Mommies yes, women no.(first word)(the need for the G8 Summit to address women's health issues)

If women would just shut the fuck up, things would be so much easier.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper could be seen as a saviour of dark-skinned mothers and their babies in faraway countries, and perhaps boost his support from female voters at home, too.

But what a lot of people discovered in the lead-up to the G8 is that when it comes to human reproduction and maternal health, nothing is automatically safe and everything comes with a risk. It's a lot like politics.

There are 8.5 million illegal abortions performed each year that kill an estimated 100,000 women and cause permanent damage to one million more. In Ethopia alone, one third of maternal deaths are a result …