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Analysts say the increase in out-of-wedlock births results in part from greater social acceptance of single motherhood. But other studies cite more dismaying factors: a shortage of men who earn enough to support a family and the high divorce rate. Many unwed mothers, says the Census Bureau, have...
How much of the woman's history will be heard in the courtroom under Florida's law protecting rape victims is uncertain. As the judge decided last week whether to introduce the victim's untorn blue bra and Victoria's Secret black panties as evidence (yes) and whether to reveal...
No institution has backed traditional morals more ardently than the Roman Catholic Church, particularly under Pope John Paul II. But within the U.S. branch of the church, there are stirrings nonetheless. The most unorthodox to date was a 1977 study commissioned by the Catholic Theological Society of America. Like this...
Unfortunately, the evident health dangers to women from Rust do not have equally evident political benefits. When matched against a picture of innocent babies being sent to slaughter, images of ill mothers--often minority, unwed and young--elicit little sympathy from moderates and conservatives in Congress.
Despite these inequities, some blacks have turned their attention away from Washington -- to the deteriorating inner-city neighborhoods -- and concluded that the semantic dueling in Washington is beside the point. "If Congress passed their version of the civil rights bill tomorrow, would things be all right in black America?" asks...