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Nov 14, 2008 -
I'm sure you've all heard about Thomas Beatie, the man to first become pregnant and have a baby. He was originally born a female, but underwent six sex-change operations and took male hormones to become a man, and then legally married his partner Nancy. Since she's infertile, he kept his womb and ovaries intact in the hopes of having a family someday — they feel that having a baby is neither a male or female desire, but a human one.
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Jul 31, 2009 -
No matter how egalitarian people say they are, there's still an assumption that a woman's connection to her children is stronger — and perhaps more sacred — than a man's, and when a couple splits, she should naturally retain custody.
Rebekah Spicuglia understands the stigma of noncustodial motherhood all too well. She got pregnant when she was 18 and started taking classes at community college.
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Jul 14, 2009 -
The tale of America's battle over abortion is a complicated one. When asked about Roe v. Wade today, Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor said that the case was settled law.
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Jun 10, 2009 -
- Sarah Palin calls David Letterman pathetic, after he said she sports a "slutty flight attendant look." — Politico
- China and Russia have agreed to back the US on a UN resolution that would punish North Korea for its nuclear-bomb test. — Bloomberg
- Light security most likely contributed to a hotel suicide bomb that killed 15 and injured 70 in Pakistan yesterday.
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May 26, 2009 -
Having a limited number of fertile years, or a biological clock, ranks high up on the list of concerns women have that men don't. If you're a woman who wants to have kids, you usually have to organize your life within a time frame to find a partner, get pregnant, and, if you have a career, put it on hold for a while.
One new study claims that men, too, may have a biological clock of sorts.
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May 18, 2009 -
About as good as condoms says a new study by the Guttmacher Institute. Of course, it's only true if pregnancy is the only thing you're trying to prevent. Condoms are still better than just about everything if you're looking to avoid STD/STIs.
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May 14, 2009 -
Come What May is a new film that promotes pro-life values. But judging by the trailer and synopsis, nobody is actually pregnant in the movie.
The movie's lead isn't a woman struggling with a decision to keep or terminate a pregnancy, as one would expect.
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Apr 12, 2009 -
I'm engaged to be married to a wonderful man who I love dearly. He's currently in medical school and we are spending every last bit of our savings to have the wedding of our dreams. We talk openly about our future, especially when it comes to starting a family of our own, and we decided that we'd wait until he's done with school and his residency, and once we've saved a significant chunk of money.
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Feb 07, 2009 -
- Statues Could Get You Pregnant — More than 2,000 women have reported becoming pregnant after touching fertility statues at Ripley's Believe It or Not.
- Woman Fails Driving Test 771 Times — A South Korean woman has spent $3,000 on fees for the test.
- Man Goes to Jail For Taking 50 cents — India sentenced a 75-year-old Indian man to jail for accepting a $0.50 bribe 24 years ago.
- Israeli Ambassador Latest Target of Shoe Throwing — A Swedish protester threw a shoe at Israel's ambassador this week at Stockholm University. Earlier this week a protester in England aimed a shoe at Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao.
- Man Gets 50 Traffic Citations in One Day — After police tried to stop Elvis Alonzo Barret for a traffic violation, he fled from police, running through red lights and crashing into another car and a fence. Police also found crack cocaine and a crack pipe in the car.
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Jan 16, 2009 -
I'm with you; there really is no perfect form of birth control. Either you have to deal with taking hormones that affect your mood and decrease your sex drive, or you have to use condoms, which can make sex less enjoyable. You can also chart your cycle, but one little mistake and you can end up with an unplanned pregnancy.
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