PORTUGAL: Epidemic of Conscientious Objection to Performing Abortion
harry Mario de Queiroz LISBON, Jul 20 2007 (IPS) – Pleading conscientious objection, a significant proportion…
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DEVELOPMENT: EU Confronts Its Unhealthy Policy
David Cronin BRUSSELS, Jul 20 2007 (IPS) – The European Union #39s only directly elected…
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Lynette Lee Corporal* – IPS/TerraViva COLOMBO, Aug 20 2007 (IPS) – The steep rise in…
Read MoreNICARAGUA: ‘Invisible’ Victims of Pesticide Protest Government Neglect
José Adán Silva MANAGUA, Aug 21 2007 (IPS) – For months, more than 3,000 Nicaraguans…
Read MoreCANADA: Many Vets Say Agent Orange Settlement Falls Short
Christopher Arsenault HALIFAX, Sep 19 2007 (IPS) – Notorious for its devastating use by the…
Read MoreENVIRONMENT-SRI LANKA: In Denial Mode on Sanitation Issues
Feizal Samath COLOMBO, Sep 20 2007 (IPS) – Compared to the rest of South Asia,…
Read MoreAFRICA: Money, Media and Tradition Complicate Women's Political Aspirations
Kwamboka Oyaro JOHANNESBURG, Dec 13 2007 (IPS) – The challenges confronting women politicians in Africa…
Read MoreHEALTH-INDIA: Prime Destination for Unethical Clinical Trials
Keya Acharya BANGALORE, Dec 13 2007 (IPS) – Lack of regulation, accountability, low costs of…
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