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Single mothers are stepping up to take over care of their handicapped kids. If only the state of Arizona would help them over more of the hurdles.
Tucson Weekly  |  Jim Nintzel  |  07-07-2004  |  Children & Families

Family Court Judge Orders Couple Not to Reproducenew

In a move that seems to revive the practice of eugenics, Monroe County Judge Marilyn O'Connor deemed two Rochester, N.Y., parents too inferior to reproduce and ordered them not to do so unless they could prove to the judge's satisfaction that they were able to raise and support children.
City Newspaper  |  Richard Wexler  |  06-11-2004  |  Children & Families

An Anti-War Father Honors His Fallen Sonnew

Bill Mitchell, a Vietnam vet who lost his son, Sgt. Michael Mitchell, to the war in Iraq, speaks out against the conflict. His interview is accompanied on the San Luis Obispo New Times Web site by two other interviews of fathers who've lost sons to the war. One of them complains that recruiters are going into Mexico with promises of U.S. citizenship in return for enlistment.
San Luis Obispo New Times  |  Paul Rockwell  |  06-10-2004  |  Children & Families

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