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Colombian Court Frees Woman Accused of Infanticide

By Asjylyn Loder ● Arts & Culture ● April 23, 2002

Colombia’s high court frees a woman jailed for more than six years on charges she murdered her infant. Her version–that she was raped, hid the pregnancy and gave birth to a stillborn infant–was never investigated by local authorities.

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Campaign Begins to Urge Pregnant Smokers to Quit

By Nancy Cook Lauer ● Arts & Culture ● January 11, 2002

Women who smoke during pregnancy leave themselves and their infants open to a wide range of health problems. Now a new campaign hopes to educate women smokers about the risks and get them to quit.

Woman Judicial Pick Opposed by Pro-Choice Groups

By Vera Haller ● Arts & Culture ● June 29, 2001

So far, President Bush has nominated 26 judges to the federal bench, including six women. One of them drew the fire of abortion rights groups this week for urging the Supreme Court to reconsider and “abandon” Roe v. Wade.

Women of Color Pressing Reproductive Health Agenda

By Cynthia L. Cooper ● Health & Science ● June 26, 2001

Mainstream reproductive rights groups devote too much energy to abortion and birth control, ignoring major issues for women of color, say critics. This weekend women of color are convening a conference on crafting a more inclusive agenda.

Women With AIDS Seek More Funds

By Laurence Pantin ● Arts & Culture ● April 20, 2001

In New York, 76 percent of adults living with HIV/AIDS are people of color, and women of color constitute 89 percent of female adults living with it. Advocates say services for these women and their children are dramatically underfunded.

Franco-American Women Awakening a Silenced Culture

By Marie Tessier ● Arts & Culture ● April 12, 2001

Prejudice against Franco-Americans and their language, even cross burnings by the Ku Klux Klan, combined to intimidate a vibrant culture. Increasingly, Franco-American women are proudly taking the lead in reviving their culture.

Betty ‘The Ugly’ Reveals a Truth About Beauty

By Margarita Martinez ● Employment ● April 2, 2001

Colombia, obsessed with physical beauty, is also obsessed with a soap opera starring an unattractive financial whiz who repeatedly saves her inept boss from ruin. Viewers also are forced to take a hard look in the mirror and think about true beauty.

Editor of Feisty Iranian Magazine Faces Prison

By Maura Casey ● Arts & Culture ● February 27, 2001

In a controversial magazine, a reformist editor pushes the envelope of women’s rights by writing about unequal divorce laws, sex and domestic violence. She also is thought to have influenced the strong women’s vote in the last election.

Welfare Rules for Native Americans Reformed

By Lorraine Forte ● Crime & Law ● June 15, 2000

New rules for Native Americans on welfare take effect this week. They allow for cultural differences and are generally less punitive. The crafts and other work that women have been performing are recognized as work.

Prenatal poverty may cause more harm than drugs

By Jean E. Herskowitz ● Health & Science ● May 11, 2000

Philadelphia study of two sets of poor young children indicates that on tests of their learning abilities, the children of mothers who used cocaine did as well as the control group.