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Strong? Stronger Than Ever, Thank You Very Much

Posted on June 19, 2016April 23, 2020 by Pamela Tsigdinos

Strong? You want strong? I nominate women who stop or forego risk-laden IVF treatment. Women who stand up to profiteering medical practitioners are as far as you can get from the widespread narrative that those who don’t persist with treatment are weak, pitiful creatures who couldn’t hang. The strong women I know faced the music….

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Bioethicists in U.S. and Australia Call for Fertility Industry Regulation, More Transparency

Posted on July 24, 2015July 25, 2015 by Pamela Tsigdinos

When a former member of the ethics committee for the American Society of Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) calls for fertility industry regulation we should sit up and pay attention. Earlier this month George Annas, a Boston University School of Public Health professor and chair of health law, wrote a blistering opinion piece, It’s Time to Regulate…

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Australian & American Leaders: Whose Got the Tougher Perception to Overcome?

Posted on April 9, 2012December 16, 2020 by Pamela Tsigdinos

Editor’s Note: I’m pleased to share with you a guest post from Gillian Guthrie, author of Childless: Reflections on Life’s Longing for Itself. You might recall I included a link to an interview with Gillian in a previous post. (Thanks again, Carmel, for pointing us to the story.) Curiosity led me to seek Gillian out. A…

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Australian View: Why Waste a Good Flood?

Posted on March 4, 2012March 30, 2020 by Pamela Tsigdinos

Why waste a good flood? This sentiment, delivered with a laugh, from a grizzled ex-Brit has now become part of my philosophy. The wise words came from the cab driver conveying us to the Brisbane airport. It was the last day of a two-week, five city journey. Our knowledge of Brisbane had been limited. We…

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