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	<description>your five minute feminist fix</description>
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		<title>The Real Princesses Of Persia</title>
		<link>http://morningquickie.com/2010/09/07/the-real-princesses-of-persia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:01:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Feminist in Arabia</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[death sentence]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fantasies are sometimes hard to shake and right now this image of &#8220;The Princess of Persia&#8221; is making its way around the web. Nothing is sexier than an exotic harem girl. But we shouldn&#8217;t forget the actual women of Iran who are working hard to fight for their freedom. On Saturday, the human rights lawyer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Quickie Guide To Feminism (And Why You Probably Are One Even If You Hate The F-Word)</title>
		<link>http://morningquickie.com/2010/09/06/quickie-guide-to-feminism-and-why-you-probably-are-one-even-if-you-hate-the-f-word/</link>
		<comments>http://morningquickie.com/2010/09/06/quickie-guide-to-feminism-and-why-you-probably-are-one-even-if-you-hate-the-f-word/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Sep 2010 23:51:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mack</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I explained to a friend of mine that this website is a feminist site he was shocked. He just didn&#8217;t believe me. What was he expecting? Anti-man diatribes? Militant lesbians? Kill the patriarchy messages? Feminism has changed and evolved over the years and it&#8217;s not what a lot of people expect it to be. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Forced Sterilization For HIV-Positive Women</title>
		<link>http://morningquickie.com/2010/09/03/forced-sterilization-for-hiv-positive-women/</link>
		<comments>http://morningquickie.com/2010/09/03/forced-sterilization-for-hiv-positive-women/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:20:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mack</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[HIV medication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV-positive mothers]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[mother's rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mother-to-child transmission of HIV]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Many women are forcibly sterilized in South Africa and other parts of the continent when it is found out they are HIV-positive. This might be done by coercion or even without their consent. One woman quoted in this article only found out she had been sterilized when she and her husband were unable to conceive. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Women With Low IQ Forced To Use Birth Control?</title>
		<link>http://morningquickie.com/2010/08/20/woman-with-low-iq-almost-forced-to-use-birth-control/</link>
		<comments>http://morningquickie.com/2010/08/20/woman-with-low-iq-almost-forced-to-use-birth-control/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 13:07:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mack</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[birth control]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://morningquickie.com/?p=7401</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A British government Council wanted to force a happily married woman with an IQ of 53 on to birth control pills. This was rejected by the courts but has raised some interesting questions about how far a government can go for the safety of the unborn children and why they think this is okay. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Government Funds Prostitution Trips For The Mentally Disabled</title>
		<link>http://morningquickie.com/2010/08/19/government-funds-prostitution-trips-for-the-mentally-disabled/</link>
		<comments>http://morningquickie.com/2010/08/19/government-funds-prostitution-trips-for-the-mentally-disabled/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:41:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mick</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://morningquickie.com/?p=7335</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sex is a human right. There is a government program to pay for mentally disabled people to have sex with prostitutes. Is this going too far? The theory is that people who are mentally or socially disabled have a hard time find sexual partners. By providing them with a willing (and paid for) sexual partner, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mexico To Recognize Same-Sex Marriage Nationally</title>
		<link>http://morningquickie.com/2010/08/11/mexico-to-recognize-same-sex-marriage-nationally/</link>
		<comments>http://morningquickie.com/2010/08/11/mexico-to-recognize-same-sex-marriage-nationally/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 11:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mack</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[children's rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[equality]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://morningquickie.com/?p=7057</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[States in Mexico have been refusing to recognize same-sex marriages performed in Mexico City. This means couples have not had access to equal rights. Does this mean you marriage disappears when you cross the border? I hardly think so. Now, if people who were married in Mexico City travel to other states, the governments will be forced to recognize [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fired For Not Telling Boss Her Weight</title>
		<link>http://morningquickie.com/2010/08/06/fired-for-not-telling-boss-her-weight/</link>
		<comments>http://morningquickie.com/2010/08/06/fired-for-not-telling-boss-her-weight/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 15:17:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mack</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[disclosing weight at work]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://morningquickie.com/?p=6954</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[How far can an employer go in collecting personal information about its employees? One woman found out when she was fired for failing to disclose her weight! Lisa Bonifas was asked various questions needed for her ID card and used to identify bodies in case of disaster. She says she refused on principle because it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Surrogacy Regulations Introduced In India To Stop Exploitation</title>
		<link>http://morningquickie.com/2010/07/31/surrogacy-regulations-introduced-in-india-to-stop-exploitation/</link>
		<comments>http://morningquickie.com/2010/07/31/surrogacy-regulations-introduced-in-india-to-stop-exploitation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 13:12:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editors</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://morningquickie.com/?p=6721</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For the many families who have difficulty having their own children, surrogate mothers are the best option. India is the capital of &#8220;surrogacy tourism&#8221; but where is the line between bribery and free choice for these women? India is one of the most popular places to find surrogates for westerners because it is a lot cheaper [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are Women Really Only Useful As Baby Factories And Cows?</title>
		<link>http://morningquickie.com/2010/07/30/are-women-really-only-useful-as-baby-factories-and-cows/</link>
		<comments>http://morningquickie.com/2010/07/30/are-women-really-only-useful-as-baby-factories-and-cows/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:03:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mack</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://morningquickie.com/?p=6703</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Another medical group has said that women should not have the right to home birth in certain circumstances. There is so much condescension among doctors towards pregnant women I have to wonder where it will all end. Will they be caged like animals and monitored by nicotine and alcohol bracelets like criminals? The Lancet, a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Republican Women Are Rising In American Politics &#8212; What Does This Mean For Women&#8217;s Rights?</title>
		<link>http://morningquickie.com/2010/07/26/republican-women-are-rising-in-american-politics-what-does-this-mean-for-womens-rights/</link>
		<comments>http://morningquickie.com/2010/07/26/republican-women-are-rising-in-american-politics-what-does-this-mean-for-womens-rights/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:04:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editors</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://morningquickie.com/?p=6560</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There have been huge gains for women in American politics. They are getting elected at all levels and there are currently 239 women running for Congress (out of 435 positions). As feminists, we should be happy that so many women are getting into politics. But what do we do if they are against what we consider to be basic women&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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