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Ova Donations Spur Ethical Debate in Israel

By Brenda Gazzar ● Politics ● July 11, 2008

As donated eggs run low for infertile couples in Israel, a push is on to widen the ranks of possible donors. But one of the country’s oldest women’s rights groups fears the possibility of financial exploitation and wants tighter oversight.

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Brazil and Vatican Spar Over Reproductive Rights

By Tereza Perazza ● Health & Science ● February 1, 2008

Reproductive rights are being left behind in Latin America’s leftist political shift, but Brazil is one exception. The health minister has proposed a national vote on abortion and one city plans to give out emergency contraception during Carnival.

In Togo, Female Science Faculty Actively Mentor

By Emily Bowers ● Employment ● July 31, 2007

At Togo’s University of Lome, female students and faculty are rare, particularly in the sciences. A student-faculty group is working to make the sciences more attractive to girls and women. Last in a series on women and higher education in Africa.

In Rio Rush Hour, Women Relax in Single-Sex Trains

By Anna Louie Sussman ● Commentary ● May 23, 2006

In Rio de Janeiro, women traveling on rush-hour trains can find a haven from sexual harassment in single-sex cars, a result of a law enacted last month. Even critics of the law acknowledge the mood in the “pink cars” is relaxed and cheerful.

Child-Support Collection Cutbacks Are Shameful

By Cindy Elmore ● Arts & Culture ● November 16, 2005

With $95 billion in unpaid child support last year, Cindy Elmore deplores the recent federal cuts in aid for custodial parents. Busy single parents, she says, deserve a national child-support enforcement system to save them precious time and money.

Brazil Tries to Stem Tide of Sex Slavery

By Jen Ross ● Crime & Law ● June 19, 2005

Brazil is on a mission to end its status as Latin America’s largest supplier of sex slaves. In recent months the government has joined international sting operations, passed a new law and launched a media campaign.

Brazil Begins Talking Openly About Abortion

By Jen Ross ● Uncategorized ● May 15, 2005

Brazil is moving to address the problem of illegal abortion, the country’s fourth leading cause of maternal death. In March the government eased abortions for rape victims and in April it formed a committee to review all its abortion policies.

Teen Death Steers RU-486 Bill to Congress

By Rebecca Vesely ● Commentary ● November 15, 2004

The grieving father of a teenager who died after taking the abortion pill has become a powerful ally of anti-choice activists in the fight to ban the drug. Planned Parenthood says Holly’s death is a tragedy but that medical abortion is safe.

College Gymnasts Win Court Ruling for Title IX

By Julia M. Klein ● Arts & Culture ● November 21, 2003

A female gymnastics team in Pennsylvania was reinstated by a preliminary court injunction. The ruling reinforces the rules universities must follow to avoid discriminating against their female athletes.

Writers in Brazil Let Us into Their Worlds

By Womens Enews Staff ● Uncategorized ● May 22, 2003

Women’s eNews excerpts two interviews from “Fourteen Female Voices from Brazil,” published by Host Publications, Inc.