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Items in this update:
o Up to mom to stop sex?
o Not-so-straight shooters?
o University mandates ideological 'loyalty oath'
o Abortion issue stalls bankruptcy bill
o Group pays drug addicts $200 to stop having kids
o Shocking sex imbalance in China
o Extreme anti-abortionists do not enjoy free speech
o Supreme Court partially upholds Child Protection Act
o Abortion services becoming inaccessible
o Working families phased out of tax breaks
o Abortion stalls UN family planning
o Women call for Middle East peace
o Child support bill aids released prisoners
o Is medical research shortchanging men?
o A birth father who didn't opt for adoption
o Is there a batterer in the US Senate?
o Unwanted sex
o Whining, self-centered moms need something to blame
o Should sperm donors be anonymous?
o More morphing on morph-porn bill
o The surrendered single
o Father's rights and political action
o Boys and girls are different -- film at 11!
o Obscene feminists
o Why innovation is better for women than litigation
o Clones attack Congress
o Taking off the abaya
o McElroy on Laissez Faire Books author board
o The difference between a pacifist and a victim
o The sterilization of America
o Controlling domestic violence against men
Hello ifeminists:
A gracious "hello" to all ifeminists. There's a lot to report so I'll
plunge right into it.
On May 23rd through May 30th, I will be on the Laissez Faire Books
author's board
<http://www.laissezfairebooks.com/cgi-local/dcforum/dcboard.cgi?conf=DCConfI
D1> to discuss ifeminism in general and the new ifeminist anthology "Liberty
for Women" in particular. Come post your questions and I'll be sure to
answer them. Registration is required but it is free and easy. And, while
you are being sociable, drop by the jointly-sponsored ifeminist/mensactivism
chat room <http://www.ifeminists.com/interaction/chat> this Sunday, the
26th, at 9:00 p.m. EST where I will be hostessing with a special guest to
answer questions on the future of sexuality in North America: prostitution,
pornography, abstinence ... the current trends and the impact of old ones.
Again, it is free and easy.
By the end of today, we will have posted the new contest entry form at
the top right-hand side on the front page of ifeminists.com. This is a new
concept. We've starting the Ifeminist Book Shelf containing several dozen
books which will be restocked regularly. We intend to run contests every two
weeks with the prize being a book spree, allowing the winner to choose any
15 books she/he wishes from the shelves. You have to be a member of IFC to
enter but ... well ... do the words "free and easy" sound familiar. ;-)
I will be speaking for National Coalition of Free Men on June 21st
<http://ncfm-tc.8m.com/news.htm> at a conference in the Twin Cities that is
timed to coincide with NOW's National convention. This counter-conference
will be preceded by a protest against NOW's anti-male, pro-government
policies to be held outside the hotel where its national convention is
occurring. If you can, please come to the protest (contact
jason@jdtalley.com for possible info about transportation) and attend the
event as well!. Warren Farrell and Trudy Schuett are also speaking.
The new editorials have been posted on the front page of ifeminists.com:
"Feminists Claim Motherhood as a Liberal Cause" by me
<http://www.ifeminists.com/introduction/editorials/2002/0521.html> and "The
Price of Fatherhood" by Glenn R. Sacks
<http://www.ifeminists.com/introduction/editorials/2002/0521a.html>.
Now ... onto the main event ...
-- Wendy McElroy, mac@ifeminists.com
==> News Reports <==
Up to mom to stop sex?
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The Spokesman Review
Young Vili Fualaau fathered two children with his
sixth-grade teacher. Now Vili and his mother are asking
a court to find the school district and the Des Moines
Police Department liable for failing to prevent the
relationship. They are seeking $2.4 million in damages.
But, the defense asks, shouldn't the mother be
responsible? (05/16/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/485233691.html
Not-so-straight shooters?
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The Southern Voice
"When a gay bartender and community activist in Knoxville,
Tenn., was found dead ... gay men and lesbians in the
small city reacted with shock and fear. At least one
vowed to fight back. Carl Cate said the death of Joseph
Camber, a homicide that remains unsolved, inspired him
to launch Knoxville's chapter of the Pink Pistols, a gay
gun group that now cites 29 chapters in 19 states." (05/21/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/237683221.html
University mandates ideological 'loyalty oath'
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CNS News
People who sign up for "Women's Studies 797" at the
Univeristy of South Carolina -- a required course for a
certificate of graduate study -- must "acknowledge that
racism, classism, sexism, heterosexism, and other
institutional forms of oppression exist." (05/15/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/554894521.html
Abortion issue stalls bankruptcy bill
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Los Angeles Times
The abortion-related dispute stems from a new bankruptcy
bill passed by the House and Senate. The Senate added a
provision aimed at preventing abortion opponents from
declaring bankruptcy to avoid paying fines resulting
from violent protests at abortion clinics. (05/21/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/659937355.html
Shocking sex imbalance in China
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The Guardian
"An alarming rise in the sex ratio of newborn infants in
China suggests that increasing numbers of female
foetuses are being aborted by parents intent on having a
male child." Some regions have 130 male births per 100
female. Many point an accusing finger at China's
one-child policy. (05/13/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/37482009.html
Extreme anti-abortionists do not enjoy free speech
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San Jose Mercury News
A federal appeals court has refused to extend free speech
protections to incendiary anti-abortion rhetoric,
concluding that an Oregon jury was right to punish
anti-abortion activists for threatening doctors on
grisly Web sites and Wild West-style "Wanted" posters.
(05/16/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/488033968.html
Supreme Court partially upholds Child Protection Act
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Washington Post
The divided Supreme Court partly upheld a law intended to
shield children from online pornography, but said
unresolved free speech questions will prevent the law
from taking effect now. The Court found that the law's
use of "community standards" to define what is harmful
to children does not make the law unconstitutional, as a
lower court had ruled. (05/13/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/54981345.html
Abortion services becoming inaccessible
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Working for Change
Nationally, 86 percent of all U.S. counties and 95 percent
of all rural U.S. counties have no abortion provider,
according to "Fact Sheet: The Shortage of Abortion
Providers," prepared by the Abortion Access Project. (05/17/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/69741892.html
Working families phased out of tax breaks
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WorldNetDaily
Two-income families who file jointly are shouldering a
vastly disproportionate share of federal tax load,
partly because they lose write-offs for children, etc. (05/15/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/529525135.html
Abortion stalls UN family planning
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Washington Post
By a 32 to 30 vote, the House Appropriations Committee has
voted to delete language from an emergency spending bill
that would have forced the Bush administration to
provide international family planning funds to the
United Nations. (05/16/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/730959581.html
For more News Reports see:
http://www.ifeminists.com/information/directorybycategory/news/
==> Commentary, Opinion, and Book Reviews <==
Women call for Middle East peace
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Middle East Times
by Zoe-Anne Nicolopoulos
Women from 15 Middle Eastern countries gathered together
recently in Greece to express their "deep sorrow and
anger" at the continuing violence in the Middle East and
to emphasize the importance of non-violence as the only
way to stop the current bloodshed and suffering. (05/20/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/68729970.html
Is medical research shortchanging men?
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Physicians Weekly
A point/counter-point debate between two doctors on whether
men are shortchanged in medical research, much of which
is tax-funded. (05/06/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/677019855.html
A birth father who didn't opt for adoption
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About.com
The story of a birth father who wanted to keep the child
that the birth mother wished to put up for adoption.
Birth-father rights is one of the least discussed issues
in reproduction. (05/21/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/764860369.html
Is there a batterer in the US Senate?
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Glenn Sacks
by Glenn Sacks
Sacks comments wryly on Hillary Clinton's history of
battering her husband and the double-standard of how she
is treated regarding the spousal abuse. (05/07/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/39472113.html
Unwanted sex
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Reason
by Kenneth Green
Harvard has adopted a new policy under which sexual assault
complaints will be investigated by the school's
administrative board only if there is some corroborating
evidence. Young thinks this policy could be a victory
for true gender equity. (05/14/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/150840660.html
Whining, self-centered moms need something to blame
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Tallahassee Democrat/Washington Times
by Suzanne Fields
With the recent flood of PC feminists who analyze
motherhood, a more typical mother asks, "Where does The
New York Times find these women?" (05/17/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/492304492.html
Should sperm donors be anonymous?
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BBC
by staff
The Department of Health in England is currently deciding
what information should be given to people born as a
result of sperm, egg or embryo donation. This site
offers public commentary, most of which advocates donor
anonymity as a protection from financial, moral, and
personal backlash. (05/17/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/495004737.html
More morphing on morph-porn bill
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Wired
by Declan McCullagh
"Vermont's Patrick Leahy adores the Grateful Dead, lauds
Ben and Jerry's ice cream and is known as one of the
Senate's most ardent civil libertarians. But the
Democratic head of the Judiciary Committee said this
week that even though he believes a new child
pornography bill may violate the First Amendment, he's
co-sponsoring it anyway." (05/18/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/369182312.html
The surrendered single
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Equity Feminism
by Brian Carnell
Laura Doyle, author of the much touted/criticized book "The
Surrendered Wife," is back "The Surrendered Single."
Doyle's advice: to find the man of your dreams, be
passive during dating. (05/15/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/17569635.html
Father's rights and political action
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Men's News Daily
by Stephen Baskerville
Baskerville argues that political action can allow men to
become better fathers and can teach children invaluable
lessons about justice. (05/18/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/24089949.html
Boys and girls are different -- film at 11!
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Sunspot
by staff
The federal No Child Left Behind Act departed from 30 years
of thinking on how to ensure educational equality. For
example, it opens the door to same-sex -- e.g. all-girl,
all-boy -- education. Some civil rights and feminist
groups are expected to object. (05/14/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/539986064.html
Obscene feminists
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Las Vegas Guardian
by Annalee Newitz
Interesting commentary on why women are in the vanguard of
fighting for sexual freedom while men's are the most
prominent voices calling for censorship. (05/08/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/715138318.html
Why innovation is better for women than litigation
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Pacific Research Institute
by Sally C. Pipes
In the Microsoft case, "Braceras and Pfotenhauer conclude
that competition and the interests of working women
would be better served by the proposed settlement of
November 2001 than by the scheme of the nine states plus
the District of Columbia that dissented." (05/15/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/788846212.html
Clones attack Congress
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Reason
by Ronald Bailey
Or is it the other way around? Bailey speculates on why ...
"In recent years, a lot of ethical handwaving and
bloviation has been expended trying to convince the
public it would be immoral for a healthy human clone to
be born." (05/16/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/739458343.html
Taking off the abaya
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Salon
by Megan Twohey
"Hours after a victory in her fight to free servicewomen in
Saudi Arabia from wearing head-to-foot Muslim robes off
base, Lt. Col. Martha McSally talks about her battles as
a jet pilot and a woman." (05/16/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/743809742.html
For more Commentary, Opinion, and Book Reviews see:
http://www.ifeminists.com/information/directorybycategory/commentary/
==> Events <==
McElroy on Laissez Faire Books author board
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LFB
May 29, 2002
From May 23rd through the 29th, Wendy McElroy will be
available to answer your questions on ifeminism and the
newly released ifeminist anthology "Liberty for Women"
on the Laissez Faire Books authors' forum. Posting is
free but requires registration.
http://www.free-market.net/rd/459108815.html
For more Events see:
http://www.ifeminists.com/information/directorybycategory/events/
==> Introductions and FAQs <==
The difference between a pacifist and a victim
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Armed Females of Texas
by Kathryn Graham
"It is not immoral to resolve a physical conflict
efficiently. It is only immoral to start one. A
pacifist is committed to never, ever starting a physical
conflict." (05/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/440854049.html
For more Introductions and FAQs see:
http://www.ifeminists.com/information/directorybycategory/brief/
==> Scholarly and In-Depth Studies <==
The sterilization of America
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CFIF
The history of forced eugenics in America is being lost in
politically-correct textbooks, which makes history more
likely to repeat itself.
http://www.free-market.net/rd/510559115.html
Controlling domestic violence against men
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Nuance
by Corry, Fiebert, Pizzey
"Published research indicates that 25% - 30% of all
intimate violence is exclusively female on male" (.pdf
file).
http://www.free-market.net/rd/65059431.html
For more Scholarly and In-Depth Studies see:
http://www.ifeminists.com/information/directorybycategory/in-depth/
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