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The US Supreme Court on June 24 overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 case that said access to abortion is protected under the US Constitution. It is now down to the state governments to determine access to abortion services. The ruling sent shock waves around the world, and Taiwan was no exception.
Is this a victory for freedom, as some have said? Many argue that it is a victory for liberty, as state governments can now decide on their own abortion policy, but such statements are unacceptable for women.
In the states where abortion is allowed, women have the freedom to
Taiwan Women’s Link yesterday called on the government to use the term “vaginal corona” rather than “virgin membrane” to refer to the hymen.
The civic group at a news conference at the legislature in Taipei unveiled the results of an online survey, which showed that 88.93 percent of respondents agreed that the term should be changed, while only 6.31 percent disagreed.
Among those that agreed it should be changed, 38.9 percent thought “vaginal corona” should be used, 27 percent “vaginal membrane” and 15.76 percent “vaginal valve,” the results showed.
The 1,220 respondents were 76.97 percent biologically female and 19.51 percent biologically male, showing
Independent Legislator Freddy Lim’s (林昶佐) questioning of the Ministry of Health and Welfare’s breastfeeding policy during an interpellation session on April 13 has sparked a wave of debate.
Whenever the breastfeeding issue is raised, mothers are heard talking about their frustrations in tears, whether it is the physical pain or discomfort of breastfeeding, the pressure that they receive from hospitals to breastfeed, guilty feelings of not being able to breastfeed or judgmental comments by relatives or passersby.
With so many mothers sharing the same experiences, one can only imagine how much pain and pressure they endure.
As an exasperated friend said to