By noauthor • 19 years ago

Is this for real???

Last week, the LA Times reported something extremely disturbing on the contest to replace Terry McAuliffe as the head of the Democratic National Committee:
The debate is focused on curbing the party’s support of abortion rights.
The article reports, “The leading candidate, former Indiana Rep. Tim Roemer, an abortion foe…argues that the party cannot rebound from its losses in the November election unless it shows more tolerance on [abortion,] one of society’s most emotional conflicts….Party leaders say…they are looking at ways to soften the hard line, such as promoting adoption and embracing parental notification requirements for minors and bans on late-term abortions.”
This is appalling and completely terrifying.
Comments, please!!
UPDATE (from Jessica): LiberalOasis has ...

Last week, the LA Times reported something extremely disturbing on the contest to replace Terry McAuliffe as the head of the Democratic National Committee:
The debate is focused on curbing the party’s support of abortion ...
By noauthor • 19 years ago

The Transnational Fertility Market

According to the BBC, there is a growing trend among Western Europe’s well-to-do to travel to Romania for egg donations. Wait-lists for egg donations in the UK may be as long as seven years, while they are readily available in the Romanian market.
In Bucharest, women earn up to £150 for donating their eggs. Due to Romania’s relatively low standard of living, earning more than a month’s wages for egg donation may seem like a steal. However, given the extensive medical procedures involved in the donation, including hormone treatments and surgical egg retrieval, the profit isn’t as great as it may seem.
This is an issue that I have a hard time wrapping ...

According to the BBC, there is a growing trend among Western Europe’s well-to-do to travel to Romania for egg donations. Wait-lists for egg donations in the UK may be as long as seven years, ...
By Jessica • 19 years ago

Suing for sexual harassment…after he’s dead?


Um, this was just too odd not to point out.
Jo An Corrales, Marlon Brando’s former business manager, has filed a $3.5 million suit against the deceased actor’s estate, accusing him of sexual harassment.
Clearly it’s awful if she was harassed by Brando, but suing a dead guy? Come on now.


Um, this was just too odd not to point out.
Jo An Corrales, Marlon Brando’s former business manager, has filed a $3.5 million suit against the deceased actor’s estate, accusing him of sexual ...
By Jessica • 19 years ago

Illegal abortions kill one in four pregnant women in Gabon

Now this is some seriously disturbing news. Reuters (through Integrated Regional Information Networks) reported today that in Gabon, illegal abortion killed more than 25 percent of pregnant women in 2001. It was also reported that many of these women were teenagers.
Abortion is illegal in Gabon, unless the life of the woman is in danger. I would say that more than one in four pregnant women dying counts as lives being in dager, wouln’t you?

Now this is some seriously disturbing news. Reuters (through Integrated Regional Information Networks) reported today that in Gabon, illegal abortion killed more than 25 percent of pregnant women in 2001. It was also reported ...
By Jessica • 19 years ago

Japan considers letting women take the throne

The Associated Press reported today that Japan is setting up a task force to consider allowing an empress, something that is now banned by a post-World War II law.
Unfortunately, it’s not really for a seeking-to-end-sexism kind of reason:
Japanese law bans women from ascending to the Chrysanthemum Throne. But no boy has been born to the Japanese royal family since the 1960s, and government officials have been fretting about how to solve the royals’ most serious succession crisis in centuries.
Oh well.

The Associated Press reported today that Japan is setting up a task force to consider allowing an empress, something that is now banned by a post-World War II law.
Unfortunately, it’s not really for a ...
By Jessica • 19 years ago

Post-holiday weirdness

We hope all of you had a great holiday weekend are making amazing plans for the upcoming New Year celebrations…
Just a quick thing:
Don’t know if anyone noticed this in the NY Times magazine yesterday, but it was too laughable not bring up:
Check out the headline for one of the articles (the whole mag was “The Lives They Lived,” focusing on different folks lives who died this year):

RUSS MEYER, B. 1922
The Man Who Really, Really Loved Women
By CHRIS GORE
He couldn’t take his eyes off his actresses’ breasts. But deep down, they say, he was a true feminist.
Um, ok. I’m game.
Russ Meyer was a filmmaker and Playboy ...

We hope all of you had a great holiday weekend are making amazing plans for the upcoming New Year celebrations…
Just a quick thing:
Don’t know if anyone noticed this in the NY Times magazine yesterday, but ...

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