Subject: Pregnancy and Childbirth

• George Cortez, Jr., widow Tiffany Cortez and the Dr. Phil show.

  August 6, 2007

• Bartenders & Baristas: The enigmatic Xoe at Fair Trade Café

  July 4, 2008

• Hot Links: Sarah Palin's pregnant kid, Steve Berman's latest gaffe, Matt Leinart pissed at not starting, and more.

  September 2, 2008

• Lindsay Lohan's blog like, totally rules. Seriously.

  September 2, 2008

• BREECH OF FAITH

  TAMMI CARMODY THOUGHT SHE WS OVER THE PAIN OF CHILDBIRTH. THEN SHE GOT THE BILL.

  October 13, 1993

• PARENTS' PROGRESS

  THEY LOOKED TO RUSSIA FOR ADOPTIONS AND GOT HEARTACHES INSTEAD. NOW THERE ARE HAPPY ENDINGS.

  December 22, 1993

• READY TO POP

  November 24, 1994

• Age of Consent

  Once again, the Legislature wants to require minors to get a parent's permission for an abortion

  February 15, 1996

• Methology - Part II

  Arizona is awash in crystal methamphetamine, a highly addictive stimulant that makes the weak strong, the lazy motivated, the fat thin, the trivial profound. Abuse it enough, and it can also make you psychotic.

  December 18, 1997

• Flavor of the Weak

  Prepackaged Spice World is strictly by-the-numbers

  January 22, 1998

• Letters

  February 26, 1998

• The Madre Squad

  Rosie Perez gives birth to new screen persona in The 24 Hour Woman

  February 25, 1999

• Letters 07-13-2000

  Out of 'N Sync

  July 13, 2000

• Best Massage Oil For Pregnant Women

  Lotions and Potions

  September 20, 2001

• Best Museum Store

  Museo Chicano

  September 26, 2002

• BEST DOLLAR STORE

  99-Cents Only

  September 30, 2004

• BEST TORTILLAS

  Carolina's Mexican Food Restaurant

  September 30, 2004

• "Pregnant Man" Stories Back in Media After Sex-Change Patient Conceives Again

  Beatie is legally a man, but no medical or chemical procedure has changed the fact that she's still a woman -- as her pregnancy proves beyond all doubt.

  November 14, 2008

• Pregnant M.I.A. Steals the Show at the Grammys

  No, you weirdo, she's actually pregnantFor those of you who tuned into the 51st annual Grammy Awards Sunday night, you were most likely treated to a lamely named performance of the "Rap Pack:" Jay-Z, Kanye West, T.I., and Lil' Wayne. The four artists gave a dapper performance, no doubt flustering audiences of 40-year-olds in the Midwest who have no clue who any of the performers were. It didn't help that Sri Lankan rapper/activist/Day-Glo fabric champion M.I.A. joined the men on stag

  February 9, 2009

• Arpaio’s Jail Staff Cost Ambrett Spencer Her Baby, and She’s Not the Only One

  October 30, 2008

• Kevin Nealon @ Tempe Improv

  October 23, 2008

• Embattled Congressman Rick Renzi's biggest victims may be the right-to-life groups he claimed to represent in Washington

  March 6, 2008

• Letters From the Issue of Thursday, May 17, 2007

  May 17, 2007

• Tohono O'odham With Love

  Move over, Dannielynn; Anna Nicole's Native son is alive and well on the Tohono O'odham reservation, and he may be the rightful heir to the tabloid temptress' millions

  March 8, 2007

• Suffer the Children

  Governor Napolitano made CPS reform a top priority. But it's been a tough four years

  October 26, 2006

• Mama's Ink

  Putting pen to paper

  March 16, 2006

• Meth and Sex

  Tweakers, straight and gay, are obsessed with sex. The result is that pregnancy and HIV-infection rates among meth-heads are increasing at alarming rates

  November 24, 2005

• Reality Check

  Deborah and Carlos Santana get personal

  October 6, 2005

• Link Wray

  Front line of the American Invasion

  May 26, 2005

• Shock and Awful

  Todd Solondz has been a lot of things, but never preachy or dull. 'Til now

  May 5, 2005

• Cher

  The woman who wouldn't be back. . . is

  September 11, 2003

• And Baby Makes Six

  Stacey Beehler's doing the Terrible Twos. Times four.

  June 26, 2003

• Maternity Weird

  Robrt Pela ponders pain-free childbirth and says "Ouch!"

  December 26, 2002

• Life Interrupted

  Derrick Allen was ruined thanks to a shoddy investigation. It's time he be given his life back.

  November 21, 2002

• For the Love of Jamie

  Cheryl Moore expected a healthy baby to come off the plane from Korea. She got Jamie instead. And then she and her family made a surprising choice.

  December 6, 2001

• Mom and Pop Rocks

  Indie combo Pinewood Derby reinvents itself. Again.

  July 12, 2001

• Cut to the Chase

  Pointless but furiously paced, Time and Tide serves up tasty fast fu

  May 31, 2001

• Lawsuit on Board

  Fired AutoNation worker sues company for pregnancy discrimination

  September 28, 2000

• Club Meds

  The mental-health-care system says Lynda Sue Dale, a young mentally ill mother, is ineligible for treatment -- until she informs the bureaucrats she's talking to New Times

  July 13, 2000

• Critical Connection

  Language isn't the only thing getting lost in the translation as Hispanic patients struggle to communicate with English-speaking ER doctors

  June 29, 2000

• Dern Tootin'

  Ruth, justice and the American way lampooned in issue-oriented comedy

  May 8, 1997

• RECKLESS ABANDONMENT

  SHE WAS ROBBED OF HER HEARING AT BIRTH. SHE WAS ROBBED OF A HOME LIFE BY AN INDEFFERENT MOTHER. SHE WA ROBBED OF HER VIRGINITY AT AGE 12, BECOMING A MOTHER AT AGE 14. AND DESPITE CLEAR EVIDENCE OF ABUSE, IT TOOK THE SYSTEM YEARS TO COME TO HER AID.

  October 13, 1994

• THE FAMILY TRAP

  UNDER ITS "REUNIFICATION-FIRST" POSICY, THE STATE OF ARIZONA ROUTINELY FORCES CHILDREN TO LIVE WITH PARENTS WHO ARE UNFIT GUARDIANS BY ANY DEFINITION

  May 11, 1994

• IN CHINA, NO RIGHTS TO LIFE

  September 23, 1992

• Catwalking on Water

  May 7, 2009

• Arizona Treasurer Dean Martin's Wife Dies During Childbirth

    Arizona State Treasurer Dean Martin's wife of 13 years died this morning while giving birth to the couple's son. State House Speaker Kirk Adams announced the tragic news on the House floor, "his voice breaking," according to the Arizona Republic. KTAR (92.3 FM) news also has the story, complete with a picture of Kerry Martin -- looking very pregnant -- and her husband in front of a sign that reads "Baby Boy!" The boy is said to be in critical condition. Scroll dow

  May 26, 2009

• Arizona Treasurer Dean Martin Releases Statement On Tragic Death of Wife and Son

  Arizona Treasurer Dean Martin says he considers it a "miracle" he was able to hold and get to know his newborn son for three days before the boy died. Martin's wife, Kerry, died on Monday a few hours after giving birth. In his statement today, Martin thanks the staff at Phoenix Children's Hospital and says he will give the public details about the tragedy. Martin also assures expectant mothers that similar cases are rare. (See our recent post about maternal deaths for more information). Full

  May 28, 2009

• "Choose Life" Anti-Abortion License Plates Now Available; Fees Benefit Christian Political Groups

    Anti-abortion license plates are for sale in Arizona, though you wouldn't know it from mainstream news sources. The contentious legal battle to allow the "Choose life" plates, which started after Governor Janet Napolitano rejected the plan, was covered adequately by news outlets. Now that people are actually buying the plates, coverage has been limited to the Catholic Sun and various right-wing blogs. Bishop Thomas Olmsted reportedly has one

  June 22, 2009

• KJZZ Putting Teens Behind the Mic

  Teen Radio ProjectJesus Castro and Celestina Munoz recording a story about teen pregnancy. There's always a lot of news coverage about so-called "teen issues" -- in the paper, on-line, on TV and on the radio. From teen pregnancies and homelessness to video-game violence and, of course, teen shopping habits, it's an endless topic of debate and discussion...among adults. That's about to change. KJZZ (i.e. 91.5, the talk radio station that airs NPR and some of the best local coverage around

  July 27, 2009

• Charges Dismissed Against Mesa Woman Accused of Putting Fetus in a Backpack

  www.ebaumsworld.com​A 22-year-old Mesa woman accused of leaving a fetus in a backpack had criminal charges against her dismissed today in Maricopa County Superior Court.Back in March, police at the Gila River Indian Community found a backpack under a tree while on a routine patrol about five miles southeast of Sacaton.Inside the bag, police found an infant baby boy -- dead, and wrapped in vinyl sheets. The umbilical cord was still attached.Police traced the baby back to 22-year-old Faith Hope

  November 3, 2009