Author Archives: Nick Kiddle

I'm not just an incubator

Posted on October 12, 2005 by Nick Kiddle

In the booklet Listen: your baby’s life before birth, which I received as part of a pack of free samples from various companies, there’s a page devoted to the way hormones cross the placenta, allowing the unborn child to experience, … Continue reading →

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Why the Indiana bill bothers me

Posted on October 5, 2005 by Nick Kiddle

The “unauthorised reproduction” bill from Indiana bothers me for one very specific and personal reason, as well as a whole host of more general political reasons that have been well covered elsewhere. Preventing unmarried women from conceiving by any means … Continue reading →

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Personal or political?

Posted on September 29, 2005 by Nick Kiddle

Some of you may have wondered why I haven’t put any posts up here in a while. The short reason is that my personal life has exploded in several dozen directions. The long reason has to do with the personal, … Continue reading →

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Planned Parenthood's Katrina relief efforts

Posted on September 4, 2005 by Nick Kiddle

Save-the-sperm nutcase Dawn Eden is outraged that Planned Parenthood are offering their services in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Let’s pretend they don’t employ anyone with any transferrable medical skills whatsoever. Let’s pretend that they don’t offer a wide range … Continue reading →

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The NY Times writer is a jerk; his clients not necessarily so

Posted on September 1, 2005 by Nick Kiddle

I’ve lost count of how many posts and comments I’ve read about that New York Times article. I’ve been by turns fascinated and amused by individual stories, shocked by the level of vitriol and misunderstanding, intrigued by the various side-tracks … Continue reading →

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"Don't want to be murdered? Don't marry a murderer!"

Posted on August 30, 2005 by Nick Kiddle

Thanks to a commenter on the thread about feminism and the murder rate, I found some interesting discussion about Latoyia Figueroa’s murder (scroll down about two-thirds of the page). Criminologist Jack Levin addresses the horrifying fact that the most common … Continue reading →

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"Try to see it from his point of view"

Posted on August 25, 2005 by Nick Kiddle

I’ve been reading a lot of pregnancy and parenting magazines lately. The occasional piece of advice on what I can do now to make labour easier almost makes it worth wading through the rest: relentless pressure to buy Stuff and … Continue reading →

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A letter from your body

Posted on August 21, 2005 by Nick Kiddle

Amanda Marcotte fisks an offering from Not a Desperate Housewife that veers between the risible and the disturbing – a letter to a young woman from her vagina. Although the notion of a literate vagina invites mockery, it strikes me … Continue reading →

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Lady Madonna, baby at your breast…

Posted on August 19, 2005 by Nick Kiddle

This is an edited version of an essay that first appeared on The Iron-On Line Although my baby’s still a few months away from eating anything other than amniotic fluid, my midwife has already asked whether I’ve decided how I’m … Continue reading →

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Self-esteem and privilege

Posted on August 15, 2005 by Nick Kiddle

One of the things I love about blogging here at Alas are the insults. Wholehearted agreement is pleasant, but nothing strokes the ego like the knowledge that you’ve made such an impression on someone that he wants to hit back … Continue reading →

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