Tag: Women’s Rights

Kansas abortion insurance law: judge refuses to block controversial law

Kansas abortion insurance law: judge refuses to block controversial law

WICHITA, Kan. — A federal judge refused Thursday to block a new Kansas law restricting insurance coverage for abortions, saying opponents failed to prove their claim that legislators’ real intent was to create obstacles for women seeking abortions. The law prohibits insurance companies from offering abortion coverage as part of general health plans, except when [...]

September 30, 2011 | 0 Comments More
Judge Strikes Down Key Provisions Of Abortion Bill:Texas Sonogram Law

Judge Strikes Down Key Provisions Of Abortion Bill:Texas Sonogram Law

AUSTIN, Texas — A federal judge on Tuesday blocked key provisions of Texas’ new law requiring a doctor to perform a sonogram before an abortion, ruling the measure violates the free speech rights of both doctors and patients. U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks upheld the requirement that sonograms be performed, but struck down the provisions [...]

August 31, 2011 | 0 Comments More
A French View On Sex And War In America, From Abu Ghraib To Dominique Strauss-Kahn,

A French View On Sex And War In America, From Abu Ghraib To Dominique Strauss-Kahn,

PARIS – A few years ago, we were on a family beach vacation in Florida. After a swim, my two-year-old daughter took off her bathing suit. Suddenly, the summer visitors began looking at us sideways. A few minutes later, a sheriff’s deputy equipped with an arsenal that could destroy an entire city, arrived and shouted [...]

August 25, 2011 | 0 Comments More
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