Porter has pushed for heartbeat bills on the state level and aided in crafting the first heartbeat bills in Ohio. Heartbeat bills have been introduced and fizzled out in such conservative strongholds as Alabama, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Texas and Wyoming. Roe prohibits laws that ban abortion wholesale before the fetus is viable, at around 24 weeks. The measure is modeled after legislation that failed in Ohio that aimed to ban abortions from as early as six weeks into a pregnancy. Now, he`s making it happen | Lucia Graves Read more?The heartbeat bill is the first step to ?make America safe again? for every child whose heartbeat can be heard,? said Porter, who helped design the bill.

(CNN) Vera Rubin, a pioneering astrophysicist who proved the existence of dark matter, had a gift for overcoming daunting challenges. While there were indications going back to the 1930s that dark matter existed, her work confirmed it. If dark matter doesn`t fit that description, I don`t know what does. Her colleagues and those who admired her spirit remember her as someone who revolutionized our understanding of the cosmos by confirming the existence of dark matter, invisible material that comprises more than 90% of the universe. Others worked on the subject of dark matter, and it`s important to remember that in science, each person`s achievements are built on the backs of those who came before.

?I refused to work for a company that expected women to wear makeup, heels and a skirt. She noted that it took until last January for British Airways to allow female cabin crew members to wear trousers. Its old code had warned employees against such things as greasy or highly gelled hair or wearing flowers as accessories. ?The company expected me to do a nine-hour shift on my feet escorting clients to meeting rooms,? she said. Britain?s 2010 Equality Act prohibits discrimination in the workplace on the basis of gender, age or sexual orientation.

PhotoSEOUL, South Korea ? A professor whose book about Japan?s World War II-era military brothels angered Korean women who once worked there was acquitted on Wednesday of defaming the women. In a case closely followed by the South Korean news media, a judge in the Eastern District Court in Seoul ruled that her academic freedom must be protected. She has since faced civil and criminal complaints from nine South Korean women who said they were forced to work at the brothels during the war. She also called Ms. Park a ?pro-Japanese traitor,? according to South Korean news reports. But on Wednesday, Ms. Park won the criminal case.

In addition to Duca?s gaslight story, Teen Vogue reports that a series on the Standing Rock pipeline protests, ?Ask a Native American Girl,? generated more than 8 million views on Facebook. It received widespread praise, including from veteran broadcaster Dan Rather, who described Teen Vogue as one of journalism?s ?surprising new sources of serious reporting? on his Facebook page after reading Duca?s dispatch. In a forceful commentary, Duca argued that Trump, through dissembling and contradictory claims, was responsible for undermining democracy. So then there?s no accountability.?Duca owes her growing reputation to a piece she wrote in December entitled ?Donald Trump is gaslighting America?. ?Donald Trump proved the old guard in the party or in the media weren?t enough to stop him.

In November 2016, the Colombian government and the Farc rebel group announced a second peace agreement after an initial deal was rejected. Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Colombian authorities say abortions were carried out on women fighters with no medicationSpain has agreed to extradite to Colombia a former Farc rebel accused of carrying out 300 forced abortions on women fighters, some of them underage. His arrest in 2015 formed part of an investigation relating to 150 cases involving former Farc fighters who said they had been forced to terminate their pregnancies. Image copyright Reuters Image caption At their height, the Farc was estimated to have some 20,000 active fightersThe Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc, after the initials in Spanish) are Colombia`s largest rebel group. Known as "The Nurse", Mr Arboleda Buitrago is accused of taking part in most of those abortions.

Most famous for her video for Justin Beiber, Parris Goebel has gone from small-town New Zealand girl to global dance and style icon. It all began with polyswag - her unique take on hip hop inspired by her Polynesian heritage. Read about the other women to watch:Deepika Bhardwaj: The woman who fights for men`s rightsLeila de Lima: The woman who dares to defy a presidentRegina Ip: Hong Kong`s controversial `Iron Lady` The BBC profiles her as part of a series on Asian women likely to make the news in 2017. Footage provided courtesy of Parris Goebel.

The government?s policies around babies born to refugee women have also led to an unusual legal sophistry. Doctors refused to discharge the baby from hospital, stating the Nauru detention centre was not a safe environment for her. The price of `stopping the boats`: abusing asylum-seekers and shaming our country | Mark Isaacs Read moreThe policy has led to extraordinary circumstances on the island for pregnant refugee women. But the Australian government has said that she must deliver her baby on Nauru, saying there are ?comprehensive? medical services on the island. The Guardian has confirmed the woman remains on Nauru, despite medical transfer flights leaving the island this week.