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Obstetricians' Group Opposes NY Bill Easing Restrictions on Midwives

Posted on June 21, 2010
NY Times: Obstetricians? Group Fights a Bill With Fewer Restrictions on Midwives, by Anemona Hartocollis: Amy Paulin, now a New York State assemblywoman pushing for more independence for midwives, was 27 when she became pregnant with her first child and...

Gary Bauer Says Abortion Debate Needs to Include "the Forgotten Fathers"

Posted on June 20, 2010
It's not enough that the Supreme Court perpetuates the myth that abortion causes women psychological harm. Advocates want the Court to recognize "fathers" as emotionally traumatized by abortion too. Christian Science Monitor (Opinion): The abortion debate needs to include the...

The Anxiety of Giving a Sperm Sample

Posted on June 20, 2010
Salon.com: Performance anxiety at the fertility clinic, by Albert Stein: Bringing a new life into the world is one of the most joyful human experiences. Producing a sperm sample is not "Good fucks make good babies," Norman Mailer once opined,...

Men's Attention to Child Care Duties Can Endanger Their Careers

Posted on June 20, 2010
abcNEWS: Daddy-Tracked: Men Punished at Work for Child Duties, by Michelle Goodman: Women Aren't the Only Ones Whose Career Growth Can Get Sidelined by Parenthood We've all heard about how becoming a mother can be the kiss of career death...

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More Mothers Seek Alternatives Sources for Breast Milk

Posted on June 20, 2010
Newsweek Magazine: Others? Milk, by Maria Dolan: Mothers are increasingly turning to alternative sources to find breast milk. After San Diego mother Sarah McNeill researched the health properties of breast milk, she wanted those benefits for her baby...

Kentucky Supreme Court Blocks Child-Endangerment Prosecutions of Pregnant Women Who Test Positive for Drug Use

Posted on June 20, 2010
ACLU press release: Kentucky Court Blocks Unconstitutional Prosecutions Of Pregnant Women: Court Finds Law Forbids Charging Pregnant Women Who Test Positive For Drugs With Child Abuse FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 17, 2010 FRANKFORT, KY ? The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled...

Panel Recommends Approval of After-Sex Contraceptive Pill

Posted on June 17, 2010
NY Times: Panel Recommends Approval of After-Sex Pill, by Gardiner Harris: GAITHERSBURG, Md. ? A federal advisory panel voted unanimously Thursday that federal drug regulators should approve a medicine that could help prevent pregnancy if taken as late as five...

FDA Says "Female Viagra" Performed Poorly in Studies

Posted on June 17, 2010
Salon.com: "Female viagra" leaves FDA unsatisfied, by Tracy Clark-Flory: Studies fail to prove that the so-called "pink pill" can fix women's sex drive The feverish excitement over a "female Viagra" prototype has once again proven to be anticlimactic...

Trial in Case Challenging California's Prop. 8 Wraps Up

Posted on June 17, 2010
Wall St. Journal: Gay-Marriage Trial Wraps Up, by Geoffrey A. Fowler:Lawyers Give Closing Arguments in Fight Over California Measure Prohibiting Same-Sex Weddings SAN FRANCISCO?A federal judge heard closing arguments in the trial over California's gay-marriage ban, with a ruling expected...

69 Law School Deans Join Public Letter Endorsing Kagan

Posted on June 17, 2010
Wash. Post: 69 law school deans endorse Kagan in letter to Senate, by Amy Goldstein: The deans of more than one-third of the nation's law schools have endorsed Elena Kagan's nomination to the Supreme Court, issuing a public letter that...

Michigan Senate Considers Bill Requiring "Most Technologically Advanced" Equipment for Pre-Abortion Ultrasounds

Posted on June 15, 2010
Broadsheet (Salon.com): Can better ultrasounds prevent abortion?, by Anna Clark: Today, state senators will review a bill that, if passed, will tighten Michigan's abortion restrictions. Under current law, Michigan's abortion providers are obliged to provide women the option of viewing...

70-year-old Mother Is Dying From Complications Following IVF Pregnancy

Posted on June 15, 2010
Aol Health: World's Oldest Mother, 70, Says She's Dying 18 Months After Giving Birth, by Marrecca Fiore: The woman believed to be the world's oldest mother has revealed she is dying just 18 months after giving birth to her first...

Television Review: Google Baby

Posted on June 15, 2010
NY Times: Surrogate Pregnancy Goes Global, by Ginia Bellafante: Way back when, during the final decades of the last century, if a woman had a hard time conceiving, she saved her dollars by the tens of thousands and passed them...

New Emergency Contraceptive Pill Prompts Debate

Posted on June 15, 2010
Wash. Post: New 'morning-after' pill, ella, raises debate over similarity to abortion drug, by Rob Stein: A French drug company is seeking to offer American women something their European counterparts already have: a pill that works long after "the morning...

Louisiana Senate Passes Anti-Abortion Measures

Posted on June 15, 2010
Nola.com: Anti-abortion measures pass Senate by wide margins, by Jan Moller: BATON ROUGE -- Bills to bar insurers from covering elective abortion, and making it easier for state health authorities to shut down abortion clinics, are close to becoming law...

Officials Warn that World Cup Puts Women at Risk of Violence

Posted on June 14, 2010
Salon.com: The World Cup of domestic abuse, by Tracy Clark-Flory: Officials warn women that the games put them at risk for violence As the World Cup kicks off, and booze and emotions begin to flow freely, U.K. officials are worried...

Reflections on the Role of Women in the 2010 Primaries

Posted on June 14, 2010
U.S. World & News Report: Women Flex Their Political Muscle in 2010 Primaries, by Jessica Rettig: Carly Fiorina, Nikki Haley, Meg Whitman, and others are making waves this cycle Eleanor Roosevelt famously said, "A woman is like a tea bag?you...

Fathers' Hormones Change During Pregnancy

Posted on June 14, 2010
USA TODAY: Dads' hormones change, too, during pregnancy, by Liz Szabo: As Lance Somerfeld learned, babies are excellent teachers. His son provided round-the-clock on-the-job training, free of charge. Within days of becoming a father, the 36-year-old New York City resident...

Newly Released Papers Show that Kagan Relished the Political

Posted on June 14, 2010
Wash. Post: Newly released Kagan papers show a flair for the political, by Alec MacGillis: . . . The 42,000 pages from the Clinton library -- the second of three batches to be released before the Supreme Court confirmation hearings...

The Role of Gender in Child-Rearing

Posted on June 14, 2010
The Atlantic: Are Fathers Necessary?, by Pamela Paul: A paternal contribution may not be as essential as we think. Even the most recession-walloped and otherwise diminished man can take pride in his essential role as father. Fathers, Barack Obama intoned...

Christian School in Florida Fires Teacher for Becoming Pregnant Before her Wedding

Posted on June 11, 2010
ABC News: Teacher Fired for Becoming Pregnant Out of Wedlock, by Russell Goldman: When Jarretta Hamilton, a fourth grade teacher at a Florida Christian school, told administrators she was pregnant, she expected them to ask when she was due. She...

Joyce Kinaro, et al., on Unsafe Abortion in Sudan

Posted on June 11, 2010
Joyce Kinaro, et al., (Planned Parenthood Federation of America) have posted Unsafe Abortion and Abortion Care in Khartoum, Sudan on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Unsafe abortion in Sudan results in significant morbidity and mortality. This study of treatment for...

Polls Shows Most Americans Support Kagan's Nomination to Supreme Court

Posted on June 11, 2010
Wash. Post: Most Americans support Kagan's nomination to Supreme Court, poll finds, by Jon Cohen: Nearly six in 10 Americans say the Senate should vote to confirm U.S. Solicitor General Elena Kagan's nomination to the Supreme Court, but most also...

Gov. Crist Vetoes Florida Pre-Abortion Ultrasound Bill

Posted on June 11, 2010
NY Times: Florida Governor Vetoes Abortion Bill, by Damien Cave: Making a decision that is likely to please Democrats with an explanation tailored to Republicans, Gov. Charlie Crist on Friday vetoed an abortion bill that would have required most women...

Plan to Allow Abortions at Military Hospitals

Posted on June 11, 2010
NY Times: Plan Would Allow Abortions at Military Hospitals, by Elisabeth Bumiller: WASHINGTON ? The fight to allow gay and bisexual people to serve openly in the military is already drawing political blood in Washington, but tucked into the same...

Rebecca Cook, et al., on the Harms of Female Stereotyping in Reproductive Health

Posted on June 10, 2010
Rebecca Cook, et al., have posted Unethical Female Stereotyping in Reproductive Health on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Stereotypes are generalized preconceptions defining individuals by group categories into which they are placed. Women have become stereotyped as homemakers and mothers,...

Andrea Carroll on Adoption and Payment of Birth Mother Living Expenses

Posted on June 10, 2010
Andrea Beauchamp Carroll (Louisiana State University Law Center) has posted Re-Regulating the Baby Market: A Call for a Ban on Payment of Birth Mother Living Expenses on SSRN. Here is the abstract: More than fifty years ago, state law on...

Meeting Need for Contraception and Preventing Teen Pregnancy Saves Money and Lives

Posted on June 10, 2010
Guttmacher Institute news release: Meeting Unmet Need For Contraception and Preventing Teen Pregnancies Saves Money and Lives: Women Deliver Conference, Washington, DC: The International Planned Parenthood Federation and the Guttmacher Institute today released two new fact sheets, one highlighting the...

Accusations of "Judicial Activism" Miss the Point of Judging

Posted on June 10, 2010
Time Magazine: Are Liberal Judges Really 'Judicial Activists'?, by Adam Cohen: "Judicial activism" is the No. 1 conservative talking point on the law these days. Liberal judges, the argument goes, make law, while conservative judges simply apply the law as...

Study Concludes Children of Lesbians Have Fewer Behavioral Problems

Posted on June 09, 2010
CNN.com: Kids of lesbians have fewer behavioral problems, study suggests, by Madison Park: A nearly 25-year study concluded that children raised in lesbian households were psychologically well-adjusted and had fewer behavioral problems than their peers...

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