September 28, 2009
The British government has unleashed yet another obstacle for working mothers everywhere. Two female police officers, both mothers, have been taking turns caring for each others’ children while one of them works. Their arrangement has been declared illegal and the Department for Children, Schools, and Families (DCSF) wants them to each register as a child ...
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September 26, 2009
A woman has just made history by getting pregnant while already pregnant! According to her doctors, when she went for a routine ultrasound to check on her pregnancy they found a second fetus which was 3 weeks younger. This is called superfetation and is so rare there are only 10 cases in recorded medical history. ...
September 25, 2009
Mack // The UK is currently debating whether it should allow young people to have sex legally at the age of 14 instead of its current 16. The question: does the law do more harm than good?
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September 24, 2009
Mack // It has been claimed that John Phillips, co-founder of the Mamas and Papas singing group, repeatedly raped his daughter throughout his lifetime.
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September 24, 2009
Mack // A professor who compared lectures to lap dances has been accused of not respecting women. Critics says he needs to retire, and students are making it a point to avoid the uni until he is forced out.
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September 22, 2009
Mack // Shere Hite, a sex researcher famous for the Hite Report in 1976, was featured in an article in the Times about the debate over motherhood and the right to bear children. Hite’s view is that motherhood is a feminist issue and women should have the right to bear children at any age. When asked ...
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September 21, 2009
Results of a study show that the most religious American states also have the highest teenage birth rates. As childish as it seems, I can’t help thinking “I told you so!” With abstinence-only programs teaching young people only the failure rates of birth control methods, they would not have the confidence to buy them, let ...
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September 19, 2009
According to an article in the BBC there is a large black market for sperm donation in the UK. People are meeting online through unregulated sites and arranging either to have sex or receive samples from donors. I can understand the desire for children and the barriers to using regulated sperm donation, but this practice ...
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September 17, 2009
The world’s tallest man, a Turkish 27-year-old named Sultan Kosen, is in London and is looking for love. This is the first time he has left his country to travel the world promoting the Guinness Record. The poor man simply wants to get married and settle down like anyone else, but has always had trouble ...
September 17, 2009
In spite of the fear of another shooting with such a large crowd of Pouillon’s pro-life colleagues, over 300 friends and neighbours, not to mention those drawn by the unusual facts of this case, were at the memorial service for the anti-abortion protester killed on September 11. Makeshift shrines and vigils were held throughout the ...