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Cheryl Wetzstein

Cheryl Wetzstein

cwetzstein@washingtontimes.com

Cheryl Wetzstein, a Washington Times staff member since 1985, is manager of special sections in The Washington Times' Advertising and Marketing Department.
Previously, she spent 30 years as a Washington Times news reporter, covering national domestic policy, in addition to being a features writer, environmental and consumer affairs reporter, and assistant business editor.
Beginning in 1994, Mrs. Wetzstein worked exclusively on welfare and family issues such as child support enforcement, abstinence and sex education, child welfare, sexually transmitted diseases, marriage, divorce, cohabiting and gay marriage.
She has won several newspaper awards, including 1977 Cub Reporter of the Year and 1983 Heart of New York award, both from the New York Press Club.

Articles by Cheryl Wetzstein

Joe Park, center, of Chicago, Ill., leans on a anti-abortion sign in front of the Supreme Court Friday, Jan. 22, 1999, during the annual, "March for Life" rally in Washington. A large crowd of abortion foes are taking part in the rally. (AP Photo/Joel Rennich)

Despite Roe v. Wade, abortion issue still not decided in U.S.

As the nation marks the 41st anniversary of the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion ruling this week — and huge numbers of weather-hardy pro-life activists gather in Washington for Wednesday's annual March for Life — abortion supporters and opponents remain fully engaged on a broad number of policy and legal fronts, including whether the nation leans more pro-life or pro-choice.

January 21, 2014
The U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington is pictured in March 2009. (Associated Press)

Supreme Court battle over what child pornography viewer owes victim

The Supreme Court will delve into the sordid world of child pornography this week with a case that could break legal ground in the fight to curb juvenile porn — whether victims can seek full damages not only from their abusers but also from the people who produce, distribute and possess the illegal images.

January 20, 2014

Supreme Court won’t hear case on Arizona abortion ban

The Supreme Court cleared the way Monday for an Arizona abortion ban to be struck down, but the decision does not immediately impact other states that also seek to prohibit most abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy.

January 13, 2014
**FILE** Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer (Associated Press)

Supreme Court won’t hear case on Arizona abortion ban

The Supreme Court cleared the way Monday for an Arizona abortion ban to be struck down, but the decision does not immediately impact other states that also seek to prohibit most abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy.

January 13, 2014
AIDS Healthcare Foundation condoms during a Valentine's Day press conference to introduce a statewide law requiring condom use by adult film performers on Feb. 14, 2013, in Los Angeles. (Associated Press/AIDS Healthcare Foundation) **FILE**

Sexually-transmitted diseases spread in 2012

Gonorrhea rates rose for the third year in a row in 2012, and syphilis rates rose a “dramatic” 11 percent, due to new infections in men, according to the latest report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

January 8, 2014
Utah Gov. Gary Herbert is expected to sign a legislation calling for the federal government to transfer control of federal lands to the state. (Salt Lake Tribune via Associated Press)

Utah governor puts gay marriage on hold

Gay marriages will neither be recognized nor performed in Utah while a federal case is being litigated, Gov. Gary Richard Herbert’s office said Wednesday in an email to Cabinet officials.

January 8, 2014
FILE - In this Dec. 20, 2013, file photo, same-sex couples Natalie Dicou, left, and Nichole Christensen, middle left, and James Goodman, middle right, and Jeffrey Gomez, right, wait in line to get a marriage license at the Salt Lake County Clerk's Office in Salt Lake City. Utah asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013, for an emergency stay on more than 900 marriage licenses issued to gay couples since Dec. 20. (AP Photo/Kim Raff, File)

Supreme Court puts gay marriage on hold in Utah

Gay marriage is on hold in Utah, stemming a tide of same-sex unions in the overwhelmingly Mormon state, at least until a federal appellate court decides whether to strike down for good a voter-passed constitutional marriage amendment.

January 6, 2014
About 1,500 people gather to celebrate marriage equality after a federal judge declined to stay his ruling that legalized same-sex marriage in Utah, at Washington Square just outside of the Salt Lake City and County Building Monday, Dec. 23, 2013, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/The Deseret News, Tom Smart)

Gay marriage makes a world of differences in a defining year

The sharp divisions among the states on gay marriage in the U.S. are being repeated on the global stage, with some countries rushing ahead to approve such unions but others — including India, Russia, Australia and Uganda — moving in the opposite direction.

December 25, 2013