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...moms who are forced to have them. More than 9 out of 10 births following a C-section are now surgical deliveries, proving that "once a cesarean, always a cesarean"--an axiom thought to be outmoded in the 1990s--is alive and kicking. Indeed, the International Cesarean Awareness Network (ICAN), a grass-roots group, recently called 2,850 hospitals that have labor and delivery wards and found that 28% of them don't allow VBACs, up from 10% in its previous survey, in 2004. ICAN's latest findings note that another 21% of hospitals have what it calls "de facto...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Trouble With Repeat Cesareans | 2/19/2009 | See Source »

...Ican still recall the pain in my legs as I was forced to kneel on rice, while a girl much heavier than me stood on my back. At the time I was on crutches—but that mattered little to the women in the room who made me put them aside. As the tears rolled down my face, I was told to shut up and stop being so dramatic...

Author: By Natasha S. Alford | Title: The Black Greek Mystique | 11/7/2007 | See Source »

...could never understand why anyone would want to listen to Imus even before his "nappy-headed hos" debacle, but Ican't help wondering whether his castigation illustrates a double standard. If Chris Rock were to say the same thing, he'd probably get another HBO special. Isn't it time we all stand up and say that race, gender, sexual orientation and nationality are off limits for cracking jokes? Humor is great, but let's not tolerate it at another's expense. Russ Bannon, Palmas Del Mar, Puerto Rico...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 5/2/2007 | See Source »

...other had, it's pretty clear it didn'tchange Harvard," he adds. "Harvard is, from what Ican tell, pretty much the way it's alwaysbeen--smug...

Author: By Adam A. Sofen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Inside University Hall, Kilbreths Debated, Waited for Police to Move In | 6/8/1999 | See Source »

...Radcliffe crew," Browning said. "Ican't conceive of myself as a Harvard rower...

Author: By Meredith M. Bagley, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: W. Heavies Outpace B.U., MIT | 5/3/1999 | See Source »

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