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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

U.S District Judge Susan Webber Wright poses in a February 1998 handout photo in Little Rock, Ark. (Associated Press)

Ark. ‘heartbeat’ abortion law blocked

A federal judge Friday temporarily blocked a first-of-its-kind Arkansas law that would effectively have prevented most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy.

May 17, 2013

Authorities investigate abortion clinic in Houston

In the wake of the murder convictions of Philadelphia abortionist Kermit B. Gosnell, Texas state officials are investigating a Houston abortion provider who is accused by former employees of killing born-alive infants, performing illegal late-term abortions and violating other state laws.

May 16, 2013
Prosecutors said Philadelphia abortionist Dr. Kermit B. Gosnell agreed not to appeal his murder conviction in a move to avoid the death penalty. (Associated Press)

Black pastors demand broader probe after Kermit Gosnell abortion trial

In the wake of the murder conviction Monday of Philadelphia abortionist Kermit B. Gosnell, a group of black clergy came to Capitol Hill on Tuesday to demand congressional investigations and hearings into all abortion clinics — and especially those serving black communities.

May 14, 2013
**FILE** Dr. Kermit Gosnell speaks to his attorney in Philadelphia on March 8, 2010. Gosnell, an abortion doctor who catered poor women at the Women's Medical Society, is charged with eight counts of murder in the deaths of a patient and seven babies who were born alive. (Associated Press)/Philadelphia Daily News, Yong Kim)

Public not following Gosnell abortion case: Poll

Amid complaints that the mainstream media has paid little attention to the case, a new Gallup Poll finds that most Americans are not following the murder trial of Philadelphia abortionist Dr. Kermit Gosnell, nor have views on abortion changed much following the trial's revelations — more than half of Americans support the legal abortion under at least some circumstances.

May 10, 2013
**FILE** FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski (Associated Press)

Thousands slam proposal to relax FCC decency standards

On April 1, the Federal Communications Commission asked for comment on a proposal to relax its standards on profanity and nudity for radio and network television. Nearly 94,000 public comments have been filed, most of them negative, and 78 traditional-values groups Wednesday released a letter of protest to members of Congress.

May 8, 2013