Due to the Chinese government’s one-child-only policy and a cultural preference for male children, China now has 32 million more males than females under the age of 20. Most prochoicers believe that every woman has a right to terminate any pregnancy, but when abortion can be used to select a male child at the expense of a female fetus, things get complicated.

Researchers have argued that if sex-selective abortions are banned, it could help close China's gender gap. But how can this be done without deciphering the intent of a woman wanting an abortion and violating the privacy many reproductive rights advocates hold sacred?

Since China seems reluctant to abandon its one-child policy, do you think banning sex-selective abortions sounds like the next best option for solving the gender gap, or does it violate a woman's right to choose?

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A father and son dressed in patriotic costumes join in a tea party demonstration in Lafayette Park across from the White House.

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Nadja Benaissa, pictured here on the far right, may find herself off of center stage and in jail. The German pop star has been arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm by infecting a man with HIV. This does not sound like something you want to go through in the media spotlight.

Nadja is 26 and a mom. She rose to fame when she and four other women won the first series of Germany's Popstars in 2000. They went on to sell millions of records and top the charts as the band No Angels.

Now Nadja faces charges of having unprotected sex with three people between 2004 and 2006, without telling them she had HIV. She could face 10 years in prison.

Thirty-two US states criminalized passing HIV, and in some countries intentional transmission leads to life in prison.

Do you think Nadja should go to jail, or was it her partners' obligations to protect themselves?

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• The Obama family unveiled its latest edition — Bo the Portuguese Water Dog — yesterday at the White House. — PetSugar
• American taxpayers in over 300 locations are holding "tea party" rallies to protest higher taxes and high government spending. — Wall Street Journal
• Somali pirates failed to board a second US cargo ship, after they attacked it with missiles and automatic weapons. — BBC News
• Happy tax day! A Senate report shows that the US loses $100 billion a year in tax revenue to offshore tax havens. — Huffington Post
• NASA has decided to name a treadmill on the international space station after Stephen Colbert, after he won the naming contest for a new room. The room will be called "Tranquility." — CNN

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Megan McCain knows how the GOP can become a more modern party: it should go back to its roots. In her column this week, Meghan argues that Republican resistance to gay marriage goes against conservatives' values, and their own self-interest. Plus! Ronald Reagan was totally pro-gay. Sounds like Meghan's appealing to the GOP's mind and heart.

On her own coming out as a pro-gay-marriage Republican, she writes:

Recently, I seemed to have rocked a few individuals within my party by saying that I am a pro-life, pro-gay-marriage Republican. So if anyone is still confused, let me spell it out for you. I believe life begins at conception and I believe that people who fall in love should have the option to get married. Lest we forget, our founding document, the Declaration of Independence, grants the same rights to everyone in this country—“All men are created equal.” If you think certain rights should not apply to certain people, then you are saying those people are not equal. People may always have a difference of opinion on certain lifestyles, but championing a position that wants to treat people unequally isn't just un-Republican. At its fundamental core, it's un-American.

Does Meghan sound like a true Republican to you?

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Hey CitizenSugar readers! I have a surprise for you! We've been dying to get in on this whole "change" thing over here on CitizenSugar. I can't tell you about it quite yet, but keep your eye on CitizenSugar Wednesday evening to find out what's in store!

A Sacramento police officer hands out eviction notices to residents at a homeless tent city. The hundreds of residents living in a tent city along the American River were told to relocate to a shelter at the Cal Expo center.

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• Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich plead not guilty to 16 federal criminal counts today, saying, "Black care never catches a rider whose pace is fast enough." — New York Times
• Use condoms or make Hitler? — The XX File
• Interracial smooch photo on St. Louis Post-Dispatch magazine causes a controversy. — Gawker
• You're born with your personality so stop trying to change it. — LemonDrop
• Why bathroom breaks before going on national TV are important. — GiggleSugar
• Facebook makes your grades drop! — geeksugar

First Lady Michelle Obama made a stop at the Department of Homeland Security today to thank federal workers there for all the hard work.

So what have Secretary Janet Napolitano and DHS been up to these days? Well, the Department just warned law enforcement officials about a rise in "right-wing extremist activity." The recession, the election of a black president, and the return of disgruntled war veterans could cause a rise in influence for white-power militias.

The DHS report explains it's not just about race: "It may include groups and individuals that are dedicated to a single-issue, such as opposition to abortion or immigration."

Hmm . . . what about opposition to taxes? One neo-Nazi message board claims that the tea party movement is the "white revolution we've been waiting for," since (according to them) it's the whites who are taxed to support worthless social programs.

Let's hope Homeland Security protects Americans from radical criminals, while peaceful protectors are allowed to exercise their rights!

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If you've been dying to know what Condoleezza Rice has been up to since she retired the power suits, she'll be happy to tell you! Last weekend the former Secretary of State enjoyed the pastime of many of her fellow retirees — golf. For the first time, she got herself tickets to the Masters, and she chronicled the "heartbreaks and highlights" on the Daily Beast.

Condi was cheering for Tiger:

As the time approached, my assistant Anne said, “They want to know who you want to follow.” Borrowing language from Anne’s generation, I said, “Duh?”

I know Tiger from our Stanford connection. I once sat with him at a Stanford-Duke basketball game. Stanford won on a buzzer beater, and we stormed the court together. With that kind of bonding, whom else would I pull for? I had decided that if Tiger did not win, I would champion the cause of Phil Mickelson (met him at the White House and he’s a really nice guy); Stuart Cink (met him in Atlanta and he’s a really nice guy); or Anthony Kim (haven’t met him but I like his swagger).

So Condi likes to bond with golfers with swagger, duh!

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Have any of you Bay Area readers ever been to the Berkeley Public Library? It's a beautiful historical building, but some days has an acquired smell that can't exactly be attributed to old books.

Well, Schaumburg Township District Library in Illinois has now added "offensive bodily odors" to the forbidden list, which already includes talking, running, and beverages! The library says it will kick people out if their stenches disrupt others' use of the facility.

While a pleasant smell would make for a more enjoyable library visit, you could argue that the ban discriminates against poor people. If people don't have access to showers, I'd bet that they don't have access to a computer either. . . unless they can go to the library.

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• The Afghan "rape law" is nothing new. — The XX Factor
• Sarah Palin's pick for Alaska's attorney general allegedly defends marital rape, too. — The Frisky
• Apple's Steve Jobs is currently working from home. — geeksugar
• Chuck Todd to get his own MSNBC weekend politics show. — Huffington Post
• Why Obama shouldn't waffle on Cuba. — Salon
• The eldest of Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar's 18 offspring is expecting his own child. — lilsugar

A revolution might be coming this Wednesday, April 15. Antitax protests, known as tea parties, have been brewing around the country, and they could boil over on tax day. T.E.A. stands for "taxed enough already."

On Wednesday, conservatives around the country will evoke the spirit of the American Revolution. Some of the transgressions of congress and the president to be protested include: voting for a $500 billion tax bill without even reading it; spending trillions of borrowed dollars; wanting government-controlled health care; trying to take wealth and redistribute it to others; and appointing a defender of child pornography to the number-two position in the Justice Department.

Basically there's a lot going on. Some sample slogans offered by TeaPartyDay.com? Party Like it's 1773. Obamanomics: Chains You Can Believe In. Commander and Thief. Your Mortgage Is Not My Problem. Liberty Is All the Stimulus We Need.

Economist Paul Krugman thinks the Tea Parties, which he calls AstroTurf — aka fake grass(roots) — should be mocked. To see why, read more

The 1.5 million Americans with relatives in Cuba will soon be able to travel freely to Cuba and transfer money to their family members on the island. The Obama administration hopes that the ease in restrictions will help reduce Cuban dependence on the communist regime, eventually making way for political change.

Under Bush, Cuban-Americans were only allowed to travel to Cuba for two weeks every three years.

The administration will also allow US telecom companies to provide cell phone and television services to Cubans.

An official announcement will come later today. Do you think it sounds like a good plan? Should all Americans be able to travel freely to Cuba?

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