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Items in this update:
o Father to pay moral damages
o Woman's sentence intended to prevent abortion
o Genetic testing rules unenforceable
o Critics slam U.N. treaty on women's rights
o New York to stop editing literature on tests
o U.S. blacklists 19 countries for human trafficking
o Netballer sues over pregnancy ban
o U.S. teen birth rate, abortions decline
o Alleged abortion-doctor killer pleads 'not guilty'
o Elderly woman killed while dialing 911
o Mother kills son to save him from porn
o Male-only DNA bases growing
o Cloning debate splits women's health movement
o Go forth and multiply in Australia
o Pakistani woman defends 'raped' daughter
o Papa's got a brand new tag
o Tammy Bruce's disaffection with NOW
o Paternity fraud bill passes in California
o Year's 'most important book' not selling
o Hillary used to be a duck hunter
o Wrestling with Title IX
o A quiet attack on women
o Feminism or communism?
o Homophobia not a phobia?
o African women fight for land rights
o Modern marriage and the baby strike
o The rape myth II
o Overprotecting children from sex
o Sex differences in the brain
o Prostitution of science and scholarship
Hello ifeminists:
Last Sunday's chat room was a great success, with Bettina Greaves
fielding questions on Austrian economics, Objectivism, her memories of
Mises... Thank you Bettina! The edited log will be posted next week with
other editorials on the front page. This Sunday's chat room will focus on
pornography -- my research and the insights of Mason, who works
behind-the-scenes in the industry. Come at 9:00 p.m. EDT with questions and
comments. <http://www.ifeminists.com/interaction/chat>
The editorials for this week have been posted: my FOXNews column
"Abortion: A Moral Quagmire"
<http://www.ifeminists.com/introduction/editorials/2002/0611.html>; and
Glenn Sacks' "How to Bring Back Our Fathers."
<http://www.ifeminists.com/introduction/editorials/2002/0611a.html> Enjoy!
We have instituted a new policy on the BB by which offensive posts or
threads that spin out of control will be deleted. So, if you have been
alienated by the rough-and-tumble of the main forum
<http://www.ifeminists.com/interaction/> in the past, please give it a
second whirl.
The front page will soon start looking a bit different as well ...
err, after I get the FAQ entirely updated (with invaluable help from
Kirsten). Drop by the work-in progress and give me your feedback.
<http://www.ifeminists.com/introduction/faq.html>
And remember Father's Day! -- this Sunday June 16th.
Now ... onto the main event...
-- Wendy McElroy, mac@ifeminists.com
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==> News Reports <==
Father to pay moral damages
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The Weekend Australian
by Natasha Bita
"He told his wife he yearned for a family, but after she
fell pregnant he left her as she was due to give birth.
Now a trio of female judges in Milan has exacted
'women's revenge' and ordered the absconding husband to
pay his ex-wife compensation for 'psychological and
emotional damage.'" (06/08/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/189536570.html
Woman's sentence intended to prevent abortion
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NewsNet5
In 1998, Yuriko Kawaguchi received a particularly harsh
jail sentence as a way of preventing her from having an
abortion. Her lawsuit helped prevent such situations for
others in the future. (06/04/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/492789476.html
Genetic testing rules unenforceable
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The Guardian
Regulation of private firms offering genetic tests is about
to collapse, following a decision by the government's
genetic watchdog that the rules are unenforceable. The
crisis has been triggered by the development of cheap
gene sequencing technology, enabling small firms to
offer a vast range of genetic tests over the internet.(06/04/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/910501191.html
Critics slam U.N. treaty on women's rights
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FOX News
"So what's wrong with the idea of guaranteeing women equal
rights? It's all in the fine print, according to
opponents of the agreement who see it as an attempt by
the U.N. to interfere with domestic U.S. politics." (06/05/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/709533038.html
New York to stop editing literature on tests
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Freedom Forum
"A day after the state was criticized for the politically
correct editing of literary passages in tests, Education
Commissioner Richard Mills said that exams will no
longer be changed to delete potentially offensive words
and phrases." (06/05/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/734935170.html
U.S. blacklists 19 countries for human trafficking
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Ledger-Enquirer
The United States has accused 19 countries, including
Afghanistan, Greece, Russia, Saudi Arabia and Turkey, of
allowing hundreds of thousands to be forced to work in
brothels and sweatshops. "'The overwhelming majority of
victims are women and children,' Secretary of State
Colin Powell said." (06/06/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/747026076.html
Netballer sues over pregnancy ban
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Sydney Morning Herald
The netballer Trudy Gardner is taking Netball Australia to
court, seeking damages for distress, pain and suffering
caused when she was banned from playing while she was
pregnant. Netball Australia initially instituted the ban
(now lifted) because of insurance concerns. Gardner
reported that playing helped her during the pregnancy.(06/05/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/953319172.html
U.S. teen birth rate, abortions decline
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Yahoo/Reuters
"American teen-age girls are having babies at a lower rate
than ever recorded and the number of abortions performed
also dipped in the most recent year surveyed," according
to two recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
reports. (06/07/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/369852147.html
Alleged abortion-doctor killer pleads 'not guilty'
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CBC
Audio report of James Koop's opening trial.
Anti-abortionist Koop is accused on murdering an
abortion doctor in Buffalo, NY, but he has pleaded not
guilty. He is also sought in Canada for similar charges.
(06/06/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/375622497.html
Elderly woman killed while dialing 911
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News Observer
An 89-year-old woman was shot to death by an intruder while
calling 911 for help. The murder was the last in a
series of incidents directed at the unarmed woman. (06/08/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/382092771.html
Mother kills son to save him from porn
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Star Tribune
A mother who stabbed her 13-year-old son to death "told the
San Francisco Chronicle about two weeks after the
killing that she was convinced that she was saving her
son from child pornographers." (06/08/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/242188211.html
Male-only DNA databases growing
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BBC
"Australian police want to test the DNA of thousands of men
in a small Australian town in their search for the
killer of a young British backpacker." Male-only DNA
databases are also becoming more common in the United
Kingdom. (06/09/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/819296379.html
Cloning debate splits women's health movement
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Women's eNews
by Allison Stevens
Women's health advocates who typically see eye to eye on
most issues disagree about a proposed bill that would
ban human cloning for reproductive and research
purposes. Others are conspicuously on the sidelines.
(06/09/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/892182041.html
Go forth and multiply in Australia
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Sydney Morning Herald
Australian men should commit to women in order to avert a
fertility crisis, according to the parliamentary
secretary to the Minister for Family and Community
Services. He believes men with their "commitment
aversion" are to blame for the nation's fertility
"crisis."
http://www.free-market.net/rd/895512160.html
Pakistani woman defends 'raped' daughter
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Shanghai Star
The mother of Zafran -- whose upcoming stoning for adultery
has stirred world protest -- speaks out on behalf of her
daughter, whom she says was raped. (06/06/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/907470414.html
For more News Reports see:
http://www.ifeminists.com/information/directorybycategory/news/
==> Commentary, Opinion, and Book Reviews <==
Papa's got a brand new tag
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Sunday Herald
by Fiona Gibson
The new dad -- "even fathers in full-time paid employment
are required to pitch in more than ever on the parenting
front." According to the article, however, it pays off
in the kids, and for the dad. (06/08/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/255668787.html
Tammy Bruce's disaffection with NOW
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FrontPageMagazine
by Fred Dickey
Recent NOW critic Bruce writes, "All I want is for us to be
free to talk about it, and maybe even argue about it."
Glossing over the fact that Bruce was instrumental in
denying dissent to others, this article examines her
break from political correctness. (06/02/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/484579019.html
Paternity fraud bill passes in California
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The Sacramento Bee
by Dan Walters
Men won a rare victory in the California Assembly when it
voted to make it easier for men to challenge
child-support orders when DNA tests prove that a man is
not the biological father of the children involved.(05/29/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/531775766.html
Year's 'most important book' not selling
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National Review
by Neil Seeman
"Creating a Life: Professional Women and the Quest for
Children" by Sylvia Ann Hewlett created a furor of media
discussion but the New York Times is attacking it. The
grounds: the book isn't selling. (06/05/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/731394803.html
Hillary used to be a duck hunter
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NewsMax
by Carl Limbacher
In a surprise revelation during a Memorial Day campaign
swing through upstate New York, Sen. Hillary Rodham
Clinton -- known for her anti-gun stand -- announced
that she used to be a duck hunter. (06/02/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/768368799.html
Wrestling with Title IX
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Washington Post
by E. J. Dionne Jr.
One of the side effects of Title IX has been to push
colleges (or to give them an excuse) to scrap what are
known -- unfairly, of course -- as "minor" men's sports.
These include wrestling as well as swimming, track and
gymnastics. (06/04/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/950388904.html
A quiet attack on women
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New York Times
by Elizabeth Warren
"Women's rights are suddenly at the center of the
Congressional debate over the nation's bankruptcy laws
-- but only in the most cynical and opportunistic way."
The debate has devolved to abortion concerns. (05/20/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/355541559.html
Feminism or communism?
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FrontPageMagazine
by Marc Levin
"Professor bell hooks' (sic) commencement address last
month sent shockwaves through Southwestern University, a
liberal arts college in Georgetown, Texas." hooks, known
for her anti-male, anti-free market, anti-Western
civilization sentiments, went over the top. (06/07/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/185534564.html
Homophobia not a phobia?
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The Morning News
by Allison Hogge
According to a recent study, homophobia is not an actual
phobia. Three University of Arkansas psychologists
suggest that "homophobia originates not out of fear or
anxiety -- as true phobias do -- but from feelings of
disgust." (06/08/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/238857728.html
African women fight for land rights
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Financial Gazette
by Grace Mutandwa
In most African countries, women constitute almost 80
percent of the agricultural labour force but governments
still enforce traditional or customary laws that provide
only men with rights to land. (06/06/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/803435447.html
Modern marriage and the baby strike
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Sun Herald
by Clarissa Bye
A new report shows an estimated 24 per cent of Australian
women now in their child-bearing years will never have a
baby. In the US the figure is 22 per cent, in the UK 20.
In many cases, it isn't that they don't want children,
but that circumstances such as divorce prevent it from
happening. (06/09/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/806895712.html
The rape myth II
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The Moderate Majority
by Connie du Toit
"If rape is really about forced sex, and radical feminists
want us to believe it doesn't have anything to do with
sex, what's the hidden message, how would this benefit
the movement?"
http://www.free-market.net/rd/141649746.html
Overprotecting children from sex
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Working for Change
by Laura Flanders
"Fury rained down on Judith Levine's 'Harmful to Minors:
the Perils of Protecting Children From Sex' even before
the book itself hit the shelves." Flanders offers a
sympathetic review.
http://www.free-market.net/rd/890061996.html
For more Commentary, Opinion, and Book Reviews see:
http://www.ifeminists.com/information/directorybycategory/commentary/
==> Scholarly and In-Depth Studies <==
Sex differences in the brain
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Scientific America
by Doreen Kimura
"Men and women differ ... in many other characteristics,
including the way they solve intellectual problems. For
the past few decades, it has been ideologically
fashionable to insist that these behavioral differences
are minimal." This article refutes that assumption. (06/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/388333105.html
Prostitution of science and scholarship
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Fathers Canada
by Ferrel Christensen
A detailed presentation of shortcomings of current
scholarship on domestic issues, including custody
issues. He concludes: "Children have a need and a
presumptive natural right to the caregiving and
consortium of both parents; parents have a need and a
presumptive natural right to the stewardship and
consortium of their children."
http://www.free-market.net/rd/260508957.html
For more Scholarly and In-Depth Studies see:
http://www.ifeminists.com/information/directorybycategory/in-depth/
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