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		<title>Cloth Diapers For All!</title>
		<link>http://morningquickie.com/2011/10/25/cloth-diapers-for-all/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 14:33:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JMW</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cloth diapers may soon be given to low-income families in the USA. Legislation is currently being debated that would provide subsidized diapers, including washable diapers, to low-income families. As long as those receiving reusable diapers are shown how to use them properly I really hope this legislation is passed. Disposable diapers are unbelievably expensive and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kansas Bans Insurance Companies From Offering Abortion Coverage In General Health Plans</title>
		<link>http://morningquickie.com/2011/05/24/kansas-bans-insurance-companies-from-offering-abortion-coverage-in-general-health-plans/</link>
		<comments>http://morningquickie.com/2011/05/24/kansas-bans-insurance-companies-from-offering-abortion-coverage-in-general-health-plans/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 18:40:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sedera of the Island</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The current tactic for pro-life legislators to stop abortions when they can&#8217;t outlaw them altogether is to make them unaffordable. Kansas approved a ban on insurance companies offering abortion coverage as part of their general health plans (except when a woman&#8217;s life is at risk). The state&#8217;s newly approved budget also strips funding from a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Transgendered People Win Right To Go To Public Restrooms, Also Jobs</title>
		<link>http://morningquickie.com/2011/05/24/connecticut-transgender-community-rights-discrimination/</link>
		<comments>http://morningquickie.com/2011/05/24/connecticut-transgender-community-rights-discrimination/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 15:42:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sedera of the Island</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://morningquickie.com/?p=26252</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[They&#8217;re fighting for their rights&#8230; to go potty. Connecticut could become the 14th state to pass a legislation against discrimination against the transgender community. The state&#8217;s House of Representatives voted 77 to 62 Thursday night for the bill, with all the Republican members in opposition. The main sticking point was the issue of which washroom [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Women Don&#8217;t Want Protection, We Want Support</title>
		<link>http://morningquickie.com/2011/05/04/women-abortion-informed-consent-brainwashing/</link>
		<comments>http://morningquickie.com/2011/05/04/women-abortion-informed-consent-brainwashing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 01:45:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sedera of the Island</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[abortion]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[maine]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sen. Dan Patrick]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I cannot figure out whether the members of American state legislatures are hypocrites or completely oblivious when it comes to reproductive rights issues. A bill that would mandate women getting abortions to have ultra sounds performed so they can view the image and hear the fetal heart beat tentatively passed the state Senate floor today. [...]]]></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>Mack</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>Female Genital Mutilation Most Likely To Happen On School Holidays</title>
		<link>http://morningquickie.com/2010/07/26/female-genital-mutilation-most-likely-to-happen-on-school-holidays/</link>
		<comments>http://morningquickie.com/2010/07/26/female-genital-mutilation-most-likely-to-happen-on-school-holidays/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:02:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mack</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://morningquickie.com/?p=6562</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For most children summer is a time of fun and relaxation. But for girls from families where female genital mutilation (FGM) is the norm, school holidays are the time when they are most likely to get cut. Between 500 and 2,000 girls will undergo FGM this summer in the UK. This happens either by taking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Will Women Ever Be Free To Choose?</title>
		<link>http://morningquickie.com/2010/06/03/will-women-ever-be-free-to-choose/</link>
		<comments>http://morningquickie.com/2010/06/03/will-women-ever-be-free-to-choose/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 13:09:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mack</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://morningquickie.com/?p=5058</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In America, anti-abortion advocates must be celebrating in the streets. Eleven states have passed laws this year restricting abortion and 370 state bills are under consideration. I think it&#8217;s time we finally accept that women will never be completely free to choose and there will always be an ongoing battle over rights to abortion.  Also, for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Other Man: OK, Knock It Off Before You Get Someone Else Killed</title>
		<link>http://morningquickie.com/2010/05/29/the-other-man-ok-knock-it-off-before-you-get-someone-else-killed/</link>
		<comments>http://morningquickie.com/2010/05/29/the-other-man-ok-knock-it-off-before-you-get-someone-else-killed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 May 2010 00:01:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guest Contributor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This morning, Jordan Romero must be the happiest 13-year-old boy on the face of the earth. Having become the youngest person ever to summit Mount Everest, by two whole years, he can certainly tell all of his middle-school friends how he cheated death while climbing the world&#8217;s tallest mountain. But why does he need to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gay Men Fighting To Live In UK</title>
		<link>http://morningquickie.com/2010/05/11/gay-men-fighting-to-live-in-uk/</link>
		<comments>http://morningquickie.com/2010/05/11/gay-men-fighting-to-live-in-uk/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 13:08:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mack</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://morningquickie.com/?p=4570</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In many countries in the world homosexual people face discrimination. I&#8217;m not talking about simple name calling and hate bashing, but time in jail and sometimes the death penalty. What can we do to help these people in countries like the UK? And should we help them? The UK&#8217;s highest court is currently being challenged by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Woman Fined For Wearing Burka</title>
		<link>http://morningquickie.com/2010/05/04/woman-fined-for-wearing-burka/</link>
		<comments>http://morningquickie.com/2010/05/04/woman-fined-for-wearing-burka/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 13:47:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editors</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Novara in Italy they have banned the burka in public places. The first woman in Italy has been fined 500 Euros for wearing her burka in the post office. For any family this is a hefty fine and for this Tunisian immigrant family they have said it will be a struggle. The laws are [...]]]></description>
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