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In today's episode, Courtney continues her conversation with Dr. Rebecca Wellington, historian and author of 'Who Is a Worthy Mother?: An Intimate History of Adoption' about her upcoming book and the impacts of historical adoption and fertility policies today.

To learn more about Dr. Wellington, you can visit her website here.

Her upcoming book, 'Who Is a Worthy Mother?: An Intimate History of Adoption' is available on Amazon here.

The book is also available as an audio book through Audible here.

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Man arrested in Hackney, London after a woman was found dead in a car

Woman and teen girl indecently assaulted in Bristol

UK Musicians' Census reveals misogyny, sexual discrimination and harassment

Average wait for endometriosis diagnosis is nine years in the UK

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Today on the podcast, Courtney speaks with Dr. Kristen Hessler, Associate Professor in Political Philosophy at the University of Albany about how to increase representation of women in the judiciary, and the need for feminist judgments.

If you would like to learn more about Dr. Hessler, you can view her profile at the University of Albany here.

Dr. Hessler's book, Feminist Human Rights: A Political Approach is available here.

The edited volume mentioned in today's episode, Identity and Diversity on the International Bench is available here.

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OBGYNS advised not to report unlawful abortions to police

Full HPV vaccination reduces risk of cervical cancer in women

Reduced risk of mental health recidivism in women when offered perinatal mental health care

Luis Rubiales to face sexual assault trial

Protests in Kenya against femicide

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In today's episode, Courtney speaks with historian and author of 'Who Is a Worthy Mother?: An Intimate History of Adoption', Dr. Rebecca Wellington, about her upcoming book and the impacts of historical adoption and fertility policies today.

To learn more about Dr. Wellington, you can visit her website here.

Her upcoming book, 'Who Is a Worthy Mother?: An Intimate History of Adoption' is available on Amazon here.

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Regression in women's rights around the globe

Anti-abortion activists eye Comstock Act for further restrictions

Study finds PMS and PMDD linked to perinatal depression

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In today's episode, Courtney speaks with Jennifer Hendricks, Professor of Law at Colorado Law School about how sexism and patriarchy has infiltrated the law of pregnancy and motherhood in the United States.

To learn more about Prof. Hendricks and her work, you can view her profile with Colorado Law School here.

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Fast food restaurants in the United States being sued for inadequate breastfeeding accommodations

Judges in England and Wales urged to resign from Garrick Club due to exclusion of women

The Gambia set to reverse protections against female genital mutilation

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In today's episode, Courtney speaks to Claire Feltrin, Privacy, Cybersecurity and Data Innovation Lawyer at Deloitte Legal about British Columbia's new Intimate Images Protection Act and how victims can be protected from this type of intimate image abuse.

To learn more about Claire and her practice, you can view her profile with Deloitte Legal here.

If you have been a victim of non-consensual intimate image distribution in British Columbia, you can make a claim with the BC Civil Resolutions Tribunal. Their website is located here.

You can find Stop NCII here.

Finally, to learn more about this issue, you can learn more about Danielle Keats Citron and her work on sexual privacy here.

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Andrew Tate and his brother detained in Romania

UN Status of Women Panel opens with five male speakers

US President Biden signs executive order focusing on women's health

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In today's episode, Clara speaks with Dr. Chloe Romanis, Associate Professor in Biolaw at Durham University about the current legal status of abortion in England and Wales, and the need for decriminalisation.

To learn more about Dr. Romanis and her work, you can view her profile at Durham University here.

Dr. Romanis also co-authored a book with Dr. Jordan A. Parsons, which you can purchase from Oxford University Press here.

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UN has found convincing evidence that sexual violence took place against hostages in Gaza

Protests around the world mark International Women's Day 2024

UK House of Commons releases sixth Sexism in the City report

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In today's episode, Clara and Courtney speak with Dr. Ellen Reeves, lecturer at the University of Liverpool about how women are misidentified by police as the predominant aggressors in family violence intervention orders, and how this misidentification might be prevented in the future.

You can learn more about Dr. Reeves and her work here.

You can read the paper discussed in today's episode here.

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Canada's Privacy Commission finds PornHub violated federal privacy law

Father of Brianna Ghey's killer sentenced to prison for exposure

Domestic Abuse Commissioner urges support for domestic abuse services in ongoing Council funding crisis

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Today on the podcast, Clara speaks with Australian family creation lawyer, Sarah Jefford, about surrogacy law in Australia, the legal safeguards in place for surrogate parents and children, and cross-border surrogacy.

To learn more about Sarah Jefford and her work as a family creation lawyer, you can visit her website here.

Sarah Jefford's book is also available on her website, or you can buy it on Amazon here.

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UN experts warn of human rights violations against women and girls in Gaza

Employers must make reasonable adjustments for menopause

Embryo ruling in Alabama calls into question future of state's IVF treatments

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In today's episode, Courtney speaks with Elicia Maxwell, law graduate and case administrator for HM Prison and Probation Service about the barriers Black women face when seeking a career at the bar and offers advice for Black women considering this career path.

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European Court of Human Rights finds significant shortcomings in rape investigation in Greece

Toronto police officer facing disciplinary action for watching pornography at work

Women in Afghanistan facing increased harassment and difficulties leaving their homes

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In today's episode, Clara continues her conversation with Dr. Melanie Levy, Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Neuchatel in Switzerland, about EU surrogacy law, genetic essentialism and feminist concerns regarding surrogacy.

To learn more about Dr. Levy and her work, you can visit her Google Scholar profile here or her university profile here.

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Churchtown man jailed for sexual assault and filming women

Man who trafficked women from Romania to work in brothels jailed for eight years

US CDC shows Black women six times more likely to be killed than white women

Four boys aged 12 to 14 in police custody on suspicion of rape

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