Surfer rides her pro-life convictions

An international surfing star is receiving support from a national women's rights organization for boycotting a major surfing event scheduled to be held in China. In a statement to the Association of Surfing Professionals, world champion surfer Cori Schumacher says she takes issue with participating in the tour's second contest located in Hainan Island, China. "I have deep political and personal reservations," she writes, "with being a part of any sort of benefit to a country that actively engages in human rights violations, specifically those in violation of women." One News Now