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DNA Seen Key to Rape Charges Against IMF Chief

By WeNews Staff ● Crime & Law ● May 17, 2011

New York prosecutors are investigating another possible assault by the IMF’s Strauss-Khan. In Sunday’s incident involving a maid at a luxury hotel the DNA evidence will be critical, says Wendy Murphy, a former sex crimes prosecutor.

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OWL Analyzes Health Reform for Mother’s Day

By Katherine Rausch ● Health & Science ● May 4, 2011

Some Medicare co-payments will disappear, but vision, dental and hearing bills are still out-of-pocket. That’s part of today’s analysis of the Affordable Care Act by the Older Women’s League, offered as a gift to caregivers in time for Mother’s Day.

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.

Japan’s Pregnant Women, New Moms Get Mixed Signals

By Catherine Makino ● Health & Science ● April 5, 2011

Pregnant women and mothers of young babies in Japan are getting mixed signals about how far away they should be from the nuclear-power-plant disaster. With the government’s evacuation advice considered lax, volunteers are stepping in.

Illinois Safety Campaign Dissolves Boundaries

By Jeff Fleischer ● Crime & Law ● September 11, 2007

An Illinois initiative to prevent violence against women releases its findings today. The program fosters new connections among people working on issues that don’t ordinarily come together.