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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

**FILE** Secretary of Defense Robert Gates listens to a question during a media availability at the Pentagon on June 16, 2011. (Associated Press)

Robert Gates joins Boy Scouts’ leadership team

Former Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates has been elected to the national leadership board of Boy Scouts of America and also will serve as national president-elect, the organization said Wednesday.

October 30, 2013
FILE - In this July 12, 2013 file photo, abortion rights supporters rally on the floor of the State Capitol rotunda in Austin, Texas. New abortion restrictions passed by the Texas Legislature are unconstitutional and will not take effect as scheduled on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013, a federal judge has ruled. (AP Photo/Tamir Kalifa, File)

Texas judge strikes down part of new abortion law

A federal judge son Monday struck down a new Texas law that would have required abortion providers to have hospital-admitting privileges, but declined to block a new rule on abortion-inducing drugs.

October 28, 2013

Former Kansas AG loses law license over abortion probes

The Kansas Supreme Court Friday suspended "indefinitely" the law license of former state Attorney General Phill Kline for ethics violations for his aggressive efforts to investigate criminal wrongdoing at the state's abortion clinics..

October 18, 2013
** FILE ** President Obama signs the Affordable Care Act in 2010 at the White House.

Transgender advocates want free mammograms under Obamacare

Two advocacy groups are demanding that transgender women be given free mammograms under President Obama's new health care law, following reports that a transgender woman was denied a government-financed mammogram at a clinic in Colorado.

October 18, 2013
Thomas Rabe, right, places a wedding ring on Robert Coffman's finger during a marriage ceremony at City Hall in Baltimore, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) ** FILE **

New Jersey court agrees to allow same-sex marriages Monday

New Jersey can begin issuing marriage licenses to gay couples on Monday, the state high court ruled Friday, as the justices prepare to hear a case on the constitutionality of the state's law banning same-sex unions.

October 18, 2013
** FILE ** Christopher Astacio reads with his daughter Cristina, 2, who recently was diagnosed with a mild form of autism, in her bedroom on Wednesday, March 28, 2012, in New York. Autism cases are on the rise again, largely because of wider screening and better diagnosis, federal health officials say. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Autism rates rise in U.S., plateau in U.K.

In a finding researchers are still trying to understand, autism rates in British children appear to have plateaued in the past decade, according to a new study released Wednesday.

October 16, 2013
Mitch Fortune (left) and Jake Crouch look over paperwork before applying for a marriage license at the Buncombe County Register of Deeds office in Asheville, N.C., on Tuesday. Register of Deeds Drew Reisinger accepted 17 gay-marriage license requests received during the day, saying he thinks the state's ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. (associated press photographs)

Mich., N.J. awaiting gay marriage rulings

The nationwide rebellion of county clerks over state marriage laws continued Tuesday, as a North Carolina official accepted applications from gay couples and pressed the issue with state officials.

October 15, 2013
California Assemblywoman Toni Atkins, San Diego Democrat, urges lawmakers in Sacramento to approve her bill to allow nurse practitioners, certified nurse midwives and physician assistants to perform a type of abortion in the first trimester. By a 49-25 vote, the Assembly approved Ms. Atkins' bill and it was signed by Gov. Jerry Brown, a Democrat. (associated press)

California bucks trend on abortion restrictions

At a time when other states are moving to restrict abortion services, California Democrats have pushed through two new laws that will permit nonphysicians such as midwives to perform abortion procedures in the first 12 weeks and will loosen building standards for abortion clinics.

October 14, 2013
DEFENDANT: Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett has compared the marriage of same-sex couples to the marriage of a brother and sister. He and the state health secretary are targets of a federal lawsuit against a ban on gay marriage. (Associated Press)

Pennsylvania digs in against Supreme Court, fights to prohibit gay marriage

In a bellwether case for states trying to preserve gay-marriage bans in a fast-shifting legal landscape, Pennsylvania officials are arguing that the Supreme Court's decision this summer and the Obama administration's approach should not undercut the state's ability to enforce its own marriage laws.

October 8, 2013
Boy Scouts salute the flag before an NCAA college football game between Arizona and Washington, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2013, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Lutherans OK congregations affiliating with either Boy Scouts or Trail Life

Members of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod are free to affiliate with any scouting organization, although they should be aware of possible conflicts over world views and proceed with "prayerful caution," the leader of the 2.3-million-member denomination said in documents released Monday.

October 7, 2013
**FILE** A man holds a sign during an anti-abortion rally at the Texas Capitol in Austin on July 8, 2013. (Associated Press)

Abortion clinics sue to halt key parts of Texas law

A group of Texas abortion clinics have filed a federal lawsuit against a new Texas law, saying it will force one-third of the state's abortion facilities to close and illegally interferes with a woman's right to have an abortion.

September 27, 2013