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By kelsy • 11 years ago

Arizona: Pregnancy begins two weeks *before* conception

This has been making the rounds on Facebook amongst some of my friends, and I thought it deserved a place here as well – Arizona has decided that pregnancy now begins two weeks before conception.  Yep.  You read that right.

Arizona Governor Jan Brewer has signed a bill that allows for the state to legislate a ban on abortion after 20 weeks.  However the bill also mandates that pregnancy is considered to begin on the first day of the woman’s last menstrual period.

According to rt.com:  “Under the legislation, the state will be subjecting everyone to new anti-abortion initiatives, as well. The law also includes a provision that makes it mandatory that the state establish a website that publishes images of fetuses at varying stages of development.”
By kelsy • 12 years ago

Canadian Broadcast Standards Council rules that giving women as prizes is A-OK – another “Win a Bride” contest emerges.

I must say, I’m really sad to be writing this post. I wrote my first post for the Feministing Community Blog in October of last year when a Canadian radio station hosted a contest entitled “Win a Wife” in which they offered one winner the chance to go to Russia to meet a number of women signed up with what is colloquially known as a “mail-order bride” company. A petition was run on change.org that gathered close to 10,000 signatures, and numerous complaints were lodged with the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC), but nothing was done. The contest went ahead, and I recently heard back from the CBSC regarding my complaint: it was decided that this complaint would not even be granted ...

I must say, I’m really sad to be writing this post. I wrote my first post for the Feministing Community Blog in October of last year when a Canadian radio station hosted a contest entitled “Win a ...
By kelsy • 12 years ago

Edmonton Radio Station Offers “Win a Wife” Contest

Yeah… I wish I was joking.  As a matter of fact, when I first heard about this I was sure it had to be a joke – surely no one would think that it was appropriate to set up a contest in which winners are promised a “Mail-Order Bride” and think that there wouldn’t be any backlash…  Apparently I was very wrong.  So upset am I that I’ve been prompted to make my first posting here at Feministing.

Edmonton’s radio station 100.3FM The Bear has begun the “Win a Wife” contest.

The contest – which, since  the submission of a Change.com petition bearing over 8000 signatures – has been changed to the “Win a Russian Romance” contest (note: ...

Yeah… I wish I was joking.  As a matter of fact, when I first heard about this I was sure it had to be a joke – surely no one would think that it was appropriate to ...