Gardasil, the HPV vaccine with the catchy “One Less” campaign, is currently undergoing review for use on boys. On September 9th, the FDA will decide whether or not it will recommend that boys also get the vaccine. Although men are generally unaffected by the virus, they are carriers. Vaccinating boys in addition to girls would [...]
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There have been strange events as the action continues for the September 27 German parliamentary elections. Feministing had a post about a racist campaign poster for the Green party that, thankfully, was removed after the protests started coming in. There was the campaign of Vera Lengsfeld, the Christian Democratic Union candidate, that had a poster [...]
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In May of 2006, Colombia’s Constitutional Court legalized abortion in cases when the pregnancy endangers the life or health of the mother, or results from rape or incest, or if the fetus is unlikely to survive. Until that time, Colombia had been one of three Latin American countries (with El Salvador and Chile) that completely [...]
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The problems with abstinence-only education in the United States are well documented. For example, see Emily’s post on her first-person experiences in Texas and the cutting of millions of dollars by the U.S. Congress from the misguided Bush administration program. Well, the United States is not the only country that has taken steps to impose [...]
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This morning I awoke to the sad news of Ted Kennedy’s passing. Though it may not have been a surprise, it’s a shame nonetheless. ‘The Lion’s’ legacy will live on in many ways– his tragic and complicated family history, his championing civil rights, his fight for health care, to name a few. For feminists, we [...]
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Last night, after returning from the health care town hall meeting in Reston, Virginia, I wrote a brief blog about the meeting, mostly expressing my disgust about Randall Terry’s actions at the meeting. Now, I’ll add some other observations. The news this morning indicates that Terry achieved his purpose of getting himself on the news. [...]
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I spent tonight attending a health care town meeting in Northern Virginia sponsored by Rep. Jim Moran and he had Howard Dean with him. It was a shout out by both sides, but, overall, I thought Moran kept it under decent control. Probably 70-80% were for the health care bill. I’ll write more about it [...]
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The DOJ’s Office on Violence Against Women is awarding about $6.7 million of funds from the Recovery Act to tribal coalitions in order to combat domestic violence within First Nations communities. Besides dispersing these funds, the DOJ is also holding a summit with tribal leaders and law enforcement experts to discuss the rampant problem of violence against [...]
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Hope Solo is the goalkeeper for the U.S. women’s soccer team. She is the best, or one of the best, in the world. She is probably most known by casual soccer fans for what happened in the 2007 World Cup. She had been the starting keeper during the entire year and the first round games, [...]
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Iranian President Ahmadinejad has nominated 3 women, out of 21 nominees, to his cabinet. Iran’s Parliament has opposed Ahmadinejad’s cabinet appointees in the past and hints that it may fail to confirm at least 7 of the 21 nominees. But, if any of the 3 women are confirmed, this will be the first time that [...]
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