Cheryl Wetzstein
Articles by Cheryl Wetzstein
WETZSTEIN: Courts tip scale on gay marriage
On Monday, gay couples flocked to Iowa state offices to pick up their marriage licenses. The mood is especially celebratory because Vermont lawmakers recently legalized gay marriage, and state leaders in New York and Maine are calling for it, too. Published April 28, 2009
WETZSTEIN: Sexual behaviors trouble students
Ah, pornography. There's always so much more than meets the eye with this important family issue. Published April 26, 2009
‘Morning-after’ pill available to minors
The Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday that the "morning-after" birth-control pill now will be available to teenage girls as young as 17 without a prescription. Published April 23, 2009
Author decries tolerance for porn on campuses
Michael Leahy, founder and executive director of Bravehearts ministry on sex addiction, has written three books on the deleterious effects of pornography. Two of his books, "Porn Work: Exposing the Office's #1 Addiction" and "Porn University: What College Students Are Really Saying About Sex on Campus," are out this month. Published April 23, 2009
WETZSTEIN: ‘Extra’ embryos grow adoptions
A colleague and I recently investigated embryo adoption as an emerging family-formation process. Published April 21, 2009
WETZSTEIN: No brass ring on marriage-go-round
Been dumped by a lover lately? Or are you way past that nastiness and out trolling for the next "The One"? Published April 19, 2009
WETZSTEIN: Adoption success a reality
I recently wrote about how domestic infant adoption is "vanishing" in America. The April 12 story was based on federal data (kindly chased down for me by Jo Jones, a researcher at National Center for Health Statistics) that found that fewer than 7,000 newborns are placed for adoption each year. Published April 14, 2009
Mother arms parents for ‘culture battle’
Parents who feel outgunned, outmaneuvered and just plain defeated by today's lightning-fast, multitasking, techno-wizardry world have an ally in Rebecca Hagelin. Published April 12, 2009
Last days of adoption?
Domestic infant adoption is vanishing in America. Published April 12, 2009
WETZSTEIN: Love and compassion needed to survive
If love relationships are all-important to people, why are they so hard to keep alive and well? Published April 12, 2009
WETZSTEIN: Preemies struggle to become parents
I've been writing for awhile about "assaults" on fertility. Here's yet another angle I didn't know much about until recently. Published April 5, 2009
WETZSTEIN: Breakup rules not accepted
Sometimes a cure can look worse than the problem. That seems to be the case with a massive legal guidebook on how to handle family breakups in our brave new world. Published March 31, 2009
WETZSTEIN: Birth numbers breaking records
The federal government's new report on births virtually explodes with news. Here are a few bottom lines. Published March 29, 2009
WETZSTEIN: Pope: No faith in condoms
Pope Benedict XVI recently rocked the world when he said condoms were not the solution to AIDS. Published March 24, 2009
WETZSTEIN: Game warnings need obfuscation
Here comes Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned, the latest version of the bad-boy video game parents are forever warned about. Published March 22, 2009
WETZSTEIN: Sex ed a great divide
Congress has been up to its eyeballs in sex education lately. On Wednesday, the National Abstinence Education Association brought 500 teens to Capitol Hill to talk about how they manage to not “do it.” Published March 17, 2009
WETZSTEIN: U.S. needs pact based on family
Today, marriage is something to delay — or avoid — and if it is achieved, with easy divorce, it may not last. Worst of all, children are no longer viewed as assets; they are million-dollar "liabilities." Published March 15, 2009
WETZSTEIN: Prop. 8 likely to remain
Gay marriage is on the march, so here's a rundown about two recent events with national implications. Published March 10, 2009
WETZSTEIN: American family needs some help
Why are there more childless American homes? An aging population and "changing fertility patterns," says bureau analyst Rose Kreider. Published March 8, 2009
WETZSTEIN: Sounding alarm on ‘silent disease’
Not long ago, I heard about a lovely young woman who had gotten some sad news. When her abdomen wouldn't stop feeling weird, she went to a doctor. Tests were run, and she's infertile. She's 19. Published March 1, 2009