After years of condemning the practice, the American Academy of Pediatrics has rewritten their policy on female genital mutilation, advocating for state laws to allow doctors to give a "ritual nick" to girls' genitalia.
In response to tightened dress codes, police in Tehran have begun cracking down on women who dare to "defy our Islamic values" by tanning. Women who have a suntan can now be arrested for "social misbehavior." [Telegraph]
Comparing male circumcision to abortion may seem like a stretch, but Freddie at L'Hote actually has a pretty decent argument.
I think it's probably time we sat down and had a little talk about tattoos: the good, the trashy and the hardcore.
According to a new study, women talked less about themselves and felt more uncomfortable when they felt men were looking at their bodies as opposed to their faces. Men talked the same amount no matter what. [ScienceBlogs]
Having a glass of wine or two while knocked up used to be No Big Thing, but it seems like the guidelines keep changing. With all the contradictory advice, where do you draw the line?
