Darling Daughter,Could not pass this up – Canada so far has 16 medals at the Olympic games – 5 for the men and the rest are for our WOMEN. – yeah we came, we played, we conquered. We are woman , hear us roar!!Your Mom
Making counselling honest on the abortion optionThe Age, 22 Feb 2006-Natasha Stott Despoja Now that the Health Minister has lost the RU486 debate, he has produced a back-up plan including money for a pregnancy counselling hotline and Medicare rebates for pregnancy counselling. This sounds reasonable until you realise that the Government does not fund any…
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Women make it to the Super Bowl Finally, professional female grid iron players have made it to the super bowl. Sure they were all models who played in their lingerie during half-time, but if you’ve got to watch female professional sports players, then they may as well be hot! One for the father, One for…
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You know the first time I met the Lip gals was when I submitted an article to Lip on Pregnancy Counselling Australia – a misleading phone service run by Right to Life Australia. I wanted to let as many people know that should they ever need help, this was not the number to call. It’s…
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Disgust is at least one word I’d use to describe the Howard Government’s latest homophobic quest. I wonder what would happen if he used the resources trying to stop gay people marrying overseas into…well anything that was useful really. And if Johnnie hadn’t turned me off the prospect of ever getting married, I have been…
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A report has been released about the Pill that notes 1 in 4 women who use this method of birth control will have their libido adversely affected. Feministing.com brought up a few good points about the time it took for the medical community to acknowledge this side effect, and how this medication would have been…
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Well, well, We couldn’t get through the first week of the year without further debate on abortion. Research in New Zealand has found that in a study of about 1,200 young women, those who had an abortion were a third higher to have mental problems, such as depression, than their peers who continued with their…
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Greetings/Happy Holidays I was back at work today and the inevitable question came up: “What did you do on your holidays?” Well, you can imagine I didn’t have the same answer as most people as I finished my latest edition of DNBQ. Check it out: www.donotbequiet.com Geez work is a drag…. Erin
Louise JamesStrategic Marketing Development ManagerThe Cancer Council Australia Dear Ms James, I am a concerned woman who has an idea on how to make young women aware of issues relating to skin cancer. Now that I am in my thirties, I’ve suddenly recognised how cosmetic companies use the fear of ageing to promote their products….
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