Janet Benshoof, Women’s Champion on a Global Scale, Dies at 70 Ms. Benshoof, a lawyer, defended abortion and contraceptive rights in American courts and took on cases of sexual violence, war crimes and genocide abroad. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:Contributing Op-Ed Writer: Turkey’s Populists See an Unlikely AllyA Call to Prayer, or Noise Pollution? Israel Targets Mosque LoudspeakersConfronting Racism in Berlin, One Offensive T-Shirt at a TimeOp-Ed Contributor: Why Ukraine Is Losing the War on CorruptionSyrian President Calls Donald Trump a ‘Natural Ally’ in Fight Against TerrorismReykjavik Journal: Secret to Iceland’s Tourism Boom? A Financial Crash and a Volcanic Eruption