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The Disappearance of Shere Hite Produced by Nicole Newnham, Molly O'Brien, R. J. Cutler, and Elise Pearlstein; directed by Nicole Newnham; cinematography by Rose Bush and Naomi Amarger; edited by [...]

The article discusses the propose of the new legislation for the U.S. Affordable Care Act, offering information on the act that will insure the 24 million Americans by 2026. It talks on the facility of the insurance coverage by the insurers, and the increase in the expenses for the general public. Where the implementation may results into making rich more richer. The program will also cover the people with disabilities, adults, and children.

Women bishops ordained nine women were ordained Catholic priests and deacons in direct defiance of the Church's ban on women's ordination. Californian Victoria Rue, one of the newly ordained priests, describes her ordination as a spiritual and political act.

Outbreaks of syphilis and other sexually transmitted diseases are reaching epidemic proportions. Children as young as 13 are particularly at risk.

A woman with a binge eating disorder spent nearly three years on Prozac. She kicked it when her ambition, energy, and clarity declined, but fought nightmares and her eating disorder again.

Successful retirees offer tips on how to achieve financial stability by learning how to get along well on less income. While many find the transition from being a wage earner to retiree difficult, some are able to live well on smaller budgets through a careful assessment of their priorities, wise investment, meticulous spending, a part-time job or a combination of these strategies.

The Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act, a bill that promotes the campaign against late abortions, was passed the Senate and Congress. Groups of women have, however, engaged in protests against the bill claiming that it suppresses a woman's right to choose and may result to illegal abortion.

A 1992 FDA ruling banned the use of silicone implants in cosmetic surgery for health patients but allowed its use for the reconstructive surgery of breast cancer patients. Its rationale was that reconstructive surgery was essential to the recovery of breast cancer patients.

Ms. magazine was invited to attend the yearly fashion show in New York, NY, held in Apr. 1995. Fashion should be a woman's form of self-expression. It should lift the individual's spirit.

The number of clerics who have sexually abused members of their congregations has already reached an alarming proportion. Compounding the problem is the attitude of religious groups, which cover up the misdeeds of the culprits and further disavow responsibility for their clerics' actions.

The article focuses on the outlook for change in the U.S. Catholic Church in light of child sex-abuse. The author comments on the remarks of Francis Cardinal George on episcopal authority and morality in the U.S. She argues that if fundamental change is to come to the American Catholic Church, bishops will not be leading the way to the Church's progressive reform movement. She also mentions the Coalition of Catholics and Survivors, one of Boston's most spirited Church reform organizations. She discusses the role of women in trying to change the Church and also the actions taken by nuns against the church hierarchy.

It should have been routine surgery. instead it turned into a nightmare--and I vowed to fight back I entered a prominent teaching hospital as an ambulatory surgery patient on a […]

The article discusses revelations about the Catholic hierarchy'scover-up of clergy sex abuse focusing on the #me too movement, Catholic abuse crisis, and works by Survivors Network of those Abusedby Priests (SNAP).

Life Choices: Toward a Catholic Theology of Reproductive Options Anthony T. Padovano (Catholics for a Free Choice, 2004, 106pp) 0-915365-11-1, $25.00 ANTHONY PADOVANO--NOTED theologian and author, married Catholic priest and [...]

Angela Bonavoglia describes laws relating to victims of sexual abuse by priests. She describes the plight of those who have been unable to find justice.

The Vatican has decided how to deal with its sexual problems. It will sit in judgment on gay seminarians. It won't ban all of them from the priesthood, just those [...]

Issues concerning the Catholic Church's views on abortion and emergency contraception for rape victims are discussed. The stance taken by Cardinal Edward Egan on the health care which should be offered by Catholic hospitals is examined.

Police officer Daisy Boria provoked her employer, the New York Police Dept., on two occasions. She filed a sexual harassment lawsuit in 1995 and later she testified against a fellow police officer in a murder trial. Despite these challenges, she has decided to continue serving as a police officer.

Violence against women is the theme of Kirsten Wilson's performance pieces, such as 'The Amazing Magician's Beautiful Assistant Clara.' She stages these productions in 'alternative venues,' since political subjects such as hers are not well accepted in mainstream theaters.

Presents the short story "Bed Times," by Angela Bonavoglia.

Interviews Frances Kissling of Catholics for a Free Choice (CFFC). Role of CFFC as evolving from an abortion rights organization to an organization for women's rights; Discussion of the role of Catholicism, Islam, Judaism, other religions, and governments in women's rights; Development of major lay Catholic right-wing movement which works against women's rights; CFFC mission to recognize women as competent, capable, and moral agents, both within religious circles and within the state; Change in Catholic Church in the United States and other countries; Increased activity in developing countries and in the United Nations.

Details the spread of sexually transmitted diseases (STD) in the United States. Stigma associated with STD; Availability of treatments; Risk posed on women.

Features a story on surgical error. Author's experience with her gynecologic oncologist; Result of the surgery; Legal actions she made.

Focuses on sexual harassment and how it is exaggerated by the media. Reference to guidelines issued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Identification of two types of harassment by the EEOC; When the Supreme Court first addressed the issue of sexual harassment; Charges against two boys, ages six and seven, of sexual harassment; Comments from several anonymous persons on their experiences with sexual harassment. INSET: Vo!ces, by Katie Monagle.

Opinion. Comments on the author's experiences taking the anti-depressant drug, Prozac. Information on the after Prozac experience; Prozac's affect on appetite.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in the April 12, 2010 issue including a cover story titled “What Would Mary Do," an article about the U.S. political movement called the tea-party movement by Ellis Cose, and an article on U.S. Senator John McCain.

Addresses issues on natural antidepressants, Saint John's wort and SAMe in the United States. Effect of the alternative medicine on mental health; Public and medical reaction to the natural antidepressants; Pros and cons of the two medicine; Similarity of the available research findings on Saint John's wort and SAMe.

The article reviews the film "Silkwood," starring Meryl Streep and Kurt Russell and directed by Mike Nichols.

The article reviews the film “Heart Like a Wheel,” staring Bonnie Bedelia and Leo Rossi, directed by Jonathan Kaplan.

The article reviews the film "Roomates," starring Kelly Nichols and Samantha Fox and directed by Chuck Vincent.