“If abortion is about women’s rights,” asked abortion survivor Gianna Jessen at a 2015 House Judiciary Committee Hearing, “then what were mine?”Source: Hillsdale Collegian Photo by SHAHBAZ AKRAM on Pexels.com Can you imagine that China has has 30 million more men than women? This staggering statement was made by Chinese journalist and author of One Child, Mei Fong …
Sjögren’s syndrome
In 2011, tennis star Venus Williams was diagnosed with Sjögren’s syndrome, a long-term autoimmune disease in which the moisture-producing glands of the body are affected. This results primarily in the development of a dry mouth and dry eyes. Other symptoms can include dry skin, a chronic cough, vaginal dryness, numbness in the arms and legs, feeling tired, muscle and joint pains, and thyroid problems. Thankfully, Venus’ career did not come to an …
More Single Women Adopt in India
“God knew that it doesn’t matter how your children get to your family. It just matters that they got there.” — Kira Mortenson According to government data, more single women are coming forward to adopt children in India as social mores change. The number of such adoptions are climbing. Adoption by single women is …
In Sanaya’s Memory
It was love at first sight for me when I saw her walking towards me. It was a blind date. I don't usually go on blind dates, mind you, but for some inexplicable reason, I went on this one and man, was I glad I did. She had to be the most beautiful girl on …
Sex Selection Abortion
Sex selection abortion is the practice of terminating a pregnancy based upon the predicted sex of the infant. The selective abortion of female fetuses is most common in areas where cultural norms value male children over female children, especially in parts of East Asia and South Asia (particularly in countries such as People's Republic of China, India and Pakistan), as well as in the Caucasus, and Western …
Adopted
How do people feel when they find out that they have been adopted? I once watched an episode of the soap opera, One Life to Live where a character named Destiny was devastated when she learned that her parents were actually her grandparents and that the brother she was so close to, whom she adored …
Severe Morning Sickness
When I was pregnant, I didn't experience any morning sickness. I have heard of some women who experience it with the one pregnancy but not the other. Some, like Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, however, suffer from severe morning sickness known as Hyperemesis Gravidarum. What is Hyperemesis Gravidarum? It literally means "excessive vomiting in pregnancy". …
Keeping Them Safe
Childhood is the most beautiful of all life's seasons - Author Unknown Remember when you were a child how you used to blow bubbles and your face lit up with excitement when you got really big ones? Oh, the simple things in life that children enjoy. If only they could remain in their little world …
World Water Day
Imagine this is your daughter fetching water in the container on top of her head. It's heavy and who knows how long she had to travel to find it. This is the reality of girls in Africa and Asia. Today is World Water Day and this year's theme is: Nature for Water – exploring nature-based …
Good Luck or God
I have heard of Talisman before but couldn't remember what it was until I searched its meaning on the Internet. It is an object which people believe holds magical properties that bring good luck to the possessor, or that protect the possessor from evil or harm. It can be wore around the neck or wrist. Jewish amulets were made up …
Notes to Women 