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Late-Term Abortions Pose Dilemma Down Under

By Leslie Cannold ● Commentary ● August 22, 2000

The abortion debate in Australia hasn’t reached the fevered pitch of the controversy in the U.S., but the recent highly publicized abortion in Melbourne of a 32-week-old fetus diagnosed with dwarfism illuminates the troubling issue of choice.

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Women’s Rights Embattled Throughout Summer

By Rita Henley Jensen ● Arts & Culture ● August 21, 2000

Prepare to weep and smile. This week, Women’s Enews will host commentaries from brilliant writers on Beijing + Five, U.S. Supreme Court decisions, the war crimes trials at The Hague and the Republican and Democratic national conventions.

Women Candidates Run Harder for Campaign Cash

By Jeannine Yeomans ● Commentary ● August 15, 2000

Just nine of the U.S. Senators are women, and 13 percent of the House is female. Those numbers are both historically high and shamefully low, say the women. True, opponents and media may dismiss them, but it’s lack of money that cripples them.

Hurdles for Women Athletes: Racism and Sexism

By Richard E. Lapchick ● Commentary ● August 9, 2000

The Williams sisters’ Wimbleton triumph is inspiring, yet the fact remains that women athletes of color still face the double barriers of race and gender when they wish to establish mature careers in sports.

Compassionate GOP to Women: Drop Dead

By Linda R. Hirshman ● Commentary ● August 7, 2000

Republicans are holding fire against their favorite targets–immigrants, gay men and toddlers in Head Start–but are letting loose against women. We may want to give Clinton a smack in the head by voting for Bush, but women do so at their own peril.

Tale of Woman Burned Alive Tells Much About India

By Kalpana Sharma ● Commentary ● August 4, 2000

A woman who was set afire and allowed to burn to death in front of the bustling Mumbai Railway Station is but one gruesome example of the abiding and even increasing violence against women in India where laws are enlightened but people are not.

Bill Introduced for Victims of Gender-Based Crime

By Deborah Mesce ● Commentary ● July 28, 2000

Florida Court Gives Win to Women, Minority Men

By Martha Burk & Toni Van Pelt ● Commentary ● July 21, 2000

The state’s highest court rejected ballot initiatives similar to those passed in other states that outlawed affirmative action. Ruling unanimously, the court said that voters were entitled to the “full truth” before casting their ballots.

Letter From an Ex-Prostitute

By Maimie Pinzer ● Commentary ● July 18, 2000

Bosnian Women’s Brave Choices Should Be Honored

By Minna Schrag ● Commentary ● July 14, 2000

A former prosecutor who worked at the Yugoslav War Crimes Tribunal, where the first war crimes case focused on rape is in progress, urges that both the Bosnian women who are testifying and those who have remained silent deserve our respect.