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Does mom's diet influence baby's sex?

In the quest to select a baby’s sex, success could depend on breakfast cereal and better nutrition, according to a new study that may offer some women another reason to eat their Wheaties.

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Hotel offers 'Conception Credit' to amorous couples
Source: Telegraph

A romantic resort on the Caribbean island of Aruba is offering couples a $300 (£180) discount if they conceive a child during their stay.

Daily sex makes for healthier sperm
Source: Reuters

Having sex every day improves the quality of men's sperm and is recommended for couples trying to conceive, according to new research.

The Sex You Want

Gender selection ~ the "old fashion way" Once upon a time, it was believed that a woman was solely responsible for the gender of a couple's offspring. So much so, that wives who failed to produce sons would be dispatched for another that might.

Can Happiness Be Inherited?
Source: Science Daily

In his article in the latest issue of Bioscience Hypotheses, Dr Alberto Halabe Bucay of Research Center Halabe and Darwich, Mexico, suggested that the hormones and chemicals resulting from happiness, depression and other mental states can affect our eggs and sperm, resulting in l …

Protect Reproductive Rights in the Dominican Republic
Source: blog.iwhc.org

For the past few weeks, the national Congress of the Dominican Republic has been reviewing a controversial bill that would amend the Constitution and define the right to life "from conception to death." On April 21, 2009, Article 30, was approved by the executive branch unde …

Is Heaven Populated Chiefly by the Souls of Embryos?
Source: Reason Magazine

There is a simple flaw with the common belief that life begins at conception, and Ronald Bailey of reason online sheds some light onto the situation.

Fertility: 'Wild, energetic sex is key to conception'
Source: Guardian Unlimited

Forget books, special diets and particular times of the month. Couples who want a baby should put their energy into having the wild, uninhibited sex of their early days together.

Is it so hard to conceive or people don't want children?
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nowadays, people are more career-minded and stress has become an enemy to a family of bliss..

Is it so hard to conceive nowadays?

nowadays, people are more career-minded and stress has become an enemy to a family of bliss..

The prospect of all-female conception
Source: Independent.co.uk

Women might soon be able to produce sperm in a development that could allow lesbian couples to have their own biological daughters, according to a pioneering study published today.

Smartest men may also have highest sperm quality
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The smarter the man, the higher the quality of his sperm, new research published in the journal Intelligence shows. But women having difficulty conceiving shouldn't question their partner's intelligence and men who aren't quite geniuses should not worry about their ability to fa …

'When Does Human Life Begin?'
Source: National Catholic Register

Almost anyone with a high school education can correctly answer the question "When does human life begin?" by responding "at conception" or at "fertilization" of a human egg by a sperm cell.

Op-Ed Columnist - Can This Be Pro-Life? McCain & Bush cause nearly 160,000 Unwanted Pregnancies, 65,000 Excess Abortions, 660 Adult Deaths- NYTimes.com
Source: The New York Times

The policies of the Bush administration, and those supported by John McCain, are threatening to bring about a proliferation of unwanted pregnancies, tens of thousands of abortions around the third world, and exacerbate the hunger and poverty that the effected populations will end …

Obama says he was too flip on abortion issue
Source: msnbc.com

Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama acknowledged Sunday that he was probably too flip when he said it was "above my pay grade" to answer a question about when is a baby entitled to human rights.

Obama says he was too flip on abortion issue
Source: msnbc.com

Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama acknowledged Sunday that he was probably too flip when he said it was "above my pay grade" to answer a question about when is a baby entitled to human rights.

Obama says he was too flip on abortion issue
Source: msnbc.com

Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama acknowledged Sunday that he was probably too flip when he said it was "above my pay grade" to answer a question about when is a baby entitled to human rights.

Catholic House Republicans Respond to Pelosi's Abortion Lies
Source: Hot Air

at least ten GOP members of the House have signed a letter correcting Pelosi concerning church teachings about abortion and the moment of conception.

The Lessons of Pastor Rick, and Why and How Obama and the Democrats Should Make Abortion a Voting Issue
Source: The Huffington Post

For years Democratic candidates have struggled with how to counter Republican stands that paint the world in black and white, readily summarized in brief, evocative phrases (e.g., "life begins at conception," "tax and spend," "cut and run").

McCain and Obama on Abortion
Source: TIME

Watching Barack Obama and John McCain handle Pastor Rick Warren's questions about abortion, you could see the whole presidential race in miniature taking shape before our eyes. The clear answer beats the clever one any time ...

Want A Boy? Try Eating More
Source: local6.com

Women who eat more calories around the time of conception are more likely to have sons, according to a study. Women who ate the most also were more likely to have higher levels of potassium, calcium and vitamins C, E and B12.

What are little boys made of? Scientists pinpoint bananas
Source: Guardian Unlimited

The discovery points to a natural way for women to boost, if only slightly, their chances of having a boy or a girl, depending on whether they consume large amounts of foods such as bananas and cereals, or have a more restricted diet.

An appetite for sex
Source: News at Nature

The sex of new babies is influenced by the mother's diet before she conceives, a new study suggests. According to a survey of 740 British mums to be, a high-calorie diet is more likely to lead to a baby boy in nine months' time.

"Personhood" Amendment Gains Steam in Colorado
Source: www.thedenverchannel.com

Colorado's most conservative lawmakers signed petitions Monday supporting the Colorado Human Life Amendment to the state Constitution. The group Colorado for Equal Rights needs 76,000 signatures by May 13.

Diet, Exercise Can Boost Fertility
Source: WFSB.com - News

Trying to get pregnant? Change your diet!

What Have 98% Of Women Done That Most of the "Pro-Life" Candidates Disapprove Of?
Source: The Huffington Post

37 million Americans are currently doing it. Most of the GOP candidates oppose it. What is it?

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