Word: parenthood
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...attempting to grow up by having a baby. At best, she is unthinking. She writes that at the abortion clinic, she was allowed to neither see the ultrasound nor speak to her friend before the procedure. A women's studies concentrator with whom I recently spoke interned at Planned Parenthood and said that such a clinic is not typical. "[To act that way] would be an abomination at Planned Parenthood, at least the one where I worked...
Asked about everything from the struggles of parenthood to what kind of wood he would use to carve a likeness of his favorite movie character, Ford seemed tired and overwhelmed by the events of the evening but answered reporters' questions patiently...
Some of Carol's diffidence stems from her impending promotion, which will require extended hours and travel. Yet even short of that, the years once reserved for parenthood are seen today as a time for fun. She and Paul are avid skiers, a budget item that can come close to the cost of an additional family member. More than six times as many Americans take vacations abroad now as in 1970; such jaunts are not easily enjoyed with children...
...also a sad fact of history that when we think of the great names, they tend to be men," she said. If she had chosen a woman of the century, Kaminer said, she might have selected Margaret Sanger, the founder of Planned Parenthood...
Moreover, a boyfriend has no legal standing to interfere in a decision about a pregnancy--or even be notified of that decision. Eleven states have laws that give husbands the right to notification or consent, but those statutes were declared unconstitutional in the 1992 Supreme Court case Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey. The court ruled that spousal-consent laws embody "a view of marriage ... repugnant to our present understanding of marriage." The decision recognized that controversial, unwanted pregnancies occur only under murky, vexing circumstances in which the relationship is already too dysfunctional for there to be voluntary communication...