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In her unlikely challenge to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Nov. 4, peace activist Cindy Sheehan is giving Bay Area voters a chance to cast an anti-war protest vote. Sheehan contends that Pelosi is out of touch with her liberal constituency.
A California ruling on same-sex marriage forwards lesbians’ quest for a form of equality. But the victory is one among many national battles lesbians are waging for full acceptance. First part of “The Memo” series on the status of U.S. women.
After deportation to Mexico, a single mother continues her efforts to show how U.S. immigration policy separates families. She sent her 8-year-old, U.S.-born son to attend hearings and demonstrations in D.C. this week.
Mexico has implemented sweeping national legislation aimed at stamping out widespread violence against women. Advocates see the law as a response to the scores of unsolved Juarez slayings and hope it will end an era of impunity.
Nicaragua faces the imminent implementation of an abortion ban that makes no exception for the life of a woman. As concern spreads about its fatal effects for low-income women in particular, rights groups and others vow a legal challenge.