Donald H. Harrison

Why the Supreme Court Abortion Ruling’s a Very Big Deal

The Supreme Court’s decision announced on Monday to overturn a Texas law limiting access to abortion clinics is a massive win for advocates of legal abortion—not just in Texas but across the country. The case, Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt, involved a Texas law that set a number of requirements for clinics performing abortions, including […]

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Before suicide, woman penned book about her ordeals in ultra-Orthodox world

A formerly ultra-Orthodox woman who was found dead in her car on Sunday after apparently taking her own life days earlier, had written a short autobiography describing the rigors of living within the Gur Hasidic sect and the pain she felt when her daughters cut ties with her over her choice to give up religion.

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Middle East, Obituaries & memorials

Race to succeed Abbas stalled by politics, Fatah infighting

As Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas held diplomatic visits abroad this week, high-ranking officials in his Fatah party continued to jostle over his succession. Everyone is hoping for the job of president, as evidenced by the Ma’an news agency’s hit reality show, in which young people compete to see who can be the next Palestinian

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Middle East

After Israeli study, ‘regretting motherhood’ debate rages in Germany

BERLIN (AFP) — Is it possible to regret becoming a mother? The question first posed by an Israeli researcher has stirred a debate in Germany like in no other country, shattering a long-held taboo. “In Israel, it was settled in a week. In Germany, it has lasted for months,” said sociologist Orna Donath, whose study

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International, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

‘Brexit’ creates a headwind for U.S. economy, not a financial crisis, Treasury’s Lew says

WASHINGTON — Britain’s vote to leave the European Union is a headwind for the U.S. economy but should not trigger another financial crisis, Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew said Monday. “The U.S. economy is doing pretty well. It’s performing in a stable, steady way even though there have been substantial headwinds,” Lew told CNBC before

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USA

Supreme Court overturns Texas abortion restrictions

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court, in a victory for abortion-rights advocates, has limited the power of Texas and other states to restrict or effectively shut down clinics that offer the procedure. The justices, by a 5-3 vote, said Monday that Texas lawmakers went too far by imposing unnecessary regulations that had forced most of the

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Christians, Jews distribute food for Ramadan

RABAT, Morocco Press Release) – In an unprecedented partnership to build bridges among the three major monotheistic religions, the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (The Fellowship) teamed with Chabad in Morocco and the local organization Mimouna to provide gift bags of food for thousands of needy Moroccan Muslim families in three cities for Ramadan. The

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Middle East

Presbyterian resolutions draw mixed reviews from ADL

NEW YORK (Press Release) — The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) expressed disappointment at a number of problematic Israel-focused motions endorsed last week by the Presbyterian Church (USA) General Assembly, including a report calling on the church to explore alternatives to the two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and an overture advocating the church study the use

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Middle East, USA

Bernie Sanders’ Press Secretary Departs Campaign

While you were obsessively reading Brexit coverage and watching “Game of Thrones” this weekend, Bernie Sanders’ campaign took another hit. Symone Sanders, formerly the Vermont senator’s national press secretary, told Fusion exclusively Sunday she’d left his presidential campaign of her own volition. “I just believe my time with the campaign has come to an end,”

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USA

Israeli university cancels prize to Breaking the Silence

The president of Ben-Gurion University recently cancelled a decision to award a prize to an Israeli NGO that tracks alleged abuses of Palestinians by IDF soldiers, arguing the group is too far our of the national consensus. The Breaking the Silence organization was chosen in May by the Middle East Studies faculty of the university

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

UK university compensates student for anti-Semitic abuse

In a startling form of recompense, University of York presented Zachary Confino with &pound1000, and an apology note from the student union, after turning a deaf ear to his complaints of anti-Semitic abuse for two years. Confino, 21, a law student and former treasurer of the student union, suffered bullying for being Jewish. Confino reports

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International, Science, Medicine, & Education