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The Politics of Amniocentesis

I was reading People magazine the other day, and it got me thinking about the following question: Why would an expectant mother have amniocentesis performed? Far and away, the most important reason for doing amniocentesis must be that knowing there are abnormalities early provides the option to get an abortion. The reason I was thinking about this question is that . . .



The Numbers on Teen Pregnancy

It is amazing to me that in the several days after it was announced that the second-ever woman was nominated for a major-party vice-president slot, so much of the news has concerned her and her daughter’s reproductive activities. Part of the reason to have a female candidate in the first place is presumably to be an advocate for women’s rights, . . .