Monthly Archives: January 2005

Further Eroding Parents’ Rights in Michigan

The Republican-dominated legislature here in Michigan passed, and our Democratic Governor signed, a ridiculous law which forces parents who do not want their children to receive visits from their grandparents to defend such decisions in court. The law is a … Continue reading

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Should A Paternity Test Require the Mother’s Permission?

In a position that defies all common sense, the ruling Social Democrats in Germany want to make it illegal for men, including married men, to carry out a paternity test on a child without the written consent of the mother. … Continue reading

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Fathers Rights Activist: I Only Hit My Wife In Self-Defense

Back in November 2004, the BBC aired a program alleging that some members of British fathers rights group Fathers 4 Justice had been denied access to their children in part because they had a history of violence against their former … Continue reading

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Massachusetts Town Tries DNA Dragnet to Solve 2002 Murder

In January 2002, fashion writer Christa Worthington, 46, was found stabbed to death in her Truro, Massachusetts home. So far police have had little luck solving the murder and so earlier this month announced they would use a DNA dragnet … Continue reading

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China Bans Sex-Selective Abortion

Faces with a growing imbalanced sex ratio among newborns — current figures suggest that 119 boys are born for every 100 girls — China announced this month that it is banning sex-selective abortion. China’s senior family planning official Zhao Baige … Continue reading

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Security Moms Weren’t A Myth After All

Before election, Anna Greenberg wrote an analysis claiming that the existence of security moms — married women who would vote for Bush because of their concerns about terrorism — was largely a myth. But after the election, even the National … Continue reading

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Will Fertility Tourism Increase as the UK Adopts New Fertility Treatment Regulations?

An article in The Scotsman suggests that new regulations the United Kingdom is imposing on fertility treatments there are likely to force couples to travel abroad for fertility treatments, which would have the unintended consequences of diminishing the availability of … Continue reading

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Elizabeth Loftus Named 2005 Winner of Grawemeyer Award for Psychology

Elizabeth Loftus, who was instrumental in leading the public debunking of the false memory/satanic ritual abuse hysteria in the 1990s, was recently named as the winner of the 2005 University of Louisiana Grawemeyer Award for Psychology. As the press release … Continue reading

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Do Breast Implants Increase Risk of Suicide — Or Are Suicidal Women More Likely to Choose Breast Augmentation?

U.S. News reported this month on a Danish study designed to examine the effect of breast implants for cosmetic suicides on suicide rates. The researchers studied the records of more than 10,000 women — 2,788 who had cosmetic breast implants; … Continue reading

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Australian Politicians: Put Your Sperm Where Your Legislation Is

I recently mentioned that Great Britain will soon do away with anonymity for sperm and egg donors — fertility clinics in the UK will soon be required to reveal the names of donors to children once they turn 18. This … Continue reading

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