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Yemen Could Seize Moment to Ban Child Marriage

By Nadya Khalife ● Arts & Culture ● December 15, 2011

Now that Yemen’s Saleh has agreed to cede power, Nadya Khalife says it’s time to remember the country’s girls who are being forced into marriage. The practice dooms many young women and should be stopped as part of the transitional reform process.

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Military Gay Ban Over; Nevadan Tries to Ban Abortion

By WeNews Staff ● Arts & Culture ● September 24, 2011

After years of debate and months of preparation, the military can no longer prevent gay men and women from serving openly in its ranks.

War’s Legacy Fuels HIV Spread in Northern Uganda

By Apophia Agiresaasi ● Health & Science ● April 23, 2011

In northern Uganda, daughters with limited understanding of HIV/AIDS are married off at young ages into polygamous households still struggling with the legacy of a brutal 16-year civil war. The practice is a recipe for rapid disease transmission.

New Anti-Choice Laws Are Strangling Roe v. Wade

By WeNews Staff & Apophia Agiresaasi ● Health & Science ● April 22, 2011

Anti-choice state measures are effectively nullifying Roe v. Wade, a Slate columnist writes this week. That’s because pro-choice activists are reluctant to bring legal challenges that could wind up in an unfriendly Supreme Court.

Lawmakers Try Again on Stop-Child-Marriage Bill

By Karsten Strauss ● Politics ● February 12, 2011

A bill to help curb child marriage in foreign countries passed the Senate unanimously in December but ran afoul of House GOP members. U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum plans to try again, with a vote that could come by May.

‘War on Women’ Begins Anew in Congress

By Dr. Junda Woo ● Politics ● February 3, 2011

Last week Nancy Pelosi told bloggers in a conference call that she sees “war on women” shaping up in Congress. Read what Junda Woo has to say about the bill to ban abortion coverage.

Minoui Reveals Saga of Yemen Divorce at Age 10

By Anna Louie Sussman ● Arts & Culture ● July 16, 2010

Delphine Minoui’s book, now out in English, puts the reader in the shoes of a Yemeni girl married at age 10. When the girl divorced her husband, she spotlighted the sufferings of child brides. Book royalties now support the ex-bride and her parents.