Articles
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Are You Really Pro-Life?
About two weeks ago, Nicholas P. Carfardi of the National Catholic Reporter, wrote a brief…
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Sunday Morning Medicine
The history of the “C Word.” The G-Spot and junk science. 50 Shades of Grey…
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Mom Shaming: America’s Favorite Pastime
Recently, a Facebook app came out called Unbaby.me that blocks pictures of children in your…
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Yes, Virginia, You Can Get Pregnant From Being Raped
In a T.V. interview on Sunday, August 19, Representative Todd Akin stated, “First of all,…
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Sunday Morning Medicine
The history of the condom. Use these old slang terms to impress your friends. Mascara…
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To Sophia on Her Sixth Birthday. With Love, Your Feminist Historian Mom
Happy Birthday baby girl! Today you are six. It really does seem like yesterday that…
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Breast is Best… in Art?
Breasts are everywhere in popular culture. This is nothing new. And yet I’ve been struck…
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Let’s Talk About Sex…. But Only If We Really Have To…
This may come as a shock to some of you, but I have a difficult…
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The Baby in the Double Helix
Part 1 in a series on genetic counseling What makes for a healthy baby? Is…
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Sunday Morning Medicine
The history of the wandering womb. Presidential courtships throughout history. What day of the week…