Check out Feminism and Christianity: An Essential Guide by Lynn Japinga. It's a good introduction/overview of the issues and major thinkers in feminist theology. (Full disclosure, Lynn was a professor of mine in undergrad). It's a good source to figure (posted to Feminism with my faith?)
if you enjoy comics/graphic novels, check out alison bechdel's 'dykes to watch out for' and her memoir 'fun home.' both are awesome. (posted to Lesbian Literature -- Does It Exist?)
@Perrin12, I'd love to see your list of YA lgbt books; I'm always looking for new stuff to add to my reading list and Ya lit is great for reading on my commute! My email is feministlibrarian (at) gmail (dot) (posted to Lesbian Literature -- Does It Exist?)
For what it's worth, I'd say focus on individual people and who you are and are not attracted to sexually, rather than attempting to make broad generalizations about what your sexual orientation is. I realize in our culture this isn't (posted to Am I *really* a lesbian?)
I'm struck by the fact that no specific incident seems to have sparked the move to ban the midwives from practicing in a hospital where they had previously been allowed. I'm curious why the sudden decision to push them out (posted to Midwives banned from St. John's Pleasant Valley Hospital)
It costs more, and is higher risk to mother and child C-sections are a wonderful thing when there are risks present that make childbirth higher risk than the C-section. A c-section saved the life of my friend and her baby. (posted to Midwives banned from St. John's Pleasant Valley Hospital)
of course midwives should be able to perform their services at the hospital, and personally I think that it is best and safest for women to give birth either at home or in a birthing facility with a midwife. But, (posted to Midwives banned from St. John's Pleasant Valley Hospital)
Hospital probably doesn't want to get sued. Its insurers might have told them they will have to pay more if they have midwives deliver in a certain type of facility. Just a guess. Probably a financial motivation of some sort. (posted to Midwives banned from St. John's Pleasant Valley Hospital)
But its my unerstanding that doulas and midwives can only have patients who have the most problem-free labor and deliveries, while the eperiences and training of ob/gyns covers most of everything else and perinatologists could handle any situation, no matter (posted to Midwives banned from St. John's Pleasant Valley Hospital)
The financial motive is that a hospital can charge more for a delivery attended by a doctor. Vaginal deliveries attended by CNM's are less profitable for hospitals than deliveries and C-Sections attended by OB/Gyns. Also, many OB's don't like the (posted to Midwives banned from St. John's Pleasant Valley Hospital)
