Cheryl Wetzstein
Articles by Cheryl Wetzstein
Supreme Court still mulling whether to hear suits about gay marriage
The wait continues for the Supreme Court to choose gay marriage lawsuits. Published December 3, 2012
Supreme Court’s next move awaited on gay nuptials
A decision about whether the U.S. Supreme Court will take up a gay-marriage case could come as early as Monday. Published December 2, 2012
Adult circumcision drive to fight AIDS faces resistance
Ambitious plans to curtail the spread of AIDS by promoting male circumcision have fallen far short of organizers' hopes, particularly in Africa. Published November 29, 2012
Clinton: ‘We have to go where the virus is’
Global cooperation and funding in targeted areas to high-risk groups "where the virus is" can help bring the world closer to the goal of eliminating the scourge of AIDS, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Thursday. Published November 29, 2012
Congress implored to denounce sexual-orientation therapy
In the latest attack on therapies aimed at helping gay patients who want to become heterosexual, a California congresswoman Wednesday said she was introducing a resolution calling on the U.S. Congress to denounce the practice. Published November 28, 2012
CDC: Youths make up in 1 in 4 new HIV cases
Teens and young adults now account for more than a quarter of the new cases of HIV identified in the United States annually, and a clear majority of those cases involve young gay or bisexual men, the federal government said in a major new survey Tuesday. Published November 27, 2012
‘New life’ for Liberty U. health care lawsuit
A Christian university's lawsuit against the Obama administration's health care law must be heard by a federal appellate court so its issues can be resolved properly, the Supreme Court ruled Monday. Published November 26, 2012
Supreme Court revives ‘Obamacare’ challenge
A lawsuit challenging the Obama administration's health care law will be heard again in a federal appellate court, the Supreme Court ruled Monday. Published November 26, 2012
Younger teens may get birth control pill
Pediatricians should actively counsel teens about "emergency contraception" and even provide them with prescriptions or products ahead of time, to ensure they have the pills if they need them, the American Academy of Pediatrics says in a policy statement released online Monday. Published November 26, 2012
Emboldened gay-marriage supporters now want more
Bolstered by their recent wins at the ballot box, gay-marriage activists say they are looking to build on their newfound momentum at the ballot box and in the courtroom. Published November 22, 2012
U.S. abortion rate fell in ’09, CDC statistics show
America's abortion rate fell 5 percent in 2009 in the largest single-year drop seen since the federal government started tracking data on the procedure. Published November 21, 2012
U.S. abortions fall 5%, biggest drop since government started tracking data
America's abortion rate fell 5 percent in 2009 in the greatest single-year drop seen since the federal government started tracking data on the procedure. Published November 21, 2012
Task force advises additional HIV tests
All Americans aged 15 to 65 should be screened for HIV at least once, even if they don't appear to be at risk for the disease, an independent advisory panel said in draft recommendations released Monday. Published November 19, 2012
Veteran lawmaker: Contraception a human right
The newly re-elected Obama administration should promote contraception as a human right, domestically and throughout the world, a veteran House member said Wednesday as a new report on global family-planning was released. Published November 14, 2012
Teens born with HIV not telling partners
A significant number of sexually active U.S. teens who were born with HIV either didn't know their own status when they started having sex, or they knew it but didn't disclose it to their first sex partners, a new study says. Published November 11, 2012
Values activists concede ‘bruising’
Despite their election night "bruising," social-conservative groups are counseling each other to keep the faith, prepare for another day – and "modernize" their views. Published November 8, 2012
ELECTION 2012: Maryland, Maine back gay marriage in breakthrough votes
Gay marriage advocates cheered victories in voter initiatives in Maryland and Maine on Tuesday night and seemed poised to win in two other states. The votes were first setbacks at the ballot box for opponents of same-sex marriage after more than 30 victories. Published November 6, 2012
Births assisted by clinics way up
The number of babies born with the help of fertility clinics has almost tripled since 1996, but these children are also more likely than others to have difficult births because so many are born as twins or triplets, the federal government says in a report released this week. Published November 1, 2012
Court won’t take up Okla. ‘personhood’ issue
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a lawsuit over an Oklahoma "personhood" amendment that sought to grant state constitutional protections to human embryos starting at conception, but pro-life advocates say the issue is far from over. Published October 29, 2012
On abortion, both sides agree: Tickets offer stark choice
President Obama wants to highlight the issue, and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney would rather not talk about it — but abortion and birth control are potent issues in the 2012 campaign. Published October 23, 2012
