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...very well be correct to say that television shows do not tend to change public opinion directly. Certainly after Murphy Brown--as a single mother--had a child (an example Oppenheim uses), there was not a sudden increase in the glamour of single motherhood. In fact, there was a backlash, led first by Vice President Dan Quayle and soon picked up by others who would claim to be defending "family values." The show did not make viewers believe that being a single parent was fun or beneficial; on the other hand, it didn't condemn out-of-wedlock children either...
...into one another. Boris Yeltsin became Ted Kaczynski became Princess Di became all three doing the macarena. While one faintly struggled to discern Rene Russo from Sandra Bullock and Michael Eisner from Michael Ovitz, Madonna singled herself out by producing a child. Setting a high financial standard for single motherhood, she exulted, "This is the greatest miracle of my life"--a cry not generally echoed in parts of the country where 48% of the children were born to single mothers. Rosie O'Donnell threw her a baby shower, her pediatrician was madam Heidi Fleiss's father, and her progeny-provider...
...conflict and brings the two to reconciliation. It becomes apparent that Azalea resembles her mother as she was at that age: impulsive, free-spirited and committed to one thing despite all the uncertainty of youth. For Azalea at this point, it is discovering herself. For Jane, it was motherhood. Their dialogue usually seems genuine, though occasional lapses in acting quality compromise the exchange's spontaneity...
...study of governments, for example, analysis and evaluation of right and wrong lie at the center of discussion. Is the Hobbesian model conducive to efficient government? How fair and democratic were the principles upon which the decision in Lochner v. New York was based? Do surrogate motherhood contracts involve commodification of children? These questions are not meant for half-answers, quasi-truths and suggestions; they demand rigorous, directed, investigation and analysis. After all, governments themselves are predicated on some notion on what is right or what is good (sometimes for a small group, sometimes for the masses.) Studying them therefore...
...frozen eggs raises ethical questions, particularly since it presents the possibility of lifting nature's age limit on motherhood. A young woman, for instance, might wish to have some eggs frozen, in case she chooses to become pregnant later in life. For most women past 35, fertility declines sharply, simply because their eggs have become too old to be viable. But their bodies can still sustain a pregnancy, and many could give birth if they could just get access to healthy eggs. Until now the only option has been to use an egg from a younger donor, but some...