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Afghan President Signs Law "Legalizing Rape" By Jerome Starkey, Independent UK Karzai rushed the new Shia Family Law through parliament in a shameless bid to win votes in advance of national elections. Read more »   Terrible news out of Afghanistan: Afghan President Hamid Karzai has rushed through a law that "negates the need for sexual consent between married couples, tacitly approves child marriage and restricts a woman's right to leave the home." According to an Independent UK article posted on AlterNet, the Shia Family Law: Regulates personal matters like marriage, divorce, inheritance and sexual relations among Afghanistan's minority Shia community. ... The provisions are reminiscent of the hardline Taliban regime, which banned women from leaving their homes without a male relative. But in a sign of Afghanistan's faltering steps towards gender equality, politicians who opposed it have been threatened. Check out the piece and the rest of the great content we have for you this week. Thanks for reading, Tana Ganeva Editor of Reproductive Justice and Gender, and Sex and Relationships     Christian Fundamentalist Group Preaches Patriarchy and Women's Fertility as Weapons for Spiritual Warfare By Mark Karlin, BuzzFlash Author Kathryn Joyce explains the bizarre Quiverfull movement dedicated to exploding the birthrate of ultra-conservative Christians. Read more »   How Bush and Co. Broke the Law to Keep Women from Using Birth Control By Marie Cocco, Truthdig Political operatives and ideological helpmates of George W. Bush broke the law to keep birth control away from women -- particularly teenagers. Read more »   Untested Rape Kits Sit in Cold Storage By Amy Goodwin, Ms. Magazine With huge backlogs of evidence untested, rapists who could have been caught remain free. Read more »   My Uterus, Husband and I All Agree -- No Children By Juniper, Divine Caroline Why choose to be child free? The list of reasons is endless. Read more »   The Down and Dirty Politics of Sex By Lon Newman, RH Reality Check The reproductive choices of most Americans have little to do with the aggressive politicking of conservative public officials. Read more »   Reproductive Justice and Gender: The hottest buzz and videos on the web     Vaccine Leaves Boys' Purity Intact. Whew! By Tana Ganeva, AlterNet Efforts to get Gardasil approved for boys has not met with the same public outcry as use of the vaccine for girls. Double standard anyone? Read more »   Never Met a Woman Before? New Poll Tells You What They're Like By Tana Ganeva, AlterNet A B.S., stereotype-ridden poll about contemporary womanhood taken at face value by media. Read more »

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