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Women from Mexico Begin Hunger Strike at White House

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Mexican American Women Begin Hunger Strike at White House

By Mariela Rosario | 11/10/2010 - 16:00 | 0 Comments

A group of ten Mexican American women have begun a hunger strike in front of the White House to protest the poverty and violence that has plagued the U.S./Mexico border for years.

Their goal is to increase federal funding for border towns. Cindy Arnolds, the organizer of the hunger strike, told...

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Nicaragua Total Abortion Ban Challenged by Cancer Patient

By Dorkys Ramos | 02/24/2010 - 09:00 | 0 Comments

Nicaragua’s total abortion ban is being challenged by a cancer patient who wants to terminate her pregnancy so that she can receive treatment. Doctors at the state hospital in Leon (55 miles west of Managua) have refused to give her medical care because it would harm the 10-week-old fetus. The local paper La Prensa then published the patient’s sister’s request...