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Items in this update:
o Court rules rape counseling records private
o Vatican announces Law's resignation
o Hysterectomy: The operation women may not need
o Car seizures used in LA against prostitution
o Prostitution on rise in Japan
o NH rewrites sexual harassment rules
o Morgantaler's life to become movie
o Suit claims Bush conspired to cover up rape
o Augusta National member George Shultz under fire
o Internet filters screen out health information
o More women, children on the street
o New Zealanders reluctant to treat aborting women
o Bush objects to reproductive rights reference
o Transsexuals to marry under assumed gender
o Australia and U.S. sign child support treaty
o Romanian children pay price for entry into EU
o Catholic hospitals limit access to emergency contraception
o Protecting political speech
o As Miss World turns ...
o A fat tax -- charge 'em by the pound
o Feminism in extreme right movements
o Sex in Islam
o War dames
o Affirmative action insults immigrant contributions
o Golfing with girls
o Stolen conservative papers no priority for colleges
o Dads on the air show
o Objectivist studies
Hello ifeminists:
I just delivered a second assignment to Penthouse magazine and
the editor seems very pleased with it. I want to thank every
ifeminist who responded to my request for an e-interview re: her
perspective on porn because the "real voices" were what made the
article fresh and snappy. I'll keep folks posted as to when the piece
will run.
The editorials are up! My FOX/ifeminist column "Compassion,
kindness killed by Fear, Paranoia"
<http://www.ifeminists.com/introduction/editorials/2002/1217.html>
Warren Farrell's guest column "How dads who can't be with their
children can be 'with' their children
<http://www.ifeminists.com/introduction/editorials/2002/1217a.html>;
Tresa McBee's "Killing Terri"
<http://www.ifeminists.com/introduction/editorials/2002/1217b.html>;
new contributor Lindsay McNutts' "The Glass Ceiling: It can't be
shattered if it doesn't exist"
<http://www.ifeminists.com/introduction/editorials/2002/1217b.html>;
and the always valued Glenn Sacks' "Why Teachers Leave"
<http://www.ifeminists.com/introduction/editorials/2002/1217d.html>.
Whoa ... a full slate this week. Enjoy!
And consider checking out the just-archived ifeminists.com
main BB
<http://www.ifeminists.com/interaction/forum/feminism0212/index.html>
where a lot of ifeminists, including me, will be posting and
spreading good cheer throughout the holidays. From my computer to
yours, from ifeminists.com to each one of you...peace on earth and
good will toward all.
Now ... onto the main event ....
-- Wendy McElroy, mac@ifeminists.com
==> News Reports <==
Court rules rape counseling records private
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ABC
The Utah Supreme Court has ruled that a convicted rapist
wasn't entitled to use his victim's rape counseling
records at trial. (12/10/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/941650706.html
Vatican announces Law's resignation
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Seattle Times
Cardinal Bernard Law, under intense fire in a church sex
abuse scandal, has resigned as Boston archbishop. The
Vatican has named Bishop Richard Lennon as a temporary
replacement for the diocese. (12/13/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/800354803.html
Hysterectomy: The operation women may not need
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Yahoo News
"According to the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, each year some 600,000 American women bypass
relatively simple medical procedures and choose instead
a life-altering and -- in many instances, some say --
unnecessary operation known as a hysterectomy." (12/10/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/928389118.html
Car seizures used in LA against prostitution
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Los Angeles Daily News
A Los Angeles City Council panel has unanimously endorsed a
proposal to confiscate the cars of those who solicit
streetwalkers. Currently, police can impound such cars
for 48 hours. The new policy would allow the city to
claim ownership of the car. (12/11/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/945801246.html
Prostitution on rise in Japan
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Taipei Times
Record unemployment, soaring bankruptcies and stagnant
growth are forcing more women into prostitution -- at
cheaper rates and in more desperate conditions. Having
to pay protection money to gangsters makes life more
difficult. (12/09/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/39364490.html
NH rewrites sexual harassment rules
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The Telegraph
"New Hampshire is rewriting its sexual harassment rules so
state workers, including appointed officials, know
clearly what is expected of them and what will happen to
them if they don't meet the grade. Sexual harassment has
been a hot issue because of complaints against Fish and
Game Director Wayne Vetter." (12/15/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/297599780.html
Morgantaler's life to become movie
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CTV
The life of Dr. Henry Morgantaler, Canada's famous advocate
for abortion rights, is to be chronicled in a TV movie.
The two-hour movie follows the doctor's legal and
political fight for fully funded -- that is, tax
supported -- abortions. (12/15/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/313030560.html
Suit claims Bush conspired to cover up rape
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WorldNetDaily
"A news report about a court filing by a Missouri City,
Texas, woman who claims President Bush raped her was
posted on the Internet prematurely and without
sufficient fact-checking." But court papers have been
filed. (12/13/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/876739998.html
Augusta National member George Shultz under fire
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San Franscico Chronicle
"The controversy surrounding the all-male Augusta National
Golf Club reached the Bay Area ... when women's activist
Martha Burk called for former Secretary of State and San
Francisco resident George Shultz to re-evaluate his
membership in the elite and private club." (12/12/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/883760509.html
Internet filters screen out health information
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Women's eNews
"Internet filters designed to block pornographic Web sites
also prevent users from accessing health information
online up to a quarter of the time. Experts say the
filters are bad news for teen-agers and low-income
people who rely on the Net." (12/12/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/890440955.html
More women, children on the street
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Boston Globe
"There's a record number of homeless people this year in
Massachusetts, including significantly more women and
children living in shelters or on the streets, according
to two annual surveys of the homeless population." (12/14/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/898081741.html
New Zealanders reluctant to treat aborting women
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Stuff.co.nz
In its annual report, the New Zealand Abortion Supervisory
committee said it was concerned about staffing levels
after some health providers reported difficulties
recruiting staff, especially for second trimester
abortion services. "Some medical and nursing staff
refuse to look after women following termination of
pregnancy," it said. (12/15/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/904782203.html
Bush objects to reproductive rights reference
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Charlotte Observer
"The Bush administration is pressing its opposition to
abortion rights overseas by trying to strip references
to reproductive health care from a 1994 international
population-control agreement. The Bush administration
says rights to 'reproductive health services' could
include rights to abortion." (12/14/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/505045826.html
Transsexuals to marry under assumed gender
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Daily Telegraph
"Transsexuals will be allowed to marry in an assumed gender
under proposals announced by the British Government.
They will also be able to obtain new birth certificates
showing only their new name and sex." (12/14/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/509286162.html
Australia and U.S. sign child support treaty
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Australia Attorney General
"Australia and the United States have entered into a treaty
for reciprocal recognition and enforcement of child
support maintenance arrangements. This new treaty allows
administrative assessments made under the Australian
Child Support Scheme to be recognised and enforced in
the United States." (12/12/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/518676651.html
Romanian children pay price for entry into EU
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Yahoo News
Romania ordered a ban on foreign adoption of abandoned
children in 2001, after the European Union claimed its
reputation as "a marketplace for children" made it more
difficult to enter the EU. Thousands of children
languishing in state homes are victims of the ban. (12/11/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/862739344.html
Catholic hospitals limit access to emergency contraception
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Yahoo News
Catholics for a Free Choice has released a national survey
of all 597 US Catholic hospital emergency rooms that
found that the availability of emergency contraception
to women in general, and rape victims in particular, is
restricted. The survey raises serious questions about
compliance with state laws and administrative
guidelines. (12/12/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/864939510.html
For more News Reports see:
http://www.ifeminists.com/information/directorybycategory/news/
==> Commentary, Opinion, and Book Reviews <==
Protecting political speech
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Accuracy in Media
by Paul M. Weyrich
"Political Correctness reared its ugly head again this week
with the media firestorm over remarks that Senate
Majority Leader Trent Lott (R-MS) made at the 100th
birthday party for Strom Thurmond (R-SC). ... Whatever
else one thinks of Thurmond, his record in Washington
belies the stereotype of a crude Southern racist in the
mold of a Senator Bilbo, particularly in the later years." (12/12/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/634270355.html
As Miss World turns ...
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The Nation
by Katha Pollitt
"Say what you will about beauty pageants, if it's bikinis
versus burkas, you've got to be for bathing suits.
British feminists who condemned the pageant as a sexist
cattle call seemed to be missing the point, somehow." (12/05/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/933329892.html
A fat tax -- charge 'em by the pound
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Atlantic Online
by Jonathan Rauch
In this satirical piece of the "fat" issue, Rauch writes,
"It seems to me that the only honest and effective way
to confront this issue is to tax not fattening foods or
fattening companies but fat people. It is they, after
all, who drive up the government's health-care costs, so
it is they who should pay. What I propose, then, is to
tax people by the pound." (12/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/287599311.html
Feminism in extreme right movements
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ABC News
by Dean Schabner
"Women in extremist right-wing groups have long held
subservient roles, mostly bearing and rearing children.
But in an odd extension of the women's rights and
feminist movements that have propelled women into all
manner of roles formerly ruled by men, more and more
white supremacist women are eager to get out of the
kitchen and into the firing line." (12/12/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/42554656.html
Sex in Islam
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Australian National Radio
"Public sex education programs in conservative Islamic
societies are beset with difficulties -- and dangers --
for those who run them." Transcript of an Australian
radio program that examines the realities of sex
education in Islam. (11/12/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/57415992.html
War dames
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Washington Monthly
by Phillip Carter
"If America invades Iraq, thousands of female U.S. soldiers
will fight on the front lines." Carter analyzes the
motives behind this new phenomenon and looks at some of
its realities. (12/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/523457426.html
Affirmative action insults immigrant contributions
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ifeminists
by Wendy McElroy
Those who argue against affirmative action get the concepts
of "justice," "equality" and "freedom." That is
precisely why we say: eliminate affirmative action. (12/10/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/544681677.html
Golfing with girls
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ifeminists
by Tresa McBee
McBee opens her commentary on the Augusta National Golf
Club flap with the words, "Aw, who am I kidding. Don't
care. Haven't yet. Never will." She brings common sense
to this fractious issue. (12/10/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/547042275.html
Stolen conservative papers no priority for colleges
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Accuracy in Academia
by staff
"In recent years, mass-thefts of campus newspapers for
printing conservative content have occurred at Brown
University, UC-Berkeley, Georgetown, Villanova, and
scores of other schools. Even if caught, it's doubtful
the newspaper thieves will be reprimanded." (12/13/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/629660110.html
For more Commentary, Opinion, and Book Reviews see:
http://www.ifeminists.com/information/directorybycategory/commentary/
==> Magazines and Periodic Columns <==
Dads on the air show
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Dads on the Air
"A successful community radio show based in Sydney,
Australia and specifically targetted [sic] at fathers
and those who care about them." Text archives available.
http://www.free-market.net/rd/410914441.html
For more Magazines and Periodic Columns see:
http://www.ifeminists.com/information/directorybycategory/magazines/
==> Online Resource Directories <==
Objectivist studies
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The Objectivist Center
A web site run by The Objectivist Center that offers
information and services for students and scholars
interested in Objectivism. Resources, research, courses,
and a scholars' directory, plus free student material.
http://www.free-market.net/rd/63595190.html
For more Online Resource Directories see:
http://www.ifeminists.com/information/directorybycategory/homepages/
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