“‘Why Didn’t You Just Leave?’: Six Domestic Violence Survivors Explain Why It’s Never That Simple”

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“Time to End Sex-Testing of Female Athletes”

Because of an International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) and International Olympic Committee (IOC) policy, Dutee Chand, an 18-year-old Indian sprinter, was blocked from competing at the 2014 Commonwealth Games because her body makes too much testosterone. She has been … Continue reading

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“A Raised Hand: Can a new approach curb domestic homicide?”

Dorothy Giunta-Cotter knew that someday her husband, William, would kill her. They met in 1982, when he was twenty and she was fifteen: a girl with brown eyes and cascading dark hair. Over the course of twenty years, he had … Continue reading

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“Get Stolen Naked Photos Off the Web: Congress needs to change the law to force Reddit and 4Chan to do the right thing.”

It’s time to extend the protections copyright offers to victims of involuntary porn. These images are clear invasions of privacy, and it’s not hard to judge whether there is value in making them public (as it might be for a … Continue reading

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“Monument Seeks to End Silence on Killings of the Disabled by the Nazis”

The first to be singled out for systematic murder by the Nazis were the mentally ill and intellectually disabled. By the end of World War II, an estimated 300,000 of them had been gassed or starved, their fates hidden by … Continue reading

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“The Dark Side of Almond Use”

Okay, so there’s nothing specifically feminist about this one, but it makes a nice point about the importance of thinking about the foods we produce and eat in broader terms than just their touted Once you have asked “Am I … Continue reading

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Kidney Markets, Criminal and State-Sanctioned

After seeing this New York Times’ piece last week, “Transplant Brokers in Israel Lure Desperate Kidney Patients to Costa Rica,” I was surprised to hear a transplant nephrologist on WNYC discussing the advantages of the the Iranian system, in which … Continue reading

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“Ebola And The Gap Between The Haves And Have-Nots In Global Health”

From philosopher Catherine Womack: In health care, we’re always looking for a magic pill or new technology to save us. But in this case, the focus on experimental drugs — who gets them, how much there is of them, when … Continue reading

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“When Patients Read What Their Doctors Write”

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Have Sex Offender Laws Gone Too Far?

A thought-provoking piece at Slate.com. The logic behind the past push for registries rested on what seem like common sense assumptions. Among the most prominent were, first, sex offenders were believed to be at a high risk for reoffending—once a … Continue reading

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“France Just Passed A Sweeping Gender Equality Law To Make It Easier To Get An Abortion”

A little bit of good news on the world stage: The new abortion policy, which was proposed by the minister for women’s rights and has been debated among lawmakers since the beginning of this year, is just one of the … Continue reading

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IJFAB Blog: The Greatest Hits

The blog editor is on vacation this week, so what better time that to regale you with the most popular posts (as assessed by total number of visits) since our launch in April, 2013? Check out any that you missed … Continue reading

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