IJFAB Blog: The Greatest Hits

The blog editor is on vacation this week, so what better time that to regale you with the most popular posts (as assessed by total number of visits) since our launch in April, 2013? Check out any that you missed … Continue reading

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“Replacing Myths with Facts: Sex-Selective Abortion Laws in the United States”

Legislators and major news outlets have stated that the United States is one of the few countries that does not prohibit abortion for sex selection purposes. However, the eight states in the United States that currently ban sex-selective abortion are … Continue reading

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“New Anti-Abortion Legislation Requires Doctors To Scale 18-Foot Wall Surrounding Clinic”

From “America’s Finest New Source,” The Onion: Authorization for the clinic walls reportedly sailed through the state legislature and was quickly signed by Gov. Bryant, despite failed amendments from a small group of Democrats that would have reduced the wall’s … Continue reading

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“New Anti-Abortion Legislation Requires Doctors To Scale 18-Foot Wall Surrounding Clinic”

From “America’s Finest New Source,” The Onion: Authorization for the clinic walls reportedly sailed through the state legislature and was quickly signed by Gov. Bryant, despite failed amendments from a small group of Democrats that would have reduced the wall’s … Continue reading

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Responding to Street Harassment

In her response to our poll on influential feminist work in the new millennium, Wendy Rogers brought to my attention the the Everyday Sexism Project, in which readers post accounts of the daily harassment to which they are subjected as … Continue reading

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Most Important Contributions to Feminism Since 2000?

Readers, I invite you to use the comments section to nominate the book or article that stands stands out to you as the most important development in feminist thought so far this millennium. Feel free to answer from a personal … Continue reading

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“Using Laughing Gas to Relieve the Pain of Childbirth”

Nearly 50 percent of women giving birth in Finland and Canada, a full 50 percent in Australia, and 60 percent in the United Kingdom, avail themselves of nitrous for pain relief, and have for generations. But even though it’s cheap … Continue reading

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“The Myth of Wealthy Men and Beautiful Women”

This article at The Atlantic is kind of funny “there’s a lot of these guys who are partnered with women who are better looking than them, which is just because, on average, women are better looking. Men are partnering ‘up’ … Continue reading

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IJFAB Essay Prize: Call for Nominations

IJFAB invites nominations for the IJFAB Essay Prize. The Prize will be awarded annually to recognize excellent scholarship in feminist bioethics by a graduate student or recent PhD. The winning essay will be published in IJFAB, and the author will … Continue reading

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IJFAB Essay Prize: Call for Nominations

IJFAB invites nominations for the IJFAB Essay Prize. The Prize will be awarded annually to recognize excellent scholarship in feminist bioethics by a graduate student or recent PhD. The winning essay will be published in IJFAB, and the author will … Continue reading

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“Should We ‘Fix’ Intersex Children?”

M was born with genitals that were not clearly male or female. Also known as disorders of sex development (DSDs), the best guess by researchers is that intersex conditions affect one in 2,000 children. The response by doctors is often … Continue reading

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Gay Teacher Fired for Getting Married

“I was told very specifically I didn’t do anything wrong, that there were no parent complaints, no student complaints, but regardless, I would not be returning,” Dollar says. “I’m still kind It is a order cialis from canada condition in … Continue reading

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