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health![]() ![]() Raising the Roof on Senior Women's HousingAfew years ago, I didn’t give it a thought. Becoming a senior seemed very far away. And if that ever did happen, I have seven children and I always joked with them that I had every intention of making them take care of me in my advanced years. ![]() ![]() Lesbian Infertility a Feminist IssueIllustration: Jaime Drew I know something of missed opportunities, stunted and miswoven cells, futures undone. I know relentless, raging optimisms, babies not yet wished into being. ![]() ![]() On Guard Against GardasilSeveral years ago, I oversaw Planned Parenthood British Columbia’s 40 public health clinics. ![]() ![]() Hormone Therapy: A Prescription for ReplacementIn 1966,an American doctor named Robert Wilson wrote Feminine Forever, a book that promoted estrogen replacement as a miracle cure for women 's aging woes. "Breasts and genital organs will not shrivel," the good doctor promised. "Such women will be much more pleasant to live with and will not become dull and unattractive." ![]() ![]() (Archives 2001) Are Periods Passé?The human body is rarely viewed holistically anymore. In an increasingly technocratic world, our bodies are portrayed as objects made up of transferable bits and pieces. ![]() |
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