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Items in this update:
o Planned Parenthood hides sex abuse?
o Sites give bad info on RU-486
o Gays versus parental consent in public school
o Stop 'DNA by stealth'
o Couple must give son his father's name
o 'Born Alive' bills move thru Michigan legislature
o Police in internet porn raids
o Bias in the name of diversity
o Pro-lifers censored in San Francisco
o Iran enforces Barbie ban
o Bishops plan sex-abuse policy
o Sex with 13 year old caused no harm
o Sperm donor case begins
o Free speech and the Nuremberg Files
o 2nd and 3rd wave feminists clash
o Teen abortion versus parental consent
o Anger at traditional motherhood statements
o A field of nightmares
o A pivot in place for recovered memory syndrome
o Are child molestation charges getting out of hand?
o The rape culture and other myths
o India campaigns against child marriage
o Who will tuck them in tonight?
o The working mom con
o The trouble with that child care study ...
o New Brunswick wants to hear back on pay equity
o Send a free ifeminist e-card!
o New Hampshire has Commission on status of men
o Gender feminism and the voices not heard
o Conservative Leadership Seminar
Hello ifeminists:
Check out a new feature: the free ifeminist e-card
<http://www.bureaucrash.com/cgi/card.cgi> that you can use to send a
message, both personal and political. Like the card says, "the future
belongs to ifeminism!" Thanks to Jason T. for the design.
Remember to enter the free ifeminist contest
<http://www.ifeminists.com/interaction/contest/index.html> for June which is
posted on the ifeminsit front page. Any member is eligible to enter
(becomeing a member is free and simple) and the prize is a choice of 15
books currently on our shelf. Good luck to you.
I welcome a new columnist to the front page of ifeminists.com: Irene
the Irate Ifeminist. A tad on the touchy side, Irene addresses the subject
of menopause
<http://www.ifeminists.com/introduction/editorials/2002/0528c.html>. The
other columns for this week have been posted: my editorial "When Good Women
Do Nothing"
<http://www.ifeminists.com/introduction/editorials/2002/0528.html>; Glenn
Sacks' much-appreciated column "Kitaen Plays the 'Woman's Trump Card'"
<http://www.ifeminists.com/introduction/editorials/2002/0528a.html>; and
Cristina Alcivar's article "The Bare Truth" (thanks for your patience,
Cristina)
<http://www.ifeminists.com/introduction/editorials/2002/0528b.html>. Enjoy!
This week's jointly-sponsored ifeminists/mensactivism chat room will
feature Ken R. Gregg who is a professional mediator, specializing in family
disputes such as child custody. An advocate of men's rights, Ken will
explore the issue of birth father's rights in connection with abortion,
adoption, and other child-related matters. The free chat is on Sunday, June
3rd, 9:00 p.m. EST at <http://www.ifeminists.com/interaction/chat>. I'll be
there to say "hello."
Now, to be tedious, it is time for me to appeal once more for those
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==> News Reports <==
Planned Parenthood hides sex abuse?
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CT Now
"When faced with a caller claiming to be a 13-year-old girl
impregnated by a 22-year-old man, Planned Parenthood
chapters across the state advised her to not mention the
man's age when getting an abortion, television station
WTIC reported." (05/23/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/845894475.html
Sites give bad info on RU-486
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Reuters
Web sites purveying information on the "abortion pill"
--mifepristone, or RU-486 -- can contain incorrect
information and are often biased, according to
researchers. This bias, which is most noticeable on
sites that oppose the drug, can have dangerous
consequences. (05/22/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/294381050.html
Gays versus parental consent in public school
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Washington Times
"A California public school district is allowing homosexual
school employees to 'come out' in front of children in
school without obtaining parents' permission." (05/24/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/228181629.html
Stop 'DNA by stealth'
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The Age
June 26, 2002
"The Chief Judge of the Family Court [in Australia] has
called for legislation making it a criminal offence to
carry out secret DNA paternity testing using a child's
hair or saliva removed without permission." (05/26/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/238440645.html
Couple must give son his father's name
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Women's eNews
"A Washington couple is unable to get a birth certificate
for their son, born in March, because they refuse to
give him his father's last name." (05/25/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/243701791.html
'Born Alive' bills move thru Michigan legislature
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Holland Sentinel
"Fetuses surviving abortions would be protected under a
package of bills headed to the [Michigan] Senate this
week." If passed, the bills would require a doctor
carrying out an abortion would be required to transfer
custody of any fetus delivered live to another physician
or to a hospital. (05/26/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/851159938.html
Police in internet porn raids
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Mirror
"Up to 500 Irish police officers have raided dozens of
addresses across the Republic of Ireland in a crackdown
on internet child porn trafficking. No arrests have yet
been made but computers and software have been seized by
Garda officers during the dawn raids." (05/27/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/159364262.html
Bias in the name of diversity
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Dallas Morning News
Now that there is a conflict over the issue in the circuit
courts, the Supreme Court may take another look at
affirmative action in education. (05/20/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/73776131.html
Pro-lifers censored in San Francisco
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WorldNetDaily
Law enforcement officers in San Francisco demanded that
college students walking across the Golden Gate Bridge
as part of a demonstration remove their pro-life t-shirts
or be subjected to a possible $10,000 fine and one year
in jail. (05/22/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/519222700.html
Iran enforces Barbie ban
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Sydney Morning Herald
June 22, 2002
"The suspect fits the following description: slim,
curvaceous, perpetual smile, no head scarf. Goes by the
name of Barbie. Iranian police are combing the shelves
for the perky ambassador of American culture." (05/22/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/581786193.html
Bishops plan sex-abuse policy
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Reuters
"U.S. Roman Catholic bishops are ready to recommend the
establishment of a national office to help dioceses
around the country create and implement policies on
dealing with priests accused of sexual abuse of
children." (05/24/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/345855741.html
Sex with 13 year old caused no harm?
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NY Times/AP
Declaring no harm had been done, a judge spared a teacher
who admitted having a sexual relationship with a
13-year-old student from prison time. A state legislator
wants to have the judge removed. (05/24/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/359386273.html
Sperm donor case begins
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The Advertiser
In a case that tests the law, a woman who was conceived in
a clinic is trying to find out more about her natural
father "to resolve her own feelings of incompleteness,
anger and frustration." (05/22/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/553681268.html
For more News Reports see:
http://www.ifeminists.com/information/directorybycategory/news/
==> Commentary, Opinion, and Book Reviews <==
Free speech and the Nuremberg Files
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Slate
by Dahlia Lithwick
"The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decided Planned
Parenthood v. American Coalition of Life Activists last
week, in an opinion that melted down the First Amendment
in ways that would ordinarily trigger national alarm
bells for free-speech activists." (05/22/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/305473856.html
2nd and 3rd wave feminists clash
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Women's eNews
by Jennifer Friedlin
"A growing conflict between two generations of feminists
comes to light at a recent Veteran Feminists of America
conference." (05/26/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/242081736.html
Teen abortion versus parental consent
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram/AP
by Jamie Stengle
Texas law requires a doctor to notify a pregnant girl's
parent or legal guardian before performing an abortion
but judge can waive the need for parental notification.
Jane's Due Process is an organization that aids girls in
obtaining such waivers, despite the controversial
question of parental control. (05/26/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/829407391.html
A field of nightmares
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SheThinks
by Jessica Gavora
An excerpt from Gavora's new book, "Tilting the
Playing Field," which attacks Title IX.
http://www.free-market.net/rd/539925450.html
A pivot in place for recovered memory syndrome
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Salon
by Julia Gracen
Incest accusations stemming from the "recovered-memory"
craze tore families apart. Now one of that movement's
leaders wants to let bygones be bygones. Gracen reviews
"I Thought We'd Never Speak Again" by Laura Davis,
coauthor of the "bible" for abuse survivors, "The
Courage to Heal." (05/22/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/357206146.html
Are child molestation charges getting out of hand?
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Salon
by Chris Colin
"Pederastic priests, molesting fathers -- charges of
sexual abuse are everywhere these days. But a growing
movement of aggrieved men claim the accusations have
gotten out of hand." (05/22/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/584443108.html
The rape culture and other myths
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The Moderate Majority
by Connie du Toit
Du Toit dissects the idea of "the rape culture" and other
politically correct myths. (05/12/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/661158320.html
India campaigns against child marriage
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Equity Feminism
by Brian Carnell
India's National Commission for Women is trying to
highlight the issue of child marriages in that country.
In 1998, The New York Times reported on a survey that
interviewed 5,000 married women and found 56 percent had
married before the age of 15. (05/22/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/575092533.html
Who will tuck them in tonight?
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KeepAndBearArms.Com
by Barbara Renner
"If you compared the actions taken by Ronyale White to the
advice dispensed by the Violence Policy Center and other
similar organizations, you might think she took exactly
the right steps to protect herself. [However] Ronyale is
now dead from multiple gunshot wounds." (05/23/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/242516925.html
The working mom con
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Boston Globe
by Ellen Goodman
Goodman weighs in on the "motherhood" debate now raging
within feminism. She remarks, "The only politically
correct slogan is: 'Every mother is a working mother.'
Well, guess what? The jig is up." (05/23/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/290710959.html
The trouble with that child care study ...
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The Age
by David Stanton
The study purports to show that spending more than 30 hours
a week in child care has detrimental effects on the
adjustment in the first weeks of school. The word
"purports" is key. (05/24/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/300571328.html
For more Commentary, Opinion, and Book Reviews see:
http://www.ifeminists.com/information/directorybycategory/commentary/
==> Action Opportunities <==
New Brunswick wants to hear back on pay equity
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CNews
June 10, 2002
Residents of New Brunswick are being asked to give the
provincial government feedback on pay equity for women
-- the idea of socially engineering salaries to make
them "just" across the genders. Tell them "NO!"
http://www.free-market.net/rd/419282643.html
Send a free ifeminist e-card!
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Bureaucrash
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not write it on a free ifeminist e-card that helps to
spread another message: freedom.
http://www.free-market.net/rd/307007234.html
For more Action Opportunities see:
http://www.ifeminists.com/information/directorybycategory/actions/
==> Bills, Laws, and Decisions <==
New Hampshire has Commission on status of men
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NH House
New Hampshire has become the first state in the nation to
have a Commission on the Status of Men. Many see this as
a step forward.
http://www.free-market.net/rd/764805782.html
For more Bills, Laws, and Decisions see:
http://www.ifeminists.com/information/directorybycategory/laws/
==> Events <==
Gender feminism and the voices not heard
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National Coalition of Free Men
June 21, 2002
While NOW holds its national convention in St. Paul,
speakers representing the voices silenced by NOW-style
feminism will meet at a free public event, July 1st,
7:00 p.m. in the Ramsey Room of Landmark Center in
downtown St. Paul. Wendy McElroy and Warren Farrell will
be speaking.
http://www.free-market.net/rd/311384185.html
Conservative Leadership Seminar
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Clare Booth Luce Policy Institute
June 3, 2002
The 2002 Seminar will be held on June 3 from 12:30 to 4
p.m. in room 2172 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
This free seminar is open to students and interns in the
DC metro area. Ann Coulter and Christina Hoff Summers
will be speaking.
http://www.free-market.net/rd/757116987.html
For more Events see:
http://www.ifeminists.com/information/directorybycategory/events/
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