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Last week, the U.S. government added steroidal estrogen--like the kind used in hormone-replacement therapy and birth control pills--to its list of "known human carcinogens," a catalog that also includes asbestos, tobacco and mustard gas. The Report on Carcinogens, issued every two years by the National Toxicology Program, associates steroidal estrogen with increased risk of endometrial and breast cancer, based on data from studies of HRT and birth-control pills. Still, scientists debate whether such treatments--which combine estrogen with other hormones--pose the same threat as estrogen alone. "If this concerns you, talk to your physician about...
Harvard Right to Life’s (HRL) recently commenced Natalie poster campaign—which features a fetus in various stages of development from conception to birth along with informative statements about her development—has drawn considerable criticism of late. Natalie has been called a campaign against female undergraduates and even a form of terrorism. In flagrant violation of University rules and ethical norms, Natalie posters have a median life span of about four hours before being ripped down (an Ad Board-able offense). What is it about these posters that is so objectionable? Do they feature...
...three weeks, she is stopping a beating heart. This is simple fact, not editorializing. To encourage women to abort fetuses without full knowledge of what they are doing is not promoting choice; it is being deceitful. For those who have already decided that life only begins at viability or birth, it makes sense to make deciding to abort as easy as possible. For those who are not ready to concede that point or who think that life may begin earlier or think they still need to think about it, it’s important to give all the information necessary...
...Father Tom mentioned that...the Church is getting a new birth through this resignation,” said Patrick N. Augustine ’04. “I think he’s right—after all, the problem isn’t with the Church, it’s with its leaders, and hopefully some new blood will help...
...Seuss and identifying the fetus as a little girl. Even the name choice is not benign: “Natalie” is derived from the Latin word for “birthday” or “born on Christmas,” with implications of the birth of Christ...