Nacha Cattan, Author at Women's eNews

Mexican Women Activists Put Reforms Under the Gun

By Nacha Cattan ● Uncategorized ● August 10, 2009

Mexico has taken federal measures to improve women’s safety. But anti-violence activists say a new commission is based on a flawed model and a federal prosecutor has limited power. The second of two stories on femicide in Mexico.

Mexican Woman’s Murder Lives on in Her Children

By Nacha Cattan ● Uncategorized ● August 9, 2009

Children of a murdered Mexican woman are haunted by the domestic homicide they witnessed. But the crime remains unsolved, in what the grandmother calls a culture of impunity. The first of two stories on femicide in Mexico.

Embryo Rights Laws Go Viral in Mexico

By Nacha Cattan ● Uncategorized ● July 29, 2009

In a backlash to Mexico City’s move to decriminalize abortion two years ago, states across Mexico have been rewriting their constitutions to grant embryos legal rights. So far 13 states out of 32 have approved the changes and six are debating it.

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