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Colombia Decriminalizes Abortion, Bolstering Trend Across Region
BOGOTÁ, Colombia — Having an abortion is no longer a crime under Colombian law, the country’s top court ruled on…
More Teenage Girls With Eating Disorders Wound Up in the E.R. During the Pandemic
During the pandemic, emergency rooms across the country reported an increase in visits from teenage girls dealing with eating and…
Victim’s Rape Kit Was Used to Identify Her as a Suspect in Another Case
The San Francisco police are using DNA samples collected from sexual assault victims to identify them as possible suspects in…
A Woman Is Cured of H.I.V. Using a Novel Treatment
A bone marrow transplant is not a realistic option for most patients. Such transplants are highly invasive and risky, so…
A Lawsuit Accuses Harvard of Ignoring Sexual Harassment by a Professor
In their statement, Dr. Comaroff’s lawyers disputed the logic of the sanctions. The investigation “found that he was motivated only…
N.F.L. Culture Never Reformed After the Rice Scandal, Women Say
Goodell sensed the gravity of the situation, she thought, when he met with about 50 women who worked at N.F.L.…