Violence against women 'over there' is violence against women here

Reading in this mornings paper, I was horrified to learn that a Liberian eight-year-old innocent, in Phoenix, Arizona had been raped by a group of Liberian boys not much older than she.

And here’s the even more tragic denoument - her father told Child Protective Services that he didn’t want her anymore, since she’d disgraced the family. Yeah, right. The girl is better off without this family.

The only hopeful part of all this is the international outcry that has resulted, including a statement from the new female Liberian president, who herself was a victim of rape:

“I think that family is wrong.

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Women and heart attacks: What I know

Updated on Wednesday, May 13, 2009 at 03:56 by mavenandmeddler

Here I sit, visiting hours are over, alone in my hospital room. I really hate this but there are lessons to be learned.

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