Via feministing, that "Roe v. Wade for men" case came down against the man. It's not a surprise that non-gestational parents don't have a say in termination of pregnancy.
Also via feministing (hell, just read feministing) a Mother Jones article on frozen embryos. The Post is having a discussion on the issue as well.
Here are some important points to keep in mind. The court has repeatedly ruled that embryos are not people. They are property for divorce settlement purposes. Second, you can adopt frozen embryos, which, well, I think it's kind of creepy. Why don't you adopt some poor foster kids whose dads are unknown/in jail and moms are crack addicts/HIV infected and sold the kid for drug money? Or whatever horror stories these kids have been through. Especially if you're a nice nuclear family, because in some places, gay people can't adopt foster kids.
Third, as my friend pointed out, I find it hard to believe that this is really an excruciating decision. It is not surprising that embryos are left over. This is a normal outcome of the willing participation of the patients to create embryos in the lab (unless you live in Italy). If you haven't figured out what to do before the process, you are either a) a moron or b) have a moron for a doctor. How is this not part of the informed consent process? I can't believe there are laws where abortion clinics have to falsely tell women that they are going to raise their chances of getting breast cancer, but not that extra embryos will be produced, and since they are property, we are going to devise a plan right now about what to do with them in the future. How complicated is that? And lastly, if you really want to save lives, don't you think that stem cell research is a great way to contribute to that? Also: be an organ donor.
Ok, wow. Didn't think that would come out. And there's more!
Breast feeding keeps kids from wetting the bed. There are other benefits, some people just can't breastfeed, either for medical reasons, or because they work. Maybe since women's participation in the labor market is waning, more women can be home to breast feed all those kids they had when they couldn't get contraception? Actually, this article talks about women retiring (baby boomers) and women delaying entry into the work force due to education. Also, the article points out that Hispanic women have lower rates of employment than non-Hispanic women, so as the Hispanic population of America grows, those cultural values will change these statistics.
Slate thinks Guardasil & the new data that condoms do work on HPV will kill the ab-only movement. I don't know where I got this from, but the Waco Tribune has an article on the war against contraception.
A 59 year old lady just had twins, via IVF. Speaking of getting older, fertility declines as you age. Even for you, men. And speaking of twins, one study suggests a diet heavy in dairy as the way to conceive twins.
Cancer treatments as a child may lead to early onset of menopause. Children as young as 12 feel pressure to have sex.