Pregnant teens should wear hessian bags
With a big scarlet letter on the back as a sign of their shame In the US, teen fashion chain ‘Forever 21′ has launched what has been labelled...
View ArticleThe birth mother not the gestational carrier gave Nic and Keith a baby
Cold term cannot disappear central experience of pregnancy and birth Gestational carrier is an ugly term THE objectification of women’s bodies and commodification of childbirth came together yesterday...
View ArticleBitches get pregnant to get your money: why the Queen should cancel Kanye...
Dear Your Majesty, read this and re-consider I’m really not all that interested in Royal Weddings. I’m actually not all that interested in royal things in general (I...
View ArticleBig business of IVF has a human cost
MTR in Sunday Herald Sun I DON’T want to discuss the personal IVF journey of Tony Abbott’s staffer Peta Credlin. Others can examine the politics of the Opposition...
View ArticleDon’t underestimate the hardship of IVF: one couple’s story
Our finances were crippled, our mental health shattered As I wrote in my Sunday Herald Sun piece on the weekend, we rarely hear from those who don’t end up...
View ArticlePregnant and punished: Dolly and teen pregnancy
‘What it’s really like to be a teen mum’ starts off: ‘Babies might seem cute, but having one of your own is no joke’. Is anyone really saying...
View ArticleSingle mothers are the heroines, not the villains
Melinda Tankard Reist Rosie became pregnant at 17 last year. She was labelled a slut. Melissa, 14, ran away from home so her parents couldn’t force...
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