Heroic News: “'Hi, I'm abstinent'” plus 12 more

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• 'Hi, I'm abstinent'
• 'There's nothing dignified about suicide'
• Pro life enthusiasm for Romney growing
• Az. bans late term abortions for mom and baby's sake
• Reproductive coercion and the new eugenics
• Larger families = longevity for moms
• New surgery gives woman her voice back after 35 years
• 'Safe sex for seniors' campagin portrays elderly in graphic sex positions
• California city up in arms over 'mobile strip club'
• 'Morning-after' abortion pill to be delivered by bike courier in UK
• One and done: is selfish parenting trendy?
• The downside of shacking up
• India: Teenage pregnancy adversely affecting health

'Hi, I'm abstinent' Posted: 16 Apr 2012 06:46 AM PDT "I admit I am not a virgin. I am also not sexually repressed. I am not, like the virgin adult character on “Glee,” a frigid obsessive-compulsive with serious psychological problems. I am also not, as far as I know, completely repulsive."

'There's nothing dignified about suicide' Posted: 16 Apr 2012 06:42 AM PDT Efforts are underway to fight a Massachusetts ballot initiative that would allow doctors to assist patients in ending their lives. “There’s nothing dignified about suicide,” said the Massachusetts Alliance Against Doctor-Prescribed Suicide, “and there’s nothing compassionate about encouraging it or presenting it as a rational alternative.”

Pro life enthusiasm for Romney growing Posted: 16 Apr 2012 06:40 AM PDT As leading pro-life organizations like the National Right to Life Committee and Susan B. Anthony List issue endorsements and top pro-life activists like Jill Stanek line up behind Mitt Romney, pro-life enthusiasm for the likely Republican nominee is growing.

Az. bans late term abortions for mom and baby's sake Posted: 16 Apr 2012 06:37 AM PDT Arizona Governor Jan Brewer on Thursday signed a new state law banning abortion after 20 weeks based both on the pain suffered by the unborn child and the health risks posed to the mother.

Reproductive coercion and the new eugenics Posted: 16 Apr 2012 06:36 AM PDT Bioedge published a good article this week discussing the claim by some bioethicists that parents be required to use pre-implantation genetic diagnosis to eradicate unwanted heritable conditions.

Larger families = longevity for moms Posted: 16 Apr 2012 06:34 AM PDT Women can expect to live longer with each child they bear, a pattern especially noticeable for those with many children, according to Australian researchers, who nonetheless said that women shouldn’t have too many children because large families are bad for the environment.

New surgery gives woman her voice back after 35 years Posted: 16 Apr 2012 06:24 AM PDT A 52-year-old Ohio woman finally got her voice back after she hit her throat on the dashboard in a severe car accident 35 years ago. Jan Christian broke her neck in four places during that car accident, and she was left with a weak voice. Two years later, she married her husband, who never really heard her speak.

'Safe sex for seniors' campagin portrays elderly in graphic sex positions Posted: 16 Apr 2012 06:21 AM PDT An advertisement featuring senior citizens simulating sexual acts has sparked shock from consumers. The video campaign, released by U.S. organisation SaferSex4Seniors.org, is designed to promote safe sex through use of condoms following news that STDs among sexually-active seniors in Florida had risen by 71 percent over the past five years.

California city up in arms over 'mobile strip club' Posted: 16 Apr 2012 06:18 AM PDT City Supervisor Eric Mar says complaints flew fast and furious. “[The truck is] right by the Anza Branch Library and half a block from an elementary school,” said Mar. So he had the titillating truck towed for expired tags.

'Morning-after' abortion pill to be delivered by bike courier in UK Posted: 16 Apr 2012 04:07 AM PDT Women will in future be able to get the morning-after pill delivered by courier to their desks or home. A new “pill-by-bike” service is being launched in London that means women don't need to see their GP.

One and done: is selfish parenting trendy? Posted: 15 Apr 2012 06:25 PM PDT UK birth records show that a woman having her first child at 35 is much less likely than a 25 year old to have more children. As fertility declines post-35, many women just run out of time. And older mums can find ­­motherhood takes such a toll on their energy levels that many decide they can’t face another round of sleepless nights.

The downside of shacking up Posted: 15 Apr 2012 06:12 PM PDT Cohabitation in the United States has increased by more than 1,500 percent in the past half century. In 1960, about 450,000 unmarried couples lived together. Now the number is more than 7.5 million. The majority of young adults in their 20s will live with a romantic partner at least once, and more than half of all marriages will be preceded by cohabitation.

India: Teenage pregnancy adversely affecting health Posted: 15 Apr 2012 03:29 PM PDT Child marriages leading to early pregnancies are making an adverse effect on health indicators like infant mortality rate (IMR) and maternal mortality rate (MMR) in the state.