Leslie Cannold, Author at Women's eNews

Australians Battle Over Definition of Fatherhood

By Leslie Cannold ● Uncategorized ● June 13, 2001

When federal court in Victoria, Australia, ruled that single women could not be barred from fertility treatments, the Catholic Church and the national government entered the fray, insisting artificially conceived children have a right to two parents.

Woman’s Quest for Solo Parenthood Ignites Debate

By Leslie Cannold ● Commentary ● October 25, 2000

A ruling that unmarried women could seek in vitro fertilization has created a political firestorm now threatening Australia’s sex discrimination law. The furor is really about fatherhood and women’s economic independence, Cannold argues.

Late-Term Abortions Pose Dilemma Down Under

By Leslie Cannold ● Commentary ● August 22, 2000

The abortion debate in Australia hasn’t reached the fevered pitch of the controversy in the U.S., but the recent highly publicized abortion in Melbourne of a 32-week-old fetus diagnosed with dwarfism illuminates the troubling issue of choice.

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