Word: parenthood
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...political moment when waffling can be a shrewd move and compromise has become the order of the day, Faye Wattleton seems almost a relic. The telegenic and controversial head of Planned Parenthood from 1978 to 1992, Wattleton winces at phrases like "common ground" when applied to the subject of reproductive rights for women. For Wattleton, whose mother was a traveling Fundamentalist preacher for the Church of God, right and wrong--like heaven and hell--are very clearly defined...
...first of its kind in the country. Philanthropy, in fact, is a passion with him. In the past 30 years, two Fidelity foundations have given over $50 million to 3,000 nonprofit organizations. A third foundation, controlled more closely by the Johnson family, has helped everything from Planned Parenthood to the Buddhist Churches of America, the latter reflecting Johnson's interest in Eastern philosophy...
...very clearly defined. Wattleton's personal story, recounted in this new memoir, "Life on the Line" (Ballantine; 489 pages; $25), provides her with a tidy opportunity to give readers a survey course in the history of birth control and the abortion movement. In her account, her efforts at Planned Parenthood were hindered not only by the forces of political conservatives and the religious right but also by some of her colleagues, balky and "ambivalent" about thrusting the organization into a more crusading role. "This thoughtful and instructive book is marred only by its author's tendency to sermonize," says TIME...
...Democratic Convention can be forgiven for wondering why there wasn't a changing table on the podium or a little Gymboree just offstage. The poster child of the Democratic Convention in Chicago last week was the child, and families were valued above all else, their virtue synonymous with parenthood. The reason is elementary: the political world revolves around baby boomers and now the baby boomers' world revolves around their children...
...avoid pregnancy as late as three days after intercourse. While the action falls short of formal FDA approval, which can be granted only when a manufacturer files an application, it gives unmistakable and official sanction to emergency use. "We're delighted," says Gloria Feldt, president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America. "We've been using this procedure for many years in our clinics but were not able to publicize it" without FDA sanction...