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Monthly Archives: October 2000
Loftus Puts Nail In Recovered Memory Coffin
In the 1980s the so-called Recovered Memory or false memory syndrome (as its critics termed it) exploded onto the American scene with a vengeance. Not a few people were sent to prison based entirely on memories of abuse, much of … Continue reading
Some Universities Announce They Won’t Carry RU-486
In several weeks, the abortion-inducing drug RU-486 drug will hit pharmacy shelves — but not at the pharmacies of health centers at many colleges and universities. Already, Emory University, The University of Georgia, Boston University, and the entire Florida public … Continue reading
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Single Women and In Vitro Fertilization
Back in August I wrote about an Australia court’s ruling that overturned laws in some Australian states banning single women from having in vitro fertilization (|Australia Prime Minister Wants to Ban In Vitro Fertlization for Single Women|). In that case … Continue reading
The Women’s Minister Is A Man
As if having a minister for women isn’t absurd enough, the BBC reports that: A man has been sworn in in Austria as minister for women. The new minister, Herbert Haupt, replaces Elisabeth Sickl, who was dismissed over the weekend. … Continue reading
Say Goodbye to Ladies Night
According to the Orlando Sentinel, real-estate agent Christopher Langdon recently took several Florida bars to court. His complaint? He was denied free drinks at a bar during a Ladies Night promotion based entirely on his sex — based only on … Continue reading
Should Men Have A Right to Choose Too?
Cathy Young has a very long, very well written piece in Salon.Com about an idea originally propounded by the men’s rights movement that is likely to be tested in courts within the decade — do men have unequal rights when … Continue reading
Power Tripping
An article appeared on UWire today (Sexual assault speaker at U. New Mexico gets cold shoulder from athletes forced to attend) about and power that illustrates the often hypocritical nature of feminist discourse on power relationships. The topic was a … Continue reading
Women Can’t Throw? More Like Scientists Can’t Do Representative Samples
Many wire services and newspapers picked up on a study by researchers at the US National Institute of Child Health and Development that claim men are significantly better at throwing small round objects than women. Here’s the short version: this … Continue reading
French Foreign Legion to Begin Accepting Women
The French Foreign Legion will now allow women who can meet its requirements to enlist. According to the BBC, A spokeswoman for the French Defence Ministry, Christine Triche, told a news conference in Paris today that if women passed the … Continue reading
As If RU-486 Needed Any Additional Controversy…
When the U.S. Food and Drug Administration finally approved RU-486, it would not release the name or location of the company that would manufacture the drug for the U.S. market citing safety and security reasons. In fact it looks like … Continue reading
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