Cynthia L. Cooper, Author at Women's eNews

Two Strategies Undercut Ban on Abortion Funds

By Cynthia L. Cooper ● Uncategorized ● January 22, 2002

Twenty-nine years after the Supreme Court ruled that American women have the right to obtain abortions, the procedure remains unavailable for many who rely on Medicaid. In some states, private funds have sprung up to assist women.

Funds to Pregnancy Centers Blur Church-State Line

By Cynthia L. Cooper ● Employment ● October 21, 2001

Crisis pregnancy centers are using government funds to deliver the Gospel and to convert pregnant women to fundamentalist Christianity, advocates charge, not to provide social services or even rudimentary health care.

Women in Black Stand Silent, Oppose War, Reprisal

By Cynthia L. Cooper ● Uncategorized ● October 4, 2001

Women in Black, an international network of women protesting war, holds silent vigils worldwide to protest U.S. plans to wage war following the Sept. 11 terror attacks. Their silence also underscores women's historic voicelessness.

U.S. Observer Says Afghan Rights Leader Was Slain

By Cynthia L. Cooper ● Politics ● September 27, 2001

A Washington, D.C.-based women's rights activist says she was in the Afghanistan outpost on Sept. 9 where terrorists killed an anti-Taliban leader. She claims a second man, one dedicated to women's rights, also died in the attack.

Women at Higher Risk for Stress Reactions

By Cynthia L. Cooper ● Uncategorized ● September 17, 2001

Women are at higher risk for trauma-related reactions after last week's attacks: Women often put others' needs ahead of their own, delaying their healing processes, and women are twice as likely to be diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder.

New York's Female Leaders Express Sorrow, Hope

By Cynthia L. Cooper ● Uncategorized ● September 14, 2001

The city's first woman firefighter still working to save lives, the African American Manhattan borough president, the state's U.S. senator with worldwide name recognition are united in expressing not only sadness but determination to rebuild.

Unions, Congress Consider Contraceptive Equity

By Cynthia L. Cooper ● Uncategorized ● September 7, 2001

Momentum is building for coverage of birth control: Union leaders are putting contraceptive equity on the bargaining table and winning, while the Senate opens the first congressional hearings on contraceptive equity since 1998. Second of two parts.

Contraceptive Equity Is Now Law in Texas

By Cynthia L. Cooper ● Uncategorized ● August 31, 2001

Texas, known for its conservatism, now joins the 15 other states that have passed laws requiring health insurers to include contraceptives in their prescription plans. The battle rages on elsewhere, including in New York. First of a two-part series.

Pro-Choice Legislators Report Facing Constant Pressure

By Cynthia L. Cooper ● Politics ● August 10, 2001

In statehouses across the nation, anti-abortion activists walk the halls every day, making their views known and suggesting one anti-abortion proposal after another.

Poll on Welfare, Birth Control Misleading

By Cynthia L. Cooper ● Health & Science ● July 12, 2001

An unidentified conservative client financed a poll on welfare and birth control that used false information and biased questions. Highly publicized, the poll claimed the public wants women on welfare to be required to use birth control.

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