By The Caribbean Voice
On July 24, 2015 the Baltimore Sun carried a commentary, which stated, “Gender violence causes more death and disability among women aged 15 to 44 in the U.S. than cancer, malaria, traffic accidents or war.” Added the report, “Currently our military and universities are actively seeking solutions to prevent and respond to this violence within their respective institutions.”
For The Caribbean Voice, addressing gender based violence is critical not only because of its devastation on lives and families, but also because suicide is related to gender based violence in a huge way. Oftentimes, females are murdered by their partners, who then commit suicide. Also, females are far too often abused by their partners, and this often leads to an escalation of violence as well as suicide.
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U.S. — Implications of abortion debate range far beyond a woman’s control of her body – By Mohamed Hamaludin
Amid the noise surrounding tough anti-abortion laws enacted around the South, in particular, a few comments are especially worthy of attention.
Emma Brockes’ commentary in The Guardian on May 16 carried the headline, “Alabama’s abortion ban is about keeping poor women down.” The sub-head read, “For the 25 white, male senators voting for it, this is not about the fetus but about maintaining the social order.”
The Huffington Post reported on May 17: “A recent CDC study found that black women are 3.3 times more likely to die from pregnancy-related complications than white women.”
The Associated Press, reporting on the May 16 execution of a man in Alabama, quoted his attorney Steven Sears as saying he had hoped for clemency from Republican Gov. Kay Ivey, who signed a tough anti-abortion bill into law. Ivey had said the measure “stands as a powerful testament to Alabamians’ deeply held belief that every life is precious and that every life is a sacred gift from God,” The Washington Post reported on May 15, 2019. Continue reading →
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