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NIH director defends sex research
EFL & Buttloads of fun.The director of the National Institutes of Health said his agency will continue to fund sex research, including studies involving pornography and prostitution that have been criticized by House Republicans. Are we studying this problem? Or maybe we should really focus in this issue! "I fully support NIHâs continued investment in research on human sexuality," Dr. Elia A. Zerhouni wrote in a letter to Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, Massachusetts Democrat, that bypassed the Republican committee chairmen who oversee the agency. Note to Dr. Zerhouni: Write to Uncle Teddy about drinking and driving. The directorâs letter reported on NIHâs "comprehensive review" covering several projects criticized by congressional Republicans and conservative activists. Here we go... Those projects included a $147,000 Northwestern University study that paid women to watch pornography, another that studied prostitutes at truck stops and one that examined "two-spirited" transvestites in American Indian cultures. IMYGOODNESS. I always figured that one day I will get married, make love to my wife, and have children. How do the previous three studies fit into to my worldview? Posted by: Dragon Fly 2004-01-30 |
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