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Items in this update:
o Deadly force may be used to protect fetus
o Police whistle-blower faces federal charges
o Abortion key to tight Maine race
o Parents sue over 'wrongful adoption'
o Britain debates legalizing sex selection of babies
o Child porn swoop nets 90 police
o Georgia's sexual restrictions under assault
o HHS won't support pregnancy bill
o Second Amendment Sisters draws international attention
o Police seize johns' cars
o Pro-life banners can fly on beach
o FL upholds sexual predator law
o Sex toys ruled constitutional
o Cyber-shaming sought as cure to social ills
o Men have biological clock too
o Book hammers feminist agenda
o Conservatives push marriage promotion programs
o Purging the political correctness within
o Little monsters -- when kids raise themselves
o Can abolishing sole custody curb divorce?
o Sex offender map may lead to witch hunt
o Aileen Wuornos' execution
o Feminist rage before racial issues
o Will CEDAW die in this year's Senate?
o Female correspondents remember Vietnam
o The baby ceiling
o The right to be wrong on campus
o Send a letter on domestic violence
o Women To Arms web site
o McElroy to speak at LibertyFest
Hello ifeminists:
I'm back from vacation and, although there is no snow on the
ground yet (worst luck!), the weather has turned bracingly cold with
clear indications that my favorite season is imminent. Yep. I'm
talking about
winter. The white, crisp months during which I build a fire in the
hearth every day and chug steaming bowls of soup. Bring it on --
subzero. I'm ready.
Many thanks to Tooch (Jerome D. Tuccille) for posting the
editorials on the front page where they are now available for your
perusal. My FOXNews/ifeminist column is entitled "Battered Woman
Syndrome: Sham or Science"
<http://www.ifeminists.com/introduction/editorials/2002/1022.html>;
Glenn Sacks and Dianna Thompson's coauthored piece is "California
Governor Davis Preserves and Protects Paternity Fraud
<http://www.ifeminists.com/introduction/editorials/2002/1022a.html>;
Trea McBee, who is becoming a regular columnist, contributes "Pass
the Prozac"
<http://www.ifeminists.com/introduction/editorials/2002/1022b.html>;
and Amara Graps sent in a piece entitled "Frozen egg birth begins a
reproduction revolution for women," which was inspired by a news item
posted on the ifeminist front page
<http://www.ifeminists.com/introduction/editorials/2002/1022c.html>.
Enjoy!
I know that everyone must be getting annoyed by the fundraising
appeals that seem to be increasing exponentially every month BUT...I
want to remind everyone that ifeminists.com and the InsiderUpdate is
entirely funded by contributions. Your support, however modest, would
be greatly appreciated. Information on how to donate follows this
commentary. Thanks! And if you can't contribute ... don't feel badly.
Now ... onto the main event ...
-- Wendy McElroy, mac@ifeminists.com
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==> News Reports <==
Deadly force may be used to protect fetus in MI
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Planned Prenthood Mar Monte
The Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled that a pregnant
woman who is being assaulted may use lethal force to
protect her fetus, even if she does not believe that her
own life is in jeopardy. The ruling may have widespread
implications for the abortion debate. (10/16/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/510037911.html
Police whistle-blower faces federal charges
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Feminist Majority
The man who exposed 79 Los Angeles police officers for
beating (and in some cases raping) wives, girlfriends
and family members without being arrested or taken off
the force is facing federal prison for doing so. (10/16/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/345592306.html
Abortion key to tight Maine race
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Women's eNews
by Marie Tessier
In an unusually tight congressional race, a pro-choice
Republican and a pro-life Democrat are fighting for an
open seat in Maine's 2nd District. The outcome will help
determine whether the GOP retains control of the House
of Representatives. (10/14/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/189379242.html
Parents sue over 'wrongful adoption'
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News Interactive
A British couple claims they adopted a "wild child" who
made their life "hell." In what seems to be the first
"wrongful adoption" suit in England, the couple is suing
a local council for failing to reveal the child, 5 years
old at the time of adoption, was "uncontrollable and
vicious". (10/18/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/175838631.html
Britain debates legalizing sex selection of babies
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Strait Times
British parents may be allowed to choose the sex of a baby
to produce balanced families. Under a plan being
debated, those who have two girls will be allowed to ask
fertility doctors to make sure their third baby is a
boy, or vice versa. (10/19/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/180498796.html
Child porn swoop nets 90 police
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Guardian
"Hundreds of child welfare professionals, including police
officers, care workers and teachers, have been
identified as 'extremely high-risk' paedophiles by an
investigation into internet porn." (10/20/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/537257145.html
Georgia's sexual restrictions under assault
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Washington Times
The ACLU is asking the Georgia Supreme Court to toss the
government "out of the bedroom" by throwing out the
state's 169-year-old fornication law. (10/17/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/584439416.html
HHS won't support pregnancy bill
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Yahoo News
The Department of Health and Human Services has indicated
it will not support legislation adding pregnant women to
a government health care program because adding the
fetus as an "unborn child" in former legislation covers
the issue. (10/10/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/911165527.html
Second Amendment Sisters draws international attention
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BBC
The self-defense of activists of Second Amendment Sisters
are drawing international interest to their efforts --
especially when it comes to the chapter at Mount
Holyoke. (10/21/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/61313662.html
Police seize johns' cars
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Cincinnati Post
A new ordinance in Cincinnati targets men who solicit
prostitutes by allowing police to impound their cars.
Although the ordinance doesn't go into effect until next
month, police are currently impounding vehicles to hold
in "safekeeping." (10/21/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/760525110.html
Pro-life banners can fly on beach
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WorldNetDaily
By signing a temporary restraining order, a California
judge has allowed a pro-life group to continue flying
its large aerial banners displaying grisly images of
aborted baby parts over a beach town. (10/18/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/258505997.html
FL upholds sexual predator law
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Houston Chronicle
The Florida Supreme Court has upheld a 1998 law allowing
the confinement of violent sexual predators after their
prison terms expire. The court rejected arguments that
the act violates due process and equal protection
guarantees, that it constitutes double jeopardy, and
increases penalties. (10/17/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/262196380.html
Sex toys ruled constitutional
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The Birmingham News
For a second time, the courts of Alabama have ruled that a
state amendment banning the sale of sexual devices such
as vibrators is unconstitutional, especially with
reference to the right to privacy. (10/11/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/531820839.html
Cyber-shaming sought as cure to social ills
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Fox News
Many cities are using the web to publicly humiliate
residents into abiding by municipal rules. Prostitutes'
johns, tax-paying delinquents and restaurants that fail
inspections are all targets. (10/18/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/536301709.html
Men have biological clock too
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Times Online
Men's biological clock begins to strike at age 35,
according to American scientists who have discovered
that genetic damage to sperm routinely starts to cause
infertility at about that age. (10/15/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/341462015.html
For more News Reports see:
http://www.ifeminists.com/information/directorybycategory/news/
==> Commentary, Opinion, and Book Reviews <==
Book hammers feminist agenda
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CNS News
by Michael L. Betsch
A conservative watchdog group has published a critical
examination of America's feminist organizations,
alleging that a prominent feminist group wildly inflates
its membership and that another, formed to encourage
girls to play sports, advises girls on how to sue for
discrimination. (10/11/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/183889012.html
Conservatives push marriage promotion programs
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Women's eNews
by Betty Holcomb
Some conservatives are insisting that the new welfare law
before Congress include $300 million for undefined
"marriage promotion" programs. Critics claim such
programs are "economic coercion" for low-income women to
marry. (10/15/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/186849122.html
Purging the political correctness within
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ifeminists.com
by Wendy McElroy
Sweeping up the debris of political correctness means
demolishing the laws, the institutions and the
tax-funded bureaucracies that are its structure. But it
also means eliminating the vicious attitudes of
intolerance and anger that are its spirit.(10/16/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/919504578.html
Little monsters -- when kids raise themselves
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ifeminists.com
by Tresa McBee
Children, regardless of background, can't raise themselves.
Look what happens when they do. (10/16/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/920454658.html
Can abolishing sole custody curb divorce?
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ifeminists.com
by Glenn Sacks and Dianna Thompson
Given the tremendous social cost of divorce and
fatherlessness -- the huge increases in juvenile crime,
youth suicide, school dropouts and a wide assortment of
social ills -- keeping marriages together should be a
national priority. Changing the way custody is
determined is the first step. (10/09/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/921674919.html
Sex offender map may lead to witch hunt
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Christian Science Monitor
by Eugene Garcia
An online map of "sex offenders" lets locals comb their
streets for sexual predators, but it has lead to a
spiral of stigma and fear that may resemble a witch
hunt. (10/17/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/641924245.html
Aileen Wuornos' execution
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Equity Feminism
by Brian Carnell
Aileen Wuornos, the prostitute who murdered 7 of her
clients, became a radfem cause celebre. Carnell exposes
the double standard applied to violence commited by
women. (10/16/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/648618302.html
Feminist rage before racial issues
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Village Voice
by Rivka Gewirtz Littl
The feminist treatment of the 1990 "jogger rape" case in
New York city made it clear that feminism was to take
priority over racial concerns expressed by critics of
the trial. Now it appears that the convicted men may be
innocent. (01/16/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/652052232.html
Will CEDAW die in this year's Senate?
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CWFA
by Sara E. Weltz
The political infighting of the Senate seems to be blocking
all substantial discussions. On a positive note it's
also keeping CEDAW's ugly head from being seen in the
Senate before the November 5 elections. (10/11/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/667655436.html
Female correspondents remember Vietnam
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The Guardian
by Mark Tran
Tran reviews a new anthology, "War Torn: Stories of War
from the Women Reporters Who Covered Vietnam," that
gives perspective on how far women have come in
in-the-field journalism. (10/21/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/754174835.html
The baby ceiling
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Chicago Sun-Times
by staff
This series of articles centers around Sylvia Ann Hewlett's
book "Creating A Life: Professional Women and the Quest
for Children" which focuses on the trend of childless career
women and the prices they pay. (10/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/778118429.html
The right to be wrong on campus
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Boston Globe
by Cathy Young
The Washington University law school in St. Louis is one
example of a campus trend: the refusal to officially
acknowledge student groups that are not politically
correct. In this case, it was a pro-life group. (10/21/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/781731474.html
For more Commentary, Opinion, and Book Reviews see:
http://www.ifeminists.com/information/directorybycategory/commentary/
==> Action Opportunities <==
Send a letter on domestic violence
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mens activism
November 1, 2002
October is domestic violence awareness month. This template
letter can be used to send a message to the editor of
your local paper or a columnist, urging a
reconsideration of various aspects of DV -- for example,
to include male victims in the discussion.
http://www.free-market.net/rd/656504085.html
For more Action Opportunities see:
http://www.ifeminists.com/information/directorybycategory/actions/
==> Online Resource Directories <==
Women To Arms web site
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Women To Arms
Gun rights forum by and for women.
mailto:wta@truthresources.org
http://www.free-market.net/rd/48608107.html
For more Online Resource Directories see:
http://www.ifeminists.com/information/directorybycategory/homepages/
==> Events <==
McElroy to speak at LibertyFest
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Michigan LP
November 9, 2002
Wendy McElroy will deliver a speech "On the Reasons for
Political Optimism" at 6:30 p.m. EST. LibertyFest is
sponsored by the Michigan LP. Tickets for the dinner
event are $35 in advance. See URL for map and further info.
http://www.free-market.net/rd/756404930.html
For more Events see:
http://www.ifeminists.com/information/directorybycategory/events/
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