mar 24 2006
Unsafe Abortions Kill 90 African Women Per Day
Experts at the Regional Consultation on Unsafe Abortion in Africa, which ended yesterday, discussed the prevalence of unsafe abortions and how policy changes can change these statistics...
http://www.feminist.org/news/newsbyte/uswirestory.asp?id=9582

Mar 23 2006
Women's Groups Speak Up at World Water Forum
At the Fourth Annual World Water Forum, held this past week in Mexico City, the Women's Caucus called on the conference attendees to uphold women's human right to water by including women in decisions related to water usage and sanitation and by taking gender issues into consideration when making policy...
http://www.feminist.org/news/newsbyte/uswirestory.asp?id=9580

Passing this along from the Feminist Majority Foundation.

Mar 22 2006
Supreme Court Considers Requiring Abuse Victims to Appear in Court
In a decision that could have severe ramifications for victims of domestic violence, the Supreme Court is considering whether plaintiffs in abuse cases are required by the Constitution to appear in court ˆ something that many are afraid to do...
http://www.feminist.org/news/newsbyte/uswirestory.asp?id=9578

Mar 20 2006
Utah Passes Parental Consent Abortion Law
Young women under the age of 18 in Utah will now have to get permission from a parent before obtaining an abortion, and although the consent requirement can be waived in some circumstances, parental notification cannot be...
http://www.feminist.org/news/newsbyte/uswirestory.asp?id=9572