What is Janet Benshoof?
[[File:JanetBenshoofFlickr.jpg|right|200px]] '''Janet Benshoof''' (May 10, 1947 &ndash; December 18, 2017) was an American [[human rights]] activist and lawyer. She was born in [[Detroit Lakes, Minnesota|Detroit Lakes]], [[Minnesota]]. She was the President and Founder of the [[Global Justice Center]].<ref name=staff>{{cite web|url=http://www.globaljusticecenter.net/about-us/team/our-staff|title=Our Staff - Global Justice Center|website=www.globaljusticecenter.net|access-date=December 16, 2017|archive-date=June 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180608080147/http://globaljusticecenter.net/about-us/team/our-staff|url-status=dead}}</ref> She founded the [[Center for Reproductive Rights]], the world's first international human rights organization focused on reproductive choice and equality.<ref name=globaljusticecenter>[http://www.globaljusticecenter.net/about-us - About - Our Team]. Global Justice Center. Retrieved December 16, 2017.</ref><ref name=harvard>{{cite web|url=http://hls.harvard.edu/dept/psvf/alumni-profiles/janet-benshoof/|title=Janet Benshoof|publisher=Harvard Law School|access-date=December 16, 2017|archive-date=June 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180610200208/https://hls.harvard.edu/dept/psvf/alumni-profiles/janet-benshoof/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Benshoof died of [[uterine cancer]] on December 18, 2017 in [[Manhattan]], [[New York]] at the age of 70.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/janet-benshoof-lawyer-who-pursued-abortion-rights-for-women-dies-at-70/2017/12/19/76194422-e4d2-11e7-ab50-621fe0588340_story.html |title=Janet Benshoff, lawyer who pursued abortion rights for women, dies at 70 |last=Smith |first=Harrison |date=December 19, 2017 |work=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=December 20, 2017}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Benshoof, Janet}} [[Category:1947 births]] [[Category:2017 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from uterine cancer]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in New York City]] [[Category:American human rights