Damn it Spain, Why you Gotta Hate on Younger Women?

In an attempt at appeasing the Basque Nationalist Party, the Spanish government has moved to amend its proposed abortion bill to include parental notification requirements. The Associated Press reports,
The Spanish government will amend its proposed abortion bill to oblige girls aged 16 and 17 to inform one of their parents if they want to [...]

Father Convicted for Negligent Home Circumcision

Tuesday, 20 October 2009, 12:00 | Category : Parenting
Tags : , , , ,

It’s pretty common in western society to demonize other countries for practices that we falsely presume to be happening only in far away places. Circumcision is one of those practices. Western media focuses majority of its attention, in the context of circumcision, on “oppressed” women in Africa. Very little do we ever hear about female [...]

Trans Men and Pregnancy Prevention

Friday, 7 August 2009, 10:00 | Category : Safe Sex
Tags : , , ,

A reader asks,
I’m a trans guy who sleeps with bio guys. I hear about Thomas Beatie.  Can I get pregnant?
Trans folks have an understandably difficult task at hand when it comes to thinking about sexual health. You look, feel, and present as a dude, but what if you still harbor a vagina? When people like [...]