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Philippines president signs law easing access to contraceptives
MANILA — Philippines President Benigno Aquino III has signed legislation that will provide modern contraceptives to the nation’s poorest people and mandate sex education in public schools, a spokeswoman announced Saturday. Leaders of the...
Tags: Benigno Aquino III, Family, Christianity, Crime, Law and Justice, Social Issues
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Letters: Faith and family planning
Re "Family planning and Filipinos," Editorial, Dec. 19 The Times wrote: "The church has every right to try to persuade women to follow its dictates, but women must ultimately have the right to choose." Although the Roman Catholic hierarchy exercises...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Christianity, Punishment, Social Issues, Roman Catholicism
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The gender gap and the GOP's future
You can bet your Hillary Clinton buttons that one of the biggest chunks of the body politic that political pathologists will be putting under the lab microscope is the gender gap: women’s votes. “Remember the ladies,” Abigail Adams...
Tags: Demographics, John Adams, Social Issues, Labor Legislation, Fox News Channel (tv network)
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Parents, doctors allege sex-ed courses violate state law
L.A. NOWParents and physicians Tuesday sued a Central Valley school district over its high school sex education curriculum, alleging it violated state law by only teaching about abstinence and failing to include instruction about condoms and contraception.... -
Gov. Brown signs legislation easing birth-control access
L.A. NOWIn a victory for birth control advocates, Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation Saturday that allows registered nurses to give out hormonal contraceptives to women under a standardized procedure.... -
Wonder Woman: 40 years later, still a feminist flashpoint
Hero Complex - movies, comics, fanboy fare - latimes.comCOMMENTARY We've come a long way, maybe. Although no doubt meant to inspire, and tap into the delectable demographic of ...... -
Family planning and the Philippines
For too long in the Philippine Congress, the priorities of the Roman Catholic Church took precedence over what most Filipinos wanted — and needed. Finally, after 14 years of debate and delay, lawmakers passed a bill that will provide free or...
Tags: Benigno Aquino III, Religion and Belief, Family, Christianity, Birth Control
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Obama wins a second term
President Obama overcame a disappointingly slow economic recovery and a massive advertising onslaught to win a second term Tuesday night, forging a coalition of women, minorities and young people that reflects the changing political face of America....
Tags: Unemployment, Government, Social Issues, Republican Party, Polls
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McManus: Wielding wedge issues
Once upon a time in American politics, there were things called "wedge issues," and they generally terrified Democrats. They were mostly social and cultural issues: abortion, feminism, gay rights, illegal immigration and race. Conservatives wielded them...
Tags: Haley Barbour, Abortion Issue, Women's Health, Immigration, Social Issues
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In Uganda, family planning programs for women help save gorillas
BUHOMA, Uganda — As a wildlife veterinarian for the Ugandan government, Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka had dedicated her life to saving the mountain gorilla. She soon realized that if these rare great apes were to survive, she would need to focus on a much...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Uganda, Dian Fossey, Government, Social Issues
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Chinese officials linked to forced-abortion scandal punished
World NowSeveral Chinese officials tied to a forced abortion that spurred national outrage will be punished and one has already been dropped from his post, according to Chinese state media.... -
Goldberg: Birth control agitprop
In 1984, Mario Cuomo pioneered the argument that one may be "personally opposed" to abortion while supporting abortion rights.
Ever since, this convenient locution has become a staple for countless Democratic politicians, particularly Roman Catholic...Tags: Social Issues, Roman Catholicism, Franklin Pierce, Republican Party, Slavery
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