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Items in this update:
o No sex, thanks, we're soldiers
o Right-to-know abortion law struck down
o CA bans porn in prison
o NY child protection agency complicit in children's deaths?
o Silent protest over sex abuse in the Catholic church
o Government receives millions in lawsuit
o Federal pregnancy registeries
o CA approves embryonic stem cell research
o Libertarian pin-up women
o Vanderbilt renames residence hall, angers supporters
o Government-mandated filtering for Worldcom
o Young girl killed to save 'family honor'
o The naked truth
o Shops post sex-offender list
o Date-rape trafficking internet ring busted
o Couple wins right to screen embryos
o Miss World boycott has impact
o Spousal abuse tracker useless
o As Mifepristone spreads so do attacks
o Child porn crackdowns in U.S. versus Britain
o Candidates straddle the abortion question
o The pregnancy police
o Confessions of a Faux Feminist
o Feminism as imperialism
o Long road to fair-contact rules
o Hillary and the clitoridectomy hoax
o Protest dirty tactics against men's panel
o A libertarian model of the family
Hello ifeminists:
Autumn has arrived in a particularly chilly manner this year,
and I think it is going to be a long, deep winter. We've stacked
cords and cords of firewood out back and I am loading up the pantry.
It is not just the weather that makes me feel like "nesting": it is
the surounding politics and economy as well. I hope you and your
families are all safe and warm.
The new editorials are up and running: My FOX/ifeminist piece
entitled, "The US Should Stay Out of UNESCO"
<http://www.ifeminists.com/introduction/editorials/2002/0924.html>:
and "Shared Custody Could Prevent Abductions" by Glenn Sacks and
Dianna Thompson
<http://www.ifeminists.com/introduction/editorials/2002/0924a.html>.
Enjoy!
Last Sunday's chat room on the apparent sabotage of the New
Hampshire Commission on the Status of Men by Governor Shaheen was
particularly interesting. Rep. David A. Bickford (R) dropped by to
join in the strategy session on how to save the Commission, which
receives no tax funds, from being dominated by anti-male voices. This
coming Sunday, we'll be reporting on the meeting tomorrow which may
decide the Commission's fate. 9:00 p.m. EST. The chat is free and all
are welcome.
Now ... onto the main event ...
-- Wendy McElroy, mac@ifeminists.com
==> News Reports <==
No sex, thanks, we're soldiers
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Yahoo
Germans mulling joining the army may think twice now thanks
to a new regulation banning soldiers from having sex
while in active service. (09/20/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/943397504.html
Right-to-know abortion law struck down
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Sun-Sentinel
A Palm Beach judge struck down a Florida state law requiring
doctors to discuss with potential patients the
possibility of bringing pregnancy to full term and other
issues. The state, which claims it's trying to protect
women with the law, plans to appeal. (09/17/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/463811745.html
CA bans porn in prison
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Newsday
September 29, 2002
California prison inmates have been banned from receiving
pornography because of complaints from female prison
guards. Civil libertarians have protested the action. (09/22/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/791550874.html
NY child protection agency complicit in children's deaths?
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Poughkeepsie Journal
In Poughkeepsie, social workers are being investigated for
their possible complicity in the deaths of two young
children. These and similar cases have resulted in
closer scrutiny of protective service agencies
nationwide, most notably in Florida. (09/23/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/827932979.html
Silent protest over sex abuse in the Catholic church
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The Herald News
Protest against the Catholic Church's handling of victims
of sex abuse by priests has entered a more "peaceful"
phase. Instead of confronting parishers with anger as
they enter their church, 65 protesters held up enlarged
photos of the child victims. (09/23//02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/832653368.html
Government receives millions in lawsuit
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Yahoo
"A federal judge has authorized a $9.8 million settlement
between Dow Corning and the federal government for
medical expenses stemming from breast implant-related
injuries." (09/24/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/580648592.html
Federal pregnancy registeries
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Yahoo
"The US Food and Drug Administration has issued final
guidance for drug and other medical product makers on
creating federal registries to track the outcomes of
pregnant women who have used the products." No privacy
concerns seem to have been raised. (09/20/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/587265737.html
CA approves embryonic stem cell research
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Orlando Sentinel
Gov. Gray Davis has signed legislation to allow embryonic
stem-cell research in the state, a direct contradiction
of federal limits on the research. Pro-life advocates
believe the research is tantamount to murder; others
argue that it's necessary to vital medical research.
(09/23/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/835863606.html
Libertarian pin-up women
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Charlotte Observer
Rachel Mills, an LP candidate for North Carolina's state
House of Representatives, has put together a pin-up
calendar featuring herself and 11 other LP women,
including five other candidates. Calendar sales will
help fund their campaigns. (09/18/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/254175336.html
Vanderbilt renames residence hall, angers supporters
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The Telegraph
Vanderbilt University is dropping "Confederate" from the
name of a residence hall, thus angering a group --
United Daughters of the Confederacy -- that helped
finance it. A spokeswoman for the group claims
Vanderbilt caved to political correctness. (09/20/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/967288698.html
Government-mandated filtering for Worldcom
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Observer-Reporter
A PA judge has imposed a form of government-mandated
filtering at the ISP level by ordering
telecommunications giant Worldcom to block "child porn"
sites. The action is the first use of a unique state law
designed to force ISPs to remove "offending" sites.
(09/20/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/975248992.html
Young girl killed to save 'family honor'
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Reuters
Suspecting that his 7-year-old daughter had been raped, an
Iranian man beheaded her to save the family's honor --
but an autopsy proved her virginity. Townspeople are
calling for him to be hanged, but under Islamic law,
only "the father of the victim" can demand the death
penalty. (09/09/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/5595283.html
The naked truth
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CBS News
Seven men who bared almost all in Toronto's Gay Pride
Parade have been cleared of public nudity charges
because they were wearing shoes. (09/20/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/369017173.html
Shops post sex-offender list
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Fox News
Businesses in and around Wooster [OH] are posting lists of
local sex offenders after the abduction and murder of a
teenaged girl. Some lawyers insist that unless offenders
are classified as dangerous, community notification
violates their constitutional right to privacy. (09/19/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/48289701.html
Date-rape trafficking internet ring busted
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CNN
U.S. officials announced that they've broken an internet
ring of GBH and GBL ("date-rape drugs") traffickers.
Over 100 people across the U.S. and Canada have been
arrested so far. (9/20/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/324465417.html
Couple wins right to screen embryos
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Herald Sun
An Australian couple, both of whom have a rare defective
gene, has won the right to create a designer baby with
perfect hearing. If conceived naturally, their child
would have a 25% chance of being born deaf. Medical
ethicists caution the decision will open the floodgates
for "designer babies." (09/20/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/931825292.html
Miss World boycott has impact
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Sydney Morning Herald
The Nigerian government is trying to halt an embarrassing
boycott of an upcoming global beauty pageant over an
Islamic court's decision to stone a woman to death for
adultery. The minister of foreign affairs says federal
courts were likely to overrule the execution verdict.
(09/18/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/442730820.html
Spousal abuse tracker useless
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New York Daily News
The NY city controller blasted the Police Department's
domestic violence tracking system, saying it's
"practically useless." The system, which cost the city
$1.17 million in 2000, doesn't do half the things its
manufacturer promised. (09/17/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/461201619.html
For more News Reports see:
http://www.ifeminists.com/information/directorybycategory/news/
==> Commentary, Opinion, and Book Reviews <==
As Mifepristone spreads so do attacks
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Women's eNews
by Cynthia L. Cooper
"The pill formerly known as RU-486 is becoming more widely
used -- both in medical abortions and as possible
treatments for uterine fibroids, some cancers,
psychosis, Alzheimer's and AIDS." Attacks from pro-life
advocates are also increasing. (09/16/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/454581333.html
Child porn crackdowns in U.S. versus Britain
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The Observer
by staff
Experts say the main difference between British and
American investigations of online child porn is that U.S.
officers are allowed to set up stings; In Britain,
stings are considered entrapment. (09/22/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/843794140.html
Candidates straddle the abortion question
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Atlanta-Journal Constitution
by Martha Ezzard
With the upcoming elections being close races, the issue of
abortion is one that candidates are trying to address
without alienating any segment of voters. The campaign
in Georgia is one example of this straddling act. (09/24/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/578094453.html
The pregnancy police
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Boston Globe
by Ellen Goodman
Goodman chronicles the fishing expedition that Iowa police
recently conducted on the subpoenaed medical records of
every woman who had taken a pregnancy test in a certain
county between August and May. (09/22/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/584383649.html
Confessions of a Faux Feminist
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tartcity.com
by Jane Haddam
Insightful commentary on feminist history and how the
welfare-feminists absolutely hate individualist feminists.
http://www.free-market.net/rd/604896232.html
Feminism as imperialism
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The Guardian
by Katharine Viner
"Feminism is used for everything these days, except the
fight for true equality .... No wonder it's being used
as a reason for bombing women and children too." (09/21/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/955048016.html
Long road to fair-contact rules
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Sydney Morning Herald
by Bettina Arndt
According to Arndt, the balance in Australian family courts
is starting to shift slowly, toward recognizing fathers
who want to maintain contact with their children. (09/20/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/68411067.html
Hillary and the clitoridectomy hoax
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TownHall.com
by Michelle Malkin
Article exposing the continuing fraud of "Adelaide
Abankwah" and the unrepentant collectivist feminists who
were suckered by it. (9/18/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/304014033.html
For more Commentary, Opinion, and Book Reviews see:
http://www.ifeminists.com/information/directorybycategory/commentary/
==> Action Opportunities <==
Protest dirty tactics against men's panel
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ifeminists.com
October 15, 2002
The New Hampshire Commission on the Status of Men -- a
unique experiment -- appears to be sabotaged by the
appointment of anti-male members. Phone Gov. Jeanne
Shaheen at (603) 271-2121, write an online message at
www.state.nh.us/governor/comment.html. Individual voices
count on this one.
http://www.free-market.net/rd/433430270.html
For more Action Opportunities see:
http://www.ifeminists.com/information/directorybycategory/actions/
==> Scholarly and In-Depth Studies <==
A libertarian model of the family
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Libertarian Nation
by Roderick T. Long
"Conservatives see the family as the fundamental unit of
society. But for libertarians the fundamental unit is
the individual." How, then, should libertarians view the family?
http://www.free-market.net/rd/438450537.html
For more Scholarly and In-Depth Studies see:
http://www.ifeminists.com/information/directorybycategory/in-depth/
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