Issues on trial

Presents extracts and analysis of recent court decisions dealing with issues on reproductive rights such as the legalization of contraception and abortion, involuntary human sterilization, and the status of frozen embryos.

Examines four court rulings on gender issues, including dissenting opinions and related debate. In three cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, selective service registration for men only was upheld; employment decisions based on gender were found discriminatory; and the Virginia Military Institutes single-sex policy was found unconstitutional. In the fourth case, the U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that gender stereotyping of transsexuals is discriminatory...

Several articles discusses the issues surrounding welfare.