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Get Real! Should I Have His Baby to Make Him Stay?
by Heather Corinna, Scarleteen.com
February 27, 2011 - 9:47pm (Print)
Having a child with someone doesn't increase your chances of having that person stick around.
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Pushing Babies: The Assault on Childless Women
February 10, 2010 - 9:00am (Print)
Childless women of all ages are under assault. If you’re a teenager, you’re pushed toward motherhood by “moralizers.” If you’re a woman 35 or older, you’re subject to ominous news stories about fertility anxiety.
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Let's Read 101 Reasons Not To Have An Abortion
by Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check
February 2, 2010 - 7:00am (Print)
101 Reasons Not To Have An Abortion is a faux guide full of the usual lies but also incoherent. As a public service to anti-choicers, I thought I'd model a clear-cut argument stating the real reasons you don't want women to have abortions.
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Lesbian Refused IVF Treatment in California
by Pamela Merritt, RH Reality Check
June 2, 2008 - 7:00am (Print)
A case before the California Supreme Court, brought by a woman refused in vitro fertilization by her doctors because she is a lesbian, serves as a reminder that medical discrimination is still a real threat for many Americans.
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Teen Moms Mainstreamed as P Schools Vanish
by Pamela Merritt, RH Reality Check
May 19, 2008 - 7:00am (Print)
One third of young women who drop out of high school cite pregnancy and/or motherhood as the reason. But in recent years, special schools for pregnant students have been phased out in favor of mainstreaming. What's next?
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