Last week, President Bush vetoed a proposal that would extend the State Children's Health Insurance Program, demonstrating the administration's cavalier attitude toward the many families who earn above poverty levels but are still unable to cover their children.
Too often, American policy makers claim that the United States should not get involved in addressing child marriage because the practice is rooted in cultural or religious traditions.
Legislation proposed by Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN) would take concrete steps to prevent child marriage in the countries where girls are most vulnerable by generating political commitment to address child marriage as a human rights abuse.
A yearly campaign created by Advocates for Youth for communities around the country encourages parents/caregivers to talk to their children about sexual health.
The latest numbers show the United States is becoming more, not less, dangerous for women who give birth here. Why is the maternal mortality rate increasing and what can we do about it? Women Deliver aims to find an answer.
Victories all over the map this week on Reality Cast, how to hurt women's rights to get promoted, hitting up strangers for dates. All this and an interview with Belle Taylor McGhee about emergency contraception access.
