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  • Opinion:Criticism of Study that Shows Increase in Teen Pregnancy

    By Baptist Press January 27, 2010

    NASHVILLE, TN -- A report by the Guttmacher Institute pointing to a one-year increase in the teenage pregnancy rate in America represents an agenda to discredit programs that promote sexual abstinence among adolescents, several observers have said. The report, released Jan. 26, said that for the...

  • Research:Anxious Kids at Risk For Obesity as Adults

    By National Institutes of Health September 16, 2009

    Children with emotional difficulties have a greater risk of becoming obese in adulthood, new research has found. In the study, published online Sept. 11 in the journal BMC Medicine , researchers from the MRC Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Center at the Institute of Psychiatry at...

  • Opinion:Book Chronicles Disturbing "Honor Killings" of Women

    By Amnesty International October 13, 2009

    Jordanian journalist Rana Husseini’s new book examines the charged issue of honor killings of women that occur in Jordan, Syria, Pakistan, and other countries. Murder in the Name of Honor chronicles many years of careful research and reporting carried out by Ms Husseini , who writes for...

  • News:AFL-CIO Says 100 Mill. Girls Worldwide Forced to Give Up School

    By AFL-CIO June 12, 2009

    Around the globe, workers and human rights activists are spending World Day Against Child Labor by focusing on this year’s goal: Give Girls a Chance. Of the estimated 218 million children who work worldwide, the International Labor Organization (ILO) estimates that 100 million are girls. More...

  • Opinion:Prostitutes' Rights -- the Latest Feminist Cause

    By Jill Stanek December 10, 2009

    I don't know, I just don't know. The world is a backward place. Lori at Feministing is celebrating International Human Rights Day today by championing the rights of Indian " sex workers ": In honor of this special anniversary , and in an effort to highlight grassroots efforts to ensure...

  • Opinion:Bikini-Clad Protestors Crash Israel's NYC Beach Party

    By Code Pink June 23, 2009

    This past rainy Sunday in New York City, the clouds parted for a few hours so that a group of bikini-clad CODEPINKers could shine their light upon a dark issue: Israel’s abuse and war crimes toward the people of Palestine. A solid team of amazing women coordinated and executed what is now our...

  • News:Girl Playing Tackle Football Leads to Fight Between Coaches

    By Opposing Views Editorial Staff October 07, 2009

    A local Boys & Girls Club in Colorado is living up to its name, allowing a girl to play tackle football alongside the boys. But another coach didn't like the idea of boys hitting a girl -- and that allegedly led to him getting hit instead. It all started when Nate Hernandez, the Boys & Girls...

  • Video:Is the Breast Feeding Doll an Appropriate Toy for Girls?

    By Opposing Views Editorial Staff August 06, 2009

    A Spanish company has unveiled a breast feeding doll. But is it appropriate? The FOX News show "Red Eye" took up the question:

  • News:Arrests Made in Disturbing Gang Rape of California Teen

    By Opposing Views Editorial Staff October 28, 2009

    A total of five people are now under arrest for the gang rape of a 15-year-old girl outside of her Northern California high school during a homecoming dance. Details of the attack are horrifying. Police believe as many as seven young men took turns raping the semi-conscious girl over a...

  • Article:Teens Charged with Robbing Homes of Lohan, Paris Hilton, Megan Fox

    By Opposing Views Editorial Staff November 04, 2009

    Homes of the rich and famous, millions of dollars in clothing and jewelry and five obsessed teenage burglars. No, it's not a new reality show -- it's real crime in Hollywood . The Associated Press has details:

  • News:Offer to Teen Girls-Don't Get Pregnant, Get Cash for College

    By Opposing Views Editorial Staff November 01, 2009

    There's a controversial program in North Carolina that gives money to girls upon their enrollment in college , with the only stipulation that they not get pregnant while in the program. If that happens, the deal is off. Called "College Bound Sisters," it began in 1997 as the health department...