 In
these days of marriage equality, men can marry men; a woman can marry a
warehouse or a bridge or a corporation; so why can’t a woman marry a
dead guy?
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 “Planned
Parenthood is a lifeline for folks in this state,” Cecile Richards said
at a fundraiser for a Democratic U.S. Senate candidate in Montana this
weekend. She was referring to her organization's role as navigators,
desperately attempting to locate and sign up uninsured Americans for
health care under the Affordable Care Act, conventionally known as
ObamaCare.
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 Sexual
freedom was a legitimate tenet of the original women's movement, but
the Girls Gone Wild climate of today's youth culture is not
pro-feminism. It has nothing to do with feminism. The Miley Cyrus arc of
"growing up," becoming overtly sexy and proclaiming your independence,
is not progressive. Embracing the objectification of women doesn't make
you clever.
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 Until
now there hasn't been a lot of data to help law enforcement and
policymakers better understand the economics of the illegal sex trade
and trafficking.
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 As
controversy surrounds reform of Spain's abortion law, the newly-elected
president of the local bishops' conference says Catholics must both
oppose the procedure and support pregnant women.
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 In
one of the largest collective lawsuits against the federal HHS mandate,
the Catholic Benefit Association, representing more than 200 Catholic
employers and more than 19,000 employees nationwide, has filed a suit on
the grounds that the measure compels the violation of Catholic
teachings.
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 The title of the deeply personal reflection at www.parenting.com is, “I’m What? Accidentally pregnant at 42, I faced the hardest decision of my life.”
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 Parents
of an 11-year-old girl in West Virginia have been arrested after
arranging for an abortion following a case of pregnancy after possible
incest. West Virginia State Police say they consented to the abortion
and the abortion clinic in question didn’t report the abortion to
authorities.
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 Between
the ages of 36 and 38, while in her then-relationship, Sarah underwent
eight separate procedures to freeze her eggs, and she now has 70 stashed
away. The eggs, she believes, are her key to motherhood, whatever her
age.
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