An Italian who was transitioning to become a man was found to be five-months pregnant after undergoing a mastectomy. The individual, who had assumed the male name Marco, was at an advanced stage of the sex-change process having had his breasts removed. He had been due to have a hysterectomy to remove his uterus before the pregnancy was discovered by doctors at a hospital in Rome.
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Latin America’s fertility rate fell below the 2.1 births per woman required to maintain a stable population in 2016; the region is home to some of the fastest-falling fertility rates in the world.
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Violent changes in language stipulated by the Law on Gender Equality concern not only our language and our national and cultural identity, but also the very existence of us as free human beings. The authors of the Law say that gender-sensitive language will “influence the consciousness of those who use this language.”
Read MoreAs in the United States, most people here in the UK know that divorce rates have risen since the 1960s. But when I tell them divorce rates have fallen nearly back to 1960s levels, the response is usually surprise. This is followed quickly by, “It must be because fewer people are getting married.” It’s certainly true that fewer people are getting married, but the divorce rate is falling, even factoring in lower marriage rates. And this story varies a lot by gender.
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Finding credible statistics about North Korea is challenging. Data that could contradict the worker’s paradise narrative is not readily available.
This is the first time Kim has publicly acknowledged a fertility problem.