1) The Mali article points out that discrimination is larger than just a women's rights issue. Discrimination is a human rights problem, so why isn't reproductive discrimination more of a priority for organizations/governments?
2) I was REALLY surprised to learn that biomass smoke exposure was neck-and-neck with malaria as the leading cause of death for adults in the developing world. It's not something that is mentioned a lot in discussions about development and/or gender in the developing world, though. Do you think that malaria gets more "air time" because it is much more of a gender-blind phenomenon than biomass smoke exposure (which largely affects only women)?
3) "Women Deliver" says that abortion is illegal in 72 UN Member countries, most of which are in the developing world. Why? A couple of our readings mentioned how expensive abortion clincs/treatment and post-abortion care at hospitals is. Do you think this is the primary factor?Are there cultural barriers to it?
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