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A major report says women and girls have made significant progress in science over the past two decades, especially in medicine and the biological sciences. But the gains in the male bastions of computer science and engineering are being erased.
So far, President Bush has nominated 26 judges to the federal bench, including six women. One of them drew the fire of abortion rights groups this week for urging the Supreme Court to reconsider and “abandon” Roe v. Wade.
In a case of abortion politics trumping life-saving science, pro-choice advocates believe that President Bush will overrule his Health and Human Services chief and ban federal funding for embryonic stem cell research.
Too little food, too much violence and AIDS sustain maternal death rates here and abroad. Three major health organizations launch a campaign to improve maternal health, including the reduction of violence against pregnant women.
The conservative Independent Women’s Forum, given new life with the Republican victory, has launched a national “Take Back the Campus” campaign, buying advertisements in campus newspapers to challenge what it calls feminist myths.
President Bush’s first nominees for federal judgeships include one vocal opponent of abortion rights, but others have not ruled or spoken publicly on choice. Analysts say the list has a conservative, anti-civil rights bent.