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| Pregnancy ruled out for 2 Philly elephants at zoo's Somerset County ... - PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW Posted: 12 Feb 2010 08:57 PM PST Message from fivefilters.org: If you can, please donate to the full-text RSS service so we can continue developing it. The two female African elephants brought to the International Conservation Center in Somerset County for breeding are not suitable candidates for reproduction, Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium officials said Friday. The elephants -- Kallie, 28, and Bette, 27, who came from the Philadelphia Zoo in July -- are in good health, but experts are worried the elephants can't handle the challenges of a 22-month pregnancy. "It is a disappointment," said Barbara Baker, Pittsburgh Zoo president and CEO. The zoo came to its conclusion based on concerns about Bette's history of kidney stones and the changes expected in the reproductive systems of elephants their age who have not previously been pregnant. The ultrasound exam used to evaluate the elephants' breeding suitability wasn't performed prior to their move because the conservation center had a better facility for doing the procedure, Baker said. The elephants will remain at the center along with Jackson, one of the Pittsburgh Zoo's elephants that moved there in December 2008, Baker said. "One of the goals was to provide housing to animals for whatever reason," she said. "We have a commitment to take really good care of them." The future of the center, located on 724 acres in Fairhope, is not in jeopardy, Baker said. The Pittsburgh Zoo will continue with its plans for the facility, which include an elephant care school and research and conservation work, Baker said. Officials from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums' Species Survival Plan Program will decide whether other elephants will be moved to the center for breeding purposes, Baker said. Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| A pregnancy show with a secret - Salon Posted: 12 Feb 2010 01:54 PM PST Message from fivefilters.org: If you can, please donate to the full-text RSS service so we can continue developing it. If "The Office" were about choice – and not funny – it might look like "Bump+," a new Web mockumentary series explores several weeks in the lives of three women from learning they're pregnant and deciding whether to continue or to terminate. On the Web site, which launched on January 22, the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the producers claim "We've heard all the arguments on both sides of the issue. This is a place to share your stories and talk to each other, not at each other." And sure enough, in addition to the bite-sized adventures of newly pregnant and conflicted Denise, Hailey, and Katie, there are deeply personal revelations from commentors – and sometimes indeed what looks like true understanding. A woman who goes by MademyChoice recounts having an abortion after being raped by a family member, and a Sister Mary Agnes replies, "It is so important that stories like yours be heard." Yet despite the apparent good intentions, Conservative Blogwatch has been quick to register disgust at the show's concept, calling it "abortion as entertainment," and saying "The fictional docudrama features characters of varying degrees of vileness toying with the idea of abortion." On "Bump+'s" Web site, the creators note that "Fox News has suggested that 'Bump+' is an "abortion game show." (It's not – although the series creators say they are including the participants in the Web community in the "discussion," there's no voting on the outcome.) An "outside the ballot box" approach to the volatile issue of abortion? Compassion and clear-headed respect for a variety of opinions and ideologies? Way to go, Bump's creators, Yellow Line studios! Makes you wonder why perhaps you've never heard of this fantastic, nonpartisan production company before. Its Web site describes itself as "a Southern California based, independent media company, founded in 2009 by a group of artists and entrepreneurs seeking to combine their track record of professional success, love of entertainment, and passion for social change to create a legacy – a new generation of entertainment professionals and media consumers, united and inspired by their shared stories to have a positive influence on their culture." What Yellow Line's production page conspicuously doesn't note -- unless you download their January 25 statement entitled "The Conversation Has Begun" -- is that the original script for "Bump+" came from a former student of John Paul the Great Catholic University. In fact, the University seems to be the common denominator for much the creative team. "Bump+'s" executive producer Dominic Iocco is a professor of business there. Though Iocco clearly identifies himself as both a producer and Catholic entrepreneur on his Twitter feed, his latter credentials are nowhere on the Yellow Line business page. Likewise, "Bump+'s" producer Lauri Evans Deason teaches journalism at the university. And the series is co directed by Maggie Mahrt, a writer and residence coordinator there, who describes the institution's mission as "to impact the culture for Christ through business and media." So how much of the "dialogue" here is real, and how much is gentle – and covert – pro-life rhetoric? Speaking in the National Catholic Register (an interview promoted on the home page of John Paul the Great's Web page), Father Frank Pavone, director of Priests for Life said yesterday:
Given that Father Pavone seems to believe the outcome of Bump is a foregone conclusion, and Hailey's face sure looked smitten with that ultrasound in episode 5, one wonders how sincere the producers' imperative to leave "their choice up to you" truly is. Yellow Line's creative development director Christopher Riley told me today, "My only interest in this was to make every effort to be honest and fair in every storytelling choice. We realized that might not be possible and that was part of the reason we made the decision to open up for anyone to share additional stories." And while acknowledging that "Many of the creative team are from JPCatholic U," Riley, who spoke at the University's graduation in December insists, "We do have a representation of a complete spectrum of opinions on what the law should be." "The show attempts to show there are real people in these decisions, and they're not simple. I'm hopeful this show will illustrate it's not cut and dried," he said. "We've shot multiple endings, and if all three women in this show choose to carry their pregnancies to term that wouldn't represent reality." Will "Bump+" turn out to be, as promised, a truly "open, honest exploration of this controversial topic" or a stealth pro-life mockumentary? " I don't know for sure what the end of the story will be," Riley said. "But I hope it fosters more compassion, more understanding and more possibilities."
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| Teenage pregnancy more opportunity than catastrophe, says study - The Guardian Posted: 12 Feb 2010 05:08 PM PST Message from fivefilters.org: If you can, please donate to the full-text RSS service so we can continue developing it.  The teenage pregnancy unit at Langdon Hills, Essex Photograph: Graham Turner/Guardian Teenage pregnancy is not the symbol of a broken society, as claimed by many politicians, but can be a positive force for good, a study published next week will say. The research describes how teenage parenthood has been linked by politicians and the media with "moral and cultural breakdown", but says it should be seen as "more opportunity than catastrophe". The study, Teenage Parenthood: What's the Problem?, challenges preconceptions, arguing that many teenage mothers are motivated to turn their lives around to provide for their children. Dr Claire Alexander, a lecturer at the London School of Economics, and one of the editors of the study, said: "Stereotypes of such young women as poor and ignorant, dysfunctional and immoral, engaging in casual sex and churning out babies who they cannot care for adequately and do not care about in order to gain access to welfare benefits and council housing, often underlie concerns about teenage pregnancy and parenting. However, these stereotypes are not borne out by the research evidence – in fact, quite the contrary." Politicians, the study says, have focused on attacking teenage pregnancy, rather than tackling the social and economic disadvantage that often prefigures it. Tony Blair described the high teenage birthrate as Britain's "shameful record", and in 1999 the government pledged to halve pregnancies for under-18s by mid-2010, launching the teenage pregnancy strategy to address what it perceived as a critical social and economic problem. Although the 50% goal is far from being met, Alexander points out that there has been a big decline over the past few decades, and in 2007 only 11.4% of conceptions were to women under 20. "Overall, teenage birthrates are now at around the same level as in the 1950s, that supposed 'golden age' of family," she said. The study questions the notion that all teenage pregnancies are unplanned and cites evidence suggesting that many teenage parents are "positively ambivalent" towards childbirth. It says: "They do not actually plan it, but would quite like a baby and do not use contraception for that reason." It concludes that "teenage childbirth does not often result from ignorance or low expectations, it is rarely a catastrophe for young women, and … teenage parenting does not particularly cause poor outcomes for mothers and their children". "Our research makes it clear that young parenthood can make sense and be valued and can even provide an impetus for teenage mothers and fathers to strive to provide a better life for their children," Alexander said. Politicians are at pains to tackle teenage pregnancy because evidence, such as that provided by Unicef, suggests that teenage mothers will be much more likely to drop out of school, have low or no qualifications, be unemployed or badly paid, become a victim of neglect or abuse, and become involved in drugs, crime and alcohol. But the study argues that governments should focus on tackling the original disadvantage often experienced by teenage parents, rather than on attacking their decision to become parents. Its research confirms that children born to teenage mothers are born into disadvantage, but suggests that this disadvantage predates the pregnancy and is not the result of it. The research also found that many teenage mothers express positive attitudes to motherhood, describing how "motherhood has made them feel stronger, more competent, more connected to family and society and more responsible". It questions why there is "such a yawning gulf between policy assumptions and the experiences of its subjects" and recommends that policy be focused on improving deprived neighbourhoods and reviving labour markets, rather than on preventing teenage pregnancy. "Teenage childbearing in itself can be seen as only a minor social problem. It is not the teenage bit which is particularly important … rather it is social and economic disadvantage which produce poor outcomes," the study argues. Alexander said: "The [study] explores how this fear of teenage pregnancy is bound up in stereotypes of working-class young women whose out-of-control sexuality has historically concerned the ruling classes as having a dangerous potential for social and moral disorder." Fiona Weir, chief executive of Gingerbread, the lone parent support group, said: "Single parents of all ages face prejudice and stigma, but this is particularly the case for teenage mothers. This book is a welcome call to look at the real evidence about what works for parents and children, rather than at the stereotypes." A spokesman for the Department for Children, Schools and Families said there had been a reduction of more than 23% in births for under-18s since 1998, to the lowest level for 15 years, and the government was committed to doing more to tackle the issue. "While many teenage parents manage very well, they and their children are more likely to suffer health, emotional and economic problems. As the vast majority of teenage pregnancies are unplanned, our strategy focuses on giving young people the knowledge, skills and confidence to make positive and informed choices about sexual activity and parenthood," he said. Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. 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