Andrea Yates faces life in prison after enduring a frenzy of media coverage. The weekend following her sentencing, newspapers reported that at least two fathers killed or tried to kill their children. They received scant public attention.
A member of Congress recalls an encounter 30 years ago with legendary leader African American Shirley Chisholm who inspired her to speak up on the issues that affect women most–and to expect her voice to be heard on crucial issues such as welfare.
In the case of a bride murdered on her wedding day by her ex-lover, the defense tarnished her name, said she invited violence and argued for a lesser charge of ‘passion provocation’ murder. But the man was found guilty of unmitigated murder.
The numbers of persons at risk of unwanted pregnancy or infection with a sexually transmitted disease grows each year, yet the dollars and political will for buying and distributing health aids are falling.
California now has tallied up anti-abortion violence within its borders and the results are alarming. As a result, California could join more than a dozen other states to enact a law protecting entrances to abortion clinics.
New government crime statistics showed the number of rapes dropped by a third last year, from 141,070 in 1999 to 92,440 in 2000. But many women’s advocates and criminologists don’t trust the numbers or the reporting methods.
A new study of the six TV networks finds the “family hour,” starting at 8 p.m., is the least racially diverse. The universe on prime-time television is one dominated by 30-year-old single, white men who are good looking, intelligent and desirable.
Next week, Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is expected to sign legislation mandating five days in jail for those convicted of or pleading no contest to domestic violence that intentionally causes bodily harm. The law also funds shelters, public education.
The Detroit Police Department now admits that its statistics for rape arrests, like those for murder, were off the mark, so high that they skewed national crime statistics. Women’s advocates say the false numbers gave them a false sense of security.
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