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    Language Defines Our Lives

    MAY 19, 2012 6:48PM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: subtlety, nuance, hypocrisy, dictionary, semantics, meaning, prolife, prochoice, baby, fetus, slavery, pregnancy, religion, pro-life, pro-choice, abortion, life, politics, linguistics, language, philosophy

    • 22 Ratings
    • 617 Views
    • 27 Comments
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    Before Mother's Day

    MAY 11, 2012 11:05AM

    By Alysa Salzberg


    Topics: motherhood, mother's day, parenthood, responsibility, musing, babies, pregnancy, stupid toxoplasmosis test results, post-partum depression, musings, worries

    • 0 Ratings
    • 93 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    Savoring Meditation #214: No Stork, just birth without pain

    MAY 10, 2012 10:52PM

    By Grannypower


    Topics: relaxation, prepared, psychoprophylactic method, breathing, pregnancy, baby, delivery, labor, contractions, pain, husband, wife, natural childbirth, lamaze method, science, health, feminism, family, belief/religion

    • 1 Ratings
    • 206 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    1970 All Over Again

    APRIL 27, 2012 3:53PM

    By Laura Wilkerson


    Topics: holy roman catholic church, king henry viii, borgias, bishops, priests, vouchers, conscience exemptions, wall of separation, church and state, justice alito, justice kagan, university of notre dame, south bend, rick garnett, ministerial exemption, 1st amendment, u.s. constitution, religious freedom, religious missions, lay teachers, called teachers, cheryl perich, hosanna tabor evangelical lutheran church v. e.e.o.c., supreme court, vatican, sexual misconduct, bishop fenwick high school, father james kiffermeyer, christa dias, jesus, st. lawrence, holy family, cincinnati, ohio, americans with disability act, civil rights act, monsignor john kuzmich, st. vincent de paul, fort wayne, indians, emily herx, pregnancy, discrimination, catechism, artificial contraception, artificial procreation, artificial insemination, in vitro fertilization, contracts, teachers, public policy, schools, religion, our lady of lourdes, 1970

    • 1 Ratings
    • 158 Views
    • 2 Comments
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    Mother's Day Tribute

    APRIL 18, 2012 2:53PM

    By Amy Shea


    Topics: pregnancy, family, comedy, belief/religion, mothers; mother's day; motherhood; parenting; children; love;

    • 5 Ratings
    • 572 Views
    • 4 Comments
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    Lay off Jessica Simpson

    APRIL 18, 2012 10:35AM

    By Susan Cross


    Topics: pregnancy, celebrities, weight gain, baby weight, hollywood, motherhood, not newsworthy news, family, feminism, health

    • 1 Ratings
    • 189 Views
    • 2 Comments
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    Medical Examiner's Mistakes Causes a Life to Unravel

    APRIL 3, 2012 5:49PM

    By RogerShuler


    Topics: stillbirth, pregnancy, wrongful imprisonment, alabama, bridget lee

    • 9 Ratings
    • 300 Views
    • 14 Comments
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    "BIRTHIN' BABIES"! Pre-Existing Condition? (Open Call)

    APRIL 2, 2012 12:22PM

    By Marilyn Sands


    Topics: family, open+call, politics, news, health, emergency room, hospital, pre-existing condition, insurance, back alley deliveries, birth, babies, healthcare reform, supreme court, talk amongst yourselves, don't call it obamacare call it americare, affordable care act, pregnancy, open call, devil's advocate

    • 0 Ratings
    • 89 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    Bittersweet

    MARCH 27, 2012 2:48PM

    By Cassiepants


    Topics: sister, parenthood, pregnancy, infertility

    • 3 Ratings
    • 228 Views
    • 4 Comments
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    Beyond numbers- multiracial families: myth and reality

    MARCH 19, 2012 12:21AM

    By Benin L.


    Topics: real families, pregnancy, race, family, open+call

    • 0 Ratings
    • 66 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    Let's Rewind...

    MARCH 16, 2012 5:39PM

    By 2CreativeMamas


    Topics: pregnancy, kids, sahm, parenting, children

    • 3 Ratings
    • 273 Views
    • 4 Comments
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    Pregnancy--A New Disease

    MARCH 14, 2012 3:04PM

    By Gordon Osmond


    Topics: liberals, fluke, obama, pregnancy

    • 0 Ratings
    • 81 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    Traveler, Still

    MARCH 14, 2012 9:22AM

    By Vela


    Topics: travel writing, vela, molly beer, pregnancy, family travel, true stories

    • 3 Ratings
    • 123 Views
    • 4 Comments
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    Clear Blue Easy Says? You're Just Old

    MARCH 9, 2012 5:25PM

    By librarienne


    Topics: life changes, children, pregnancy, family

    • 2 Ratings
    • 201 Views
    • 2 Comments
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    The condom in the wallet caper

    MARCH 8, 2012 11:24PM

    By takingadvice


    Topics: pregnancy, family, parenting, education, children, contraception

    • Editor's Pick
    • 19 Ratings
    • 3741 Views
    • 26 Comments
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    The Birth Control Conundrum

    MARCH 7, 2012 2:59PM

    By Marcia G. Yerman


    Topics: birth control, sandra fluke, rep. carolyn maloney, women's health care, religious freedom, endometriosis, ovarian cancer, brca, colorectal cancer, birth control access, birth control affordability, affordable care act, pregnancy, unplanned pregnancy, breast-feeding, lisa maatz, aauw, dysmenorrhea, co-pays, blunt amendment, center for reproductive rights, center for american progress, equal justice works, florida legal services, sen. marco rubio, religious freedom restoration act, institute of medicine, oral contraceptives, guttmacher institute, health, women's wews, politics, women's rights

    • 0 Ratings
    • 169 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    Is the Le Leche League Anti-Male?

    FEBRUARY 23, 2012 3:11PM

    By Omnipotent Poobah


    Topics: women., video, sperm factories, rugby player, pregnancy, politics, piri weepu, pat tuohy, new zealand health ministry, new zealand, mom, men, le leche league, dad, child rearing, child custody, breastfeed, anti-smoking advertisement, anti-smoking, abortion hearings

    • 2 Ratings
    • 467 Views
    • 8 Comments
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    "RACING WITH THE MOON" Hot Topic... Back Alley Abortions!

    FEBRUARY 22, 2012 11:59AM

    By Marilyn Sands


    Topics: racing with the moon, romance, world war ii, 1984 movie, 1942, richard benjamin, nicolas cage, elizabeth mcgovern, sean penn, birth control, babies, back alley abortion, abortion, pregnancy, contraception, family, movies, health

    • 2 Ratings
    • 140 Views
    • 2 Comments
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    Yet again.

    FEBRUARY 18, 2012 1:35PM

    By Amy Nordosten


    Topics: trying to conceive, pregnancy, miscarriage

    • 0 Ratings
    • 106 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    Women Need to Look Out For Each Other

    FEBRUARY 17, 2012 1:59PM

    By Cassiepants


    Topics: women, friendship, women's health, birth control, pregnancy, cramps, fashion, family

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