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Cheryl Wetzstein

Cheryl Wetzstein

Cheryl Wetzstein, a Washington Times staff member since 1985, is manager of special sections in The Washington Times' Advertising and Marketing Department.

Previously, she spent 30 years as a Washington Times news reporter, covering national domestic policy, in addition to being a features writer, environmental and consumer affairs reporter, and assistant business editor.

Beginning in 1994, Mrs. Wetzstein worked exclusively on welfare and family issues such as child support enforcement, abstinence and sex education, child welfare, sexually transmitted diseases, marriage, divorce, cohabiting and gay marriage.

She has won several newspaper awards, including 1977 Cub Reporter of the Year and 1983 Heart of New York award, both from the New York Press Club.

Articles by Cheryl Wetzstein

In a Tuesday July 2, 2013 photo, pro-abortion rights supporter Yatzel Sabat, left, and anti-abortion protester Amanda Reed demonstrate at the state Capitol in Austin, Texas. The Supreme Court is considering an emergency appeal from abortion providers in Texas, a judgment that will likely affect a case winding through the courts in Louisiana. (Associated Press via Jay Janner of Austin American-Statesman/File).

Texas abortion firm urges Supreme Court on pro-life law

Saying a Texas law regulating abortion is making women doubt that abortion is still legal in the state, the leader of an abortion clinic network is urging the Supreme Court to intervene. Published September 3, 2015

Erica Canaut, center, cheers as she and other anti-abortion activists rally on the steps of the Texas Capitol to condemn the use in medical research of tissue samples obtained from aborted fetuses, Tuesday, July 28, 2015, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) ** FILE **

Planned Parenthood videos spur 200 rallies nationwide to defund abortion provider

Spurred by a series of undercover videos exposing the harvesting and distribution of post-abortive fetal body parts, pro-life activists are organizing more than 200 rallies at Planned Parenthood clinics and a coast-to-coast effort to reach members of Congress at their home offices this week. Published August 16, 2015

President Barack Obama speaks at the 2013 Planned Parenthood National Conference in Washington on Friday, April 26, 2013. Obama, who supports abortion rights, became the first sitting president to make an in-person address to Planned Parenthood, vowing to help fight against state abortion restrictions that he said are designed to "turn back the clock to policies more suited to the 1950s than the 21st century." (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak/File)

Obama urged to re-interpret Helms amendment for foreign abortions

Some 81 House Democrats have urged President Obama to tell agencies that the Helms amendment does not ban all U.S. foreign aid-related abortions, but permits those in cases of rape, incest and when the life of the mother is endangered. Published August 12, 2015

Pope Francis asks how parents can educate children in Christian life "if we keep them at a distance as if they were excommunicated." (Associated Press)

Pope Francis calls for acceptance of divorced, remarried Catholics

Pope Francis perked up ears again Wednesday when he advised church leadership to do more to "take care" of and have "open doors" for Catholics whose marriages have failed, prompting the latest round of speculation -- both hopeful and worrying -- that he may loosen the church's ancient rules on divorce and remarriage. Published August 5, 2015