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Get Real! I've Had to Lie to Get Him to Stop Pressuring Me for Sex

By Heather Corinna, Scarleteen.com

October 30, 2009 - 6:00am

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One part of readiness for sexual partnership -- and it's a biggie -- is being able to hear, accept and respect another person's limits and boundaries, not just using someone else to get your rocks off.

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Demons in Adoption

Reader diary posted by Amyadoptee

September 21, 2009 - 3:00pm

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The third Annual Demons in Adoption Awards is now open for voting. Pound Pup Legacy has a great list of nominees this year. From Scott and Karen Banks for their actions in American Samoa to Bethany Christian Services for their actions in continuing coercion in CPCs, it is all there. Pick your favorite demon.  My favorite is LDS Family Services.


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CPC’s & Adoption vs. Abortion

Reader diary posted by Amyadoptee

September 4, 2009 - 10:48am

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CPC's are not just right wing or left wing. It crosses both sides of the fence. Adoption is not the panacea of abortion.


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Missouri Legislature: Coerced Pregnancy, Fine; Voluntary Abortion, No Way

By Pamela Merritt, RH Reality Check

April 7, 2009 - 7:00am

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A Missouri bill would make physicians criminals for helping women obtain an abortion "with knowledge" that the woman has been "coerced" and would prohibit the woman from consenting to an abortion as the "victim of a coerced abortion."

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Is this Guy Serious? Steve Waldman Debates What Bristol Should Have Been Forced to Do

By Jodi Jacobson, Senior Political Editor

March 13, 2009 - 7:49pm

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BeliefNet's Steve Waldman provides the latest example of the constant assessment, reassessment and judgment ladeled out by male pontificators on women's choices in regard to pregnancy, abortion, adoption, marriage and childbearing.

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It Must Be the Way She Was Dressed: Rape Culture Plays Out in Game-land

By Jodi Jacobson, Senior Political Editor

February 16, 2009 - 11:59am

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Rape, pregnancy and abortion are "key features" in a Japanese video game pulled from marketing by Amazon.com after public outcry.

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