By Jessica • 17 years ago

Mexicans rejecting sexist wedding vows

This is pretty cool:

For 147 years, marriage vows in Mexico portrayed women as delicate, weak and potentially annoying.
These days, judges across Mexico are switching to versions that stress equality and mutual support, reflecting the growing power of women in a country still struggling with macho attitudes.

The old vows say that a husband should treat his wife with a “generous benevolence that the strong should give to the weak” and that a woman should “avoid awakening the most brusque, irritable and hard part” of her husband’s personality. So no nagging, ladies!
Younger couples are opting for vows that are less, you know, stupid.

This is pretty cool:

For 147 years, marriage vows in Mexico portrayed women as delicate, weak and potentially annoying.
These days, judges across Mexico are switching to versions that stress equality and mutual support, reflecting the growing ...
By Jessica • 17 years ago

Hottest party of the year


I guarantee that this party will have the hottest women in the country attending. Seriously.
The REAL hot 100 is celebrating 2006’s hottest women with a big old party in New York City. It’s going to be an amazing event, so get your ticket now!
If you can’t afford to come (it is a fundraiser, after all), then please pass the info along to folks you know in New York. We want to make the inaugural party one to remember, so all your support is much appreciated!
Here’s the info:
Saturday, August 12, 2006
9:00 PM to 2:00 AM
KFMK Galleries
515A West 29th Street
New York, NY 10001
Hope to ...


I guarantee that this party will have the hottest women in the country attending. Seriously.
The REAL hot 100 is celebrating 2006’s hottest women with a big old party in New York City. ...
By Jessica • 17 years ago

Increase of HIV infection among Indian woman linked to cheating husbands

A new UN study says that in India, “a significant proportion of new infections isoccuring in women who are in monogamous relationships and have been infected by husbands or partners who have multiple sex partners.”
The report, Gender Impact of HIV and AIDS in India, was put out by the UNDP, the National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO), and the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER).
The report also says that women account for about 39 percent of people in India living with HIV and that 60 percent of “the HIV-positive widows are nearly less than 30 years of age and staying with their natal families after being thrown out from their marital ...

A new UN study says that in India, “a significant proportion of new infections isoccuring in women who are in monogamous relationships and have been infected by husbands or partners who have multiple sex partners.”
By Jessica • 17 years ago

Women ordained as Catholic priests in forbidden ceremony today

Twelve women are participating in a forbidden ceremony today where they will be ordained as priests as deacons; the ceremony won’t be recognized (duh) by the Catholic church.

Similar ceremonies conducted by the group Roman Catholic Womenpriests have been held before in other countries, and most of the participants have been excommunicated. It’s the first time the group is holding a ceremony in the U.S.
The Pittsburgh Diocese issued a statement saying the ordination would not be valid.
“This unfortunate ceremony will take place outside the Church and undermines the unity of the Church. Those attempting to confer Holy Orders have, by their own actions, removed themselves from the Church, as have those who present themselves for such an invalid ...

Twelve women are participating in a forbidden ceremony today where they will be ordained as priests as deacons; the ceremony won’t be recognized (duh) by the Catholic church.

Similar ceremonies conducted by the group Roman Catholic Womenpriests ...
By Jessica • 17 years ago

Argentina abortion controversy

A 19 year-old mentally disabled rape victim is at the center of an abortion controversy in Argentina.

A top provincial court will decide within a few days whether to allow a mentally impaired 19 year old, four months pregnant, to have an abortion. Both Argentina’s health minister and its most powerful governor back her family’s plea.
Argentine law bans abortions except when a woman’s life is in danger or a “demented” woman is raped.

So clearly, not a bastion of reproductive rights. In fact, 40 percent of all pregnancies in Argentina end in illegal abortions and illegal abortion is the leading cause of maternal mortality.
For more information on repro rights in Argentina, check out this report from ...

A 19 year-old mentally disabled rape victim is at the center of an abortion controversy in Argentina.

A top provincial court will decide within a few days whether to allow a mentally impaired 19 year old, four ...

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