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Items in this update:
o One in forty children drugged
o Fewer British women having children
o Police ignore murder of prostitutes
o Mothers control children's surname
o House passes ban on morphed erotica
o Hardline abortion foes widen mission
o Rape goes unpunished in Mexico
o State leaves foster kids in motel
o Use of word 'oriental' banned
o Parents fight for rights over preemie
o Teachers must spot abused pupils
o French court rules fetus not actual human being
o Teen appeals fine for sex outside marriage
o Pill does not increase cancer risk
o Steinem's Taliban hypocrisy
o Fewer and fewer males in universities
o In loco parentis
o Controlling pregnant women
o If fatherhood dies
o Women granted sovereignty over themselves
o Scrapping NOW, time to redefine feminism
o Time to revisit Title IX
o Of two minds about Martha Stewart
o Politically Incorrect's last show
o Capitalist Chicks interview
o Abortion foes best of friends
o R-Kids
o Transcript of chat re: counter-NOW event
o Gun Chicks
o Gender-neutral personal support sites
Hello ifeminists:
These are the dog-days of summer. I know because two hot dogs are
sprawled under a table in my work room, panting, as I write. I hope everyone
puts politics aside long enough to take a cool plunge into a blue expanse of
water. The pond at the front of my farm is looking better and better ...
tho' last year we did have a resident snapping turtle. Hmm.
Congratulations! to akutz02 who is the winner of our June book
prize -- he/she gets to pick 15 free books off our shelf. I hope you enjoy
them.
The editorials for this week have been posted: my FOXnews/ifeminists
column "NOW Court Report Lacks Facts"
<http://www.ifeminists.com/introduction/editorials/2002/0702.html>; Glenn
Sacks' "When in Trouble, Blame a Man: Colorado Arsonist Terry Barton's Smart
Strategy
<http://www.ifeminists.com/introduction/editorials/2002/0702a.html>; and "A
Father's Concern," by Guy C. Monahan
<http://www.ifeminists.com/introduction/editorials/2002/0702b.html>.
Meet Mary Lou Seymour, our ifeminist for July
<http://www.ifeminists.com>. Many of you know her already from her valuable
"liberty activist" mailings, to which I subscribe. Mary Lou is a person who
cares 24/7 for the rights and freedom of our society ... and she's a nice
person to boot.
There is no official chat room session this weekend because I expect
most people to be BBQing in their backyards or some such. The weekly Sunday
chats will resume after the July 4th weekend.
Now ... onto the main event...
-- Wendy McElroy, mac@ifeminists.com
==> News Reports <==
One in forty children drugged
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The Age
One in 40 Australian children has received medication for
emotional or behavioral problems, according to the first
comprehensive national survey on the issue. Ritalin and
similar behavior-modifying drugs were overwhelmingly the
most common. (07/01/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/263423135.html
Fewer British women having children
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BBC
The average birth rate in England is now just 1.64
children. This is the lowest level recorded since
statistics were first collected in 1924. (06/28/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/452551656.html
Police ignore murder of prostitutes
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Boston Globe
In neither Canada nor the United States does the
disappearance of a heroin-popping prostitute rate the
undivided attention of authorities. That's why the
murder of 54 women were ignored by B.C. police. (06/24/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/829336493.html
Mothers control children's surname
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National Post
Ontario's highest court has ruled that mothers can ignore
the wishes of fathers when choosing a child's surname. (06/21/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/857239980.html
House passes ban on morphed erotica
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Yahoo! News
The vote aims to circumvent a recent Supreme Court decision
that nixed an earlier ban on "morphed" erotica. A
similar proposal has been introduced in the Senate. With
the enthusiastic backing of both Democrats and
Republicans, final passage of a bill this year is all
but certain. (6/26/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/927734135.html
Hardline abortion foes widen mission
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Pittsburgh Post Gazette
In a three-day convention, National Right to Life members
will focus on ways to combat physician-assisted suicide,
as well as the implications of stem cell research and
human cloning. President Bush will appear in a video
message to the group. (06/26/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/734411923.html
Rape goes unpunished in Mexico
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MSNBC
Antonia is 13 years old, and Isabel 16. Perhaps if the
sisters were older, their rape-pregnancies would have
been easier to keep secret, the way rapes and beatings
of women are usually dealt with in Mexico. (06/30/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/290744928.html
State leaves foster kids in motel
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CNN
"Florida's child welfare system, still reeling from the
unsolved disappearance of 5-year-old Rilya Wilson, faces
new criticism after several underaged, foster children
were found, unattended, at a West Palm Beach motel." (06/29/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/672382490.html
Use of word 'oriental' banned
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Seattle Times
State and local lawmakers in Oregon are now prohibited from
using the term "Oriental" in statutes, codes, rules and
regulations. Instead, officials must use "Asian" to
describe people of Asian descent. (07/01/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/110832879.html
Parents fight for rights over preemie
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WorldNetDaily
A couple took their 4-month-old baby boy home this month
after battling hospital officials who wanted to "unplug"
their son's life-support system, and social workers, who
considered taking custody of the child because the
parents refused to take government handouts to pay their
medical bills. (06/28/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/719887133.html
Teachers must spot abused pupils
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London Telegraph
Teachers are to face the sack if they fail to spot children
who are suffering abuse at home. Under new legislation
Local Education Authorities will make teachers legally
responsible for the welfare of their pupils, even if the
harmful acts occur outside school hours. (06/30/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/347582486.html
French court rules fetus not actual human being
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Yahoo News/Reuters
France's highest court has ruled that an unborn fetus does
not have the legal status of a living person,
overturning a bid by a woman to sue doctors for the
death of her child during labor. (06/25/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/740518686.html
Teen appeals fine for sex outside marriage
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Ananova
A Georgia teenager is tackling his state's fornication law
after he was fined for having sex with his girlfriend.
The two 16-year-olds were were old enough to have sex
but were found guilty because they're not married. The
boy is appealing the verdict. (06/28/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/435350913.html
Pill does not increase cancer risk
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FMF
In a reversal of "facts" that highlights why women are
suspicious of the medical establishment, the New England
Journal of Medicine now declares that use of birth
control pills does not increase the risk of cancer. (06/27/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/449321439.html
For more News Reports see:
http://www.ifeminists.com/information/directorybycategory/news/
==> Commentary, Opinion, and Book Reviews <==
Steinem's Taliban hypocrisy
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Equity Feminism
by Brian Carnell
"Gloria Steinem this week provided an excellent example of
the idiocy of much of contemporary feminism when she
revealed that it is not so much whether or not women are
spared from violence and oppression, but rather the key
point is who gets to save women from violence and
oppression." (06/18/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/265883212.html
Fewer and fewer males in universities
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Washington Post
by Michael A. Fletcher
Where are the men in universities? Morgan State University
is an example. 96 of Morgan's 141 honor students were
women as were two-thirds of the university's 860
graduates. Do policies that encourage women hinder men? (06/25/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/834128620.html
In loco parentis
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World Magazine
by Bob Jones
Can you really determine who will rear your children should
you die? A recent Connecticut case highlights the
ability and willingness of local authorities to override
a parent's last will and testament. (06/29/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/863440398.html
Controlling pregnant women
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The Guardian
by Luisa Dillner
Most people know that cigarettes and alcohol are not good
for fetuses. But does this give us the right to be
hostile to those pregnant women who succumb to the odd cigarette
or glass of red wine? More and more society is saying
"yes." Can law be far behind? (06/26/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/282334388.html
If fatherhood dies
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Lew Rockwell.com
by Bob Wallace
"Fatherless boys are more likely to experience failure in
school, suffer from an emotional or behavioral problems,
commit crimes, develop alcohol or drug problems, and
commit suicide. Name the disorder, and fatherless boys
are more likely to have it." (07/01/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/465951139.html
Women granted sovereignty over themselves
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LibertariaNZ
by Helen Hughes
"Women will only have full sovereignty over their own lives
once the state starts leaving them alone. At present,
the states confiscates vast amounts of their income -
one partner in every family is working just to pay their
tax bill - and this appalling situation must end." (06/30/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/599583659.html
Scrapping NOW, time to redefine feminism
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ifeminists
by Wendy McElroy
This is the decade during which men stand up, like women
did in the '60s, and say "We want equality, we demand
justice." (06/25/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/707143204.html
Time to revisit Title IX
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Toledo Blade
by staff
"Maybe it's time to retitle Title IX. Let's call it Title
X: the Unfairness to Male Athletes Act of 1972." (06/27/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/735898295.html
Of two minds about Martha Stewart
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Washington Post
by Ellen Goodman
"Sisterhood's" internal dialogue about the current woes of
Martha Stewart. (06/29/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/337771968.html
Politically Incorrect's last show
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E! Online
by Bridget Byrne
Bill Maher's late night talk show, done in by political
correctness, corporate politics and advertiser and
affiliate nervousness, bows out without much
on-air controversy. (06/28/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/370104091.html
Capitalist Chicks interview
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PopShot
by Todd Anderson. interviewer
What is capitalistchicks.com? It's a way for us to show
that the stereotypical capitalist, in general, is false.
Most people perceive capitalism as statism and have no
idea what the concept of pure capitalism is. (06/25/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/746265944.html
Abortion foes best of friends
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Philadelphia Post Gazette
by Dennis B. Roddy
Frank Pavone took Bill Baird to lunch yesterday to
celebrate his friend's 70th birthday, but the
celebration had to wait until 1 p.m. when Baird finished
picketing Pavone and his allies at the National Right to
Life Committee's convention. (06/28/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/446661285.html
For more Commentary, Opinion, and Book Reviews see:
http://www.ifeminists.com/information/directorybycategory/commentary/
==> Institutes, Organizations, and Clubs <==
R-Kids
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r-kids
Remember Kids In Divorce Settlements (Minnestoa) works and
advocates for children's, fathers', and grandparents'
rights in divorce.
mailto:r-kids@rkids.org
http://www.free-market.net/rd/736161990.html
For more Institutes, Organizations, and Clubs see:
http://www.ifeminists.com/information/directorybycategory/organizations/
==> Online Discussions and E-Mail Lists <==
Transcript of chat re: counter-NOW event
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ifeminists
Edited transcript of the ifeminists/mensactivism chat room
of June 23rd in which Trudy Schuett and Wendy McElroy
discuss their participation in the Counter-NOW
Conference at St. Paul on June 21st.
http://www.free-market.net/rd/844059440.html
For more Online Discussions and E-Mail Lists see:
http://www.ifeminists.com/information/directorybycategory/discussions/
==> Merchandise and Book Catalogs <==
Gun Chicks
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Gun Chicks
Swimwear, gun earrings, conceal carry handgun holsters,
range bags and more for the feminine gun enthusiast,
photo gallery of "chicks with guns".
http://www.free-market.net/rd/677910472.html
For more Merchandise and Book Catalogs see:
http://www.ifeminists.com/information/directorybycategory/catalogs/
==> Online Resource Directories <==
Gender-neutral personal support sites
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Kirsten Tynan
This is an attempt to provide a gender-inclusive list of
personal support resources on the web. It is based
solely on information publicly available on the internet.
Interested parties should check out the organizations
carefully before using or joining them.
http://www.free-market.net/rd/287744791.html
For more Online Resource Directories see:
http://www.ifeminists.com/information/directorybycategory/homepages/
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