Maura Ewing, Author at Women's eNews

Moroccan Vote Puts Women’s Gains to Crucial Test

By Maura Ewing ● Politics ● November 21, 2011

Morocco’s new constitution offers huge hope for gender equality, including combating a well-documented problem of domestic violence. New members of parliament elected Nov. 25, along with the king, will determine actual change.

For Cuban Women, Sundays Are for Protest Marches

By Maura Ewing ● Crime & Law ● October 31, 2011

Relatives of political prisoners in Cuba–many of them women–are fighting to curb abuses they say family members suffer during incarceration. One of the most prominent opposition groups, Ladies in White, meets on Sundays.

Pro-Choice Lawmakers Press for ‘Awareness’ Week

By Maura Ewing ● Employment ● October 19, 2011

A group of female lawmakers yesterday pledged to introduce a resolution in their 15 states designating a week in January for awareness of reproductive rights. Some hope it will provide a rallying cry to pro-choice advocates nationwide.

Abortion Suicide Link Fails a Court Test

By Maura Ewing ● Health & Science ● September 29, 2011

An appeals court struck a suicide advisory from a South Dakota abortion law, underscoring decades of research finding no link between the procedure and mental health disorders. But the idea of psychological harm remains active in several states.

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Moroccan Vote Puts Women’s Gains to Crucial Test

For Cuban Women, Sundays Are for Protest Marches

Pro-Choice Lawmakers Press for ‘Awareness’ Week

Abortion Suicide Link Fails a Court Test