<![CDATA[Jezebel: legal]]> http://tags.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/jezebel.com.png <![CDATA[Jezebel: legal]]> http://jezebel.com/tag/legal http://jezebel.com/tag/legal <![CDATA[Single-Parent Families Give Rise To Successful Spawn • New Bill In Kenya Sparks Abortion Debate]]> New research pokes holes in the old theory that the children of single-parents are more likely to be unsuccessful (Obama and Michael Phelps seemed to turn out just fine!). • The Planning Commission of Clayton, California has decided to reinstate that 11-year-old girl's produce stand that got shut down last week, although the town's mayor (who previously called the girl "selfish") isn't too happy. •

• Matrimonial lawyers say they are seeing weight and sex clauses in prenups. • Women with bulimia and borderline personality disorder may benefit from a new form of "life skills-based" therapy called Dialectical behavior therapy. • UK Muslim women get their own Muslim-focused women's magazine, Sisters, which initially started out as a website but is debuting its printed form this summer. • A trouble-making magpie stole a woman's diamond engagement ring and kept it in its nest for 3 years. • A new, more "natural" cesarean birth has been developed that allows the woman's partner (as well as the woman herself) view the birth of the child. • The World Health Organization reports that a mix of poverty and social injustices has shortened the life expectancy of a female in Zambia to 43 years. • A new bill proposed by a Kenyan woman's rights group that would make it easier for women to get abortions is sparking debate about making abortion legal in Kenya. • A female Muslim journalist and amateur athlete discusses the stereotypes that some Muslims have against women participating in athletic activities. • The California Supreme Court ruled unanimously today that sexual assaults that leave victims pregnant constitute "great bodily injury" and warrant a more severe sentence for offenders. •

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<![CDATA[Del Martin, Lesbian Activist, Dies • A Working Mom's Day Never Ends]]> Del Martin, a lesbian activist and a founder of the nation's first outspoken lesbian advocacy group — the Daughters of Bilitis — passed away this morning at the age of 85. Martin was also one of the first same-sex couples to get married in California. More on Ms. Martin tomorrow. • There's a legal loophole in Australia in which women who abort late-term fetuses are still eligible to receive a "baby bonus" reward from the government. • The differences between the way women and their bodies are represented on the old and new versions of 90210 reveal how our standards for "ideal" female bodies have changed. • How did minority characters and actors make out through the summer blockbusters? Uh, not too great. •

• St. Stanislaus College, a Catholic boarding school in Australia, is being investigated for new claims of abuse in late-night prayer sessions and a teacher's (supposed) recommendation that boys read Penthouse. • Ad Age's Marti Barletta urges marketers and advertisers to create a "new normal" for women that is not ultra-thin in advertising to start cycling out our culture's obsession with thinness. • Are more women accepting of experiencing pain during a natural childbirth than doctors? • Adventures in obvious studies: Working moms are spending 15 hours a day working at a job and taking care of household work and errands. Doesn't that number seem a little low? • Ron Jeremy on being a pin up for Playgirl: "[The magazine] likes to think that their audience is mostly women, but no, no, the majority is gay." • Kids spend a mere 24 minutes doing chores these days because they are spending more of their time studying and participating in youth groups. • After watching a TV show in Saudi Arabia where brothers viewed their sisters as being treated like "princesses" because they aren't allowed to drive, a Saudi blogger sounds off on the restrictions that women face when not allowed to drive.

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