Both in India and in the Roe v. Wade draft ruling roiling the United States, Lord Matthew Hale — an English judge who wrote that women were contractually obligated to husbands — still looms large.
Tag: Women and Girls
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The Formula Shortage Has Led to Misguided Calls for Women to Breastfeed
It’s an invention that has saved babies’ lives and given mothers their own lives back. Why are women being shamed for using it?
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The Foot Soldiers in India’s Battle to Improve Public Health
Over a million female health workers treat India’s most at-risk women and children, for little pay and sometimes at the cost of their own lives.
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Girl, 11, Is Killed by Stray Bullet in the Bronx
The girl was shot by someone who had been chasing a man on a motorized scooter, the police said. It’s the latest episode of deadly violence against children in New York City.