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2004
December 2004
Alabama Vote Opens Old Racial Wounds
In Islamabad, Marriages made in hell
The Plot against Sex in America
We can't stop sex, but we can stop spreading misinformation
Women Bear the Brunt of War, Amnesty International Says
Abstinence-Only: Breeding Ignorance; The Bush-backed sex education programs are filled with errors
U.S. Gag Rule Included in Emergency Spending Bill
Democrat's report calls abstinence plans 'misleading'
CBS, NBC refuse to air church's television advertisement
Changing Senate Looks Much Better to Abortion Foes
From Baghdad: a Wall Street Journal Reporter's E-Mail to Friends
In Some Nations, the Rise of 'Shortgevity'
Vera Drake Movie About Backstreet Abortion
Some Abstinence Programs Mislead Teens, Report Says
Poll: Americans want Roe v. Wade upheld
Doomsday Demographics: Russia's population declines sharply as births drop, nation's health falters
$388 Billion Spending Bill Contains Controversial Abortion Provision
GOP seeks suspension of RU-486
Empty Maternity Wards Imperil A Dwindling_Germany
What happens if Roe is overturned?
North Carolina Public Radio Station Bars Use of Phrase 'Reproductive Rights'
Walking the walk on family values
Irish court to weigh recognition of lesbians' marriage
Bush Should See This Film On Abortion
UN Criticizes Polish Abortion Laws, Reopens Debate
November 2004
Druggists refuse to give out pill; Say their religion forbids it
Back
in the White House Bush means a fresh assault on legal
abortion
School Fires Employee Who Gave Out Condoms
Conservative Christians, the Vatican and Islamic militants find common cause
Global
warming a bigger threat to poor
If Roe Falls, States Offer Little Protection
Vera Drake Movie About Backstreet Abortion Opens in U.S.
Birth Dearth -- Remember the population bomb? The new threat to the planet is not too many people but too few
Choice Activists Brace for Roe-less Era
U.N. Security Council Told Sexual Violence Use 'Massive' in Conflicts
Texas Board of Education may approve health textbooks which teach abstinence from sex
'Peace with honor' in Iraq: An Open Letter to the American People
A Faith-Based Presidency is What We Have
Bush Refuses to Support 1994 Cairo Agreement on Women's Rights
Bush AWOL As 250 World Leaders Reaffirm Women's Rights
President's policies are in opposition to a culture of life
Vatican Lays Out Social Doctrine; Denies Trying to Affect US Vote
Abortion crusade turns Republican women off Bush
Why Is Bush Getting the Bishop's Blessing?
Planned Parenthood Endorses Kerry for President
Kerry's Catholicism: James Carroll
Pushing the Envelope? The Political Activities of Religious Organizations in Campaign 2004
October 2004
Amnesty International Reports on Violence Against Women
Bush's War on Women: a Planned Parenthood Report
Group of Catholic Bishops Using Influence to Oppose Kerry
Pope Again Stresses Chastity to Fight AIDS' Spread
Pope Again Stresses Chastity to Fight AIDS' Spread
High Court Declines Religious Dispute over Contraceptives
Portugal among poorest, less schooled EU nations
Russia appears to be committing suicide
"Jews and Feminism" by Laura Levitt
The case against George W. Bush: Rosemary Radford Ruether
EU population grew by over 1 million in 2003
Europe is ageing much faster than the new world
In Vice-Presidential Debate, AIDS Question Without an Answer
Landmark ruling on abortion in Northern Ireland
Thirty States Ready to Ban Abortion if Roe Overturned
Poverty is World's Worst Threat
Mixing medicine and faith: Ellen Goodman
Three in Four Portuguese Want New Referendum on Abortion
U.S. Health Plans Include One With Catholic Tenets
Bush
and Kerry states are worlds apart on sex ed in schools
GOP urges Catholics to shun Kerry
Bush sells out people's health to religious zealots, corporate contributors
Catholic Aid Agency in UK Supports Condom Use
Jordan ranks first in poverty reduction in Mideast: UN Report
Population losses expected for many industrialized nations
Statement of Support for Cairo Conference
Afghan
Women No Better Off; U.S. accused of not fulfilling
promises
Coalition of Faith Leaders and Theologians Declare Religious Support for Same-Sex Marriage
September 2004
Russia doomed to be the Sick Man of Europe
"Jews and Feminism" by Laura Levitt
Adultery a Crime? The Turks Think Again and Say No
Anti-Abortion Activists Broaden Efforts
Uneven Progress on Tackling Population Issues
Portuguese Ban on Abortion Ship Creates Furore over Women’s Rights
3d US judge rejects curb on abortions
Women Across Globe See Impact of Cairo Pact
Groups wage fight over sex ed in textbooks
At Three Cents a Unit, Condoms Often Rare as Hen’s Teeth
Family planning groups: Bush has undermined women's health worldwide
UNFPA Says More Funding Needed to Back Strong Commitment to Reproductive Health and Women's Rights
Beyond birth control: Cairo meeting +10 (editorial)
Devastated
by AIDS, Africa Sees Life Expectancy PlungeNew
Priorities to be Set at London Meet
U.S. Court in New York Rejects Partial-Birth Abortion Ban
Vatican Coverage Misses Holy See's Political Clout
The Politics of Emergency Contraception
Dissent at the War Memorial (opposing the war party): Howard Zinn
UN calls a wealthier Ireland impoverished and unequal
Post Cairo: Ten Years Hard Labour
"Global Population From A Catholic Perspective" by John C. Schwarz
"The Great Awakening" by David Loy
"The Unconquerable World" by Johnathan Schell
Recalling Cairo Ten Years Later
Spending on Pro-Choice Vote Surges
Vatican
Letter Raises Men and Women Questions Again
Milwaukee Archdiocese reviews birth control opinion
UNICEF
urges doctors to address root causes of child mortality
August 2004
Global AIDS and the 'theology of a few'
Peace Process Often Ignores Female Ex-Soldiers
Women Suffer Double, Triple, Quadruple Discrimination
Japan facing de-population as social values change
All
Quiet on the Abortion Front?
Women's Discrimination Now a Global Concern - UN
Texas Sex-Ed Textbooks Face Contraceptives Battle
Communion Barred to Abortion Supporters
COLUMN: President's Politics Hurts Women Worldwide
Muslim women fight instant divorce
U.S. Is Accused of Trying to Isolate U.N. Population Unit
Fewer Births Make Old Europe Fear for Its Future
Kerry's Sister Angers Abortion Foes
Women slam Vatican's "time warp" policies
Women's Groups Energize Democratic Convention
U.S.
Abortion Fight Set To Escalate
Op Ed: Women are a Huge Political Power - It's Time They Are Treated As Such
Dutch Abortion Ship to Fight Gov't Travel Ban
Catholic Lawmakers Ignore Bishops' Warning
Arab Women Savor Patches of Political Progress
Editorial:
Of Elephants and AIDS
Hear Them Roar: Women in Poland
Women & Children Last: Bush Block of U.N. Fund a Mortal Error
American Women Leave AIDS Conference Angry
Life: Chill out, be friendly, live longer
Africa Reviews Population Policy
U.S. to Withhold $34M to U.N. Fund
Family Planning Groups Blast Denial of U.S. Contribution to UN Population Fund
July 2004
U.S. Defends Abstinence Policy Amid Uproar
Bishops' Attack on Pols Harms All U.S. Women
US under fire at AIDS conference
Catholic Voters Support Legal Abortion
Church pays cost of abortion absolutism
Pastor 'Shames' Blair and Bush at Funeral of Scottish Soldier
European Court Denies Fetus Rights Ruling
Fighting World Poverty: Count the U.S. Out
Two Australians Receive U.N. Population Awards
Japan's Birthrate Falls to New Record Low
Swiss population growth slowest since 1918
Action Urged On Morning-after Pill in Massachusetts
Vatican
Gains More Rights As U.N. Observer
U.N. Population Agency Urges Bush to Unblock Funding
"A Portable Egypt" by Catherine Madsen
Vatican Birth Control Policy Spurned
Reports Issued at U.N. Conference Criticize U.S. Stance on Sexual Rights
Poll:
Silent Majority in GOP Supports Choice
Abstinence-only support varies widely among states
A
clip instead of a snip; New approaches to male contraception
US
chastity crusade gets cool response in secular Britain
June 2004
Arab Women; Out of the Shadows, into the World
Time to Bury Reagan's Legacy for Women
Infertile
Ground Is Sown in Brazil; Politicians Trade Sterilizations
for Votes
Genital Cutting Shows Signs of Losing Favor in Africa
Seasonale May Make Monthly Periods Obsolete
Population of present EU nations and those joining
China Time Bomb Seen in Population Crisis
Canada's Birthrate Hits Record Low
New York State at center of 'morning-after pill' fight
Oceans
Shipwrecked by Pollution and Indifference
Abstinence-Only — Does It Work?
Morning-After Pill Sure Beats Teen Births
Another
Reason to Visit Canada
Bishops Eucharistic Ban Draws Fire From Nuns
Women — the Other Iraqi Prisoners
Morning-After Pill in Canada: Prescription May Not Be Needed
Abortion Records Safe From Feds, for Now
New
National Poll: 73 percent of GOP Supports Choice
WORLD
HEALTH DAY: Rich-Poor Gap in Care Persists
German Population Continues to Decline
With extinction on its mind, Scotland wants population growth
Pope's Pronouncement on Feeding Tubes Stuns Catholic Hospitals
Teen sex report paints grim picture
Saudi Arabia: Women Say Religious Traditions Block Their Rights