Title: 7 ridiculous restrictions on women’s rights around the world - The Washington Post
Headings: 7 ridiculous restrictions on women’s rights around the world
7 ridiculous restrictions on women’s rights around the world
Content: Women can’t vote... still. This is amazingly the case in Saudi Arabia, though a royal decree, issued in 2011, will let women vote in Saudi elections in 2015. Vatican City is the only other country that allows men, but not women, to vote. 4. Ecuador: Abortion is illegal, unless you’re an “idiot.” Begum says this is the policy in Ecuador, where abortions have long been outlawed for everyone but “idiots” and the “demented.” Politicians are considering a policy with the more politely worded term “mentally ill,” but that won’t change abortion’s legal status in Ecuador -- or, more importantly, the fact that the law is frequently used to criminalize miscarriages. 5. Saudi Arabia and Morocco: