Amnesty International launched the “death clock” in Times Square in New York City. The clock is counting to 358,000—the United Nations’ newest estimate of the number of women who die every year from pregnancy-related causes, which include unsafe abortions.
Read MoreMen and women are not the same. They are anatomically distinct, biologically different; and they have diverse styles of thinking and communicating. In a recent literature review, "The Girl Who Cried Pain: A Bias Against Women in the Treatment of Pain," Dianne E. Hoffman and Anita J. Tarzian highlight one significant difference
Read MoreWhen AIDS was first diagnosed in this country the diagnosis was a death sentence. For women, the diagnosis came with recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG) to avoid spreading HIV to an unborn child by not getting pregnant.